Program Coordinator

Job Description:

COMPENSATION & HOURS

Full time: 40 hours per week, $33.45/hour, plus benefits

Reports to: Associate Director

Location: Hybrid position. Marin County and 1-2 days per month at the team’s office in El Cerrito, California. Applicants must be able to attend in-person community events and join up with the team in BACR’s El Cerrito office.

ABOUT US

BACR is a nonprofit organization founded in 1976 with the mission to “work in the heart of our communities to foster generational change.” Within BACR, Engaging Communities in Advocacy and Policy (ECAP) facilitates community-based public health advocacy with communities throughout the Bay Area. To fulfill that mission the ECAP team works with youth and community members to implement campaigns to increase access to health foods, pass comprehensive tobacco policy, and develop media campaigns to reduce youth access to alcohol and drugs in the community. Within ECAP, the Tobacco Prevention Coordinator works with youth and adults in Marin County to reduce tobacco use through education, advocacy, and community change work.

ABOUT YOU

You believe that young people and adult community members are inherently knowledgeable and capable of anything and that communities have a right to live in environments that promote health. You have experience working with communities and want to help empower them to reduce tobacco use in the community and related health disparities. You work well on your own, but enjoy being part of a supportive team with a common mission of dismantling structural, race-based barriers to health.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Tobacco Prevention Coordinator will work with the Tobacco Prevention Program’s (youth and adult) advocacy coalitions with an emphasis on supporting tobacco prevention and cessation support to priority populations (Hispanic/Latino; African American and LGBTQ). Health Educator’s outreach will include presentations for adults and youth, working with schools and community-based organizations, educating adults and youth on program objectives so they can support policy efforts and connecting residents to quit support.

COORDINATOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Recruit, hire, train and supervise high school age youth.
• Coordinate appropriate trainings and provide ongoing project support for young people.
• Act as a youth development practitioner in accordance with BACR Best Practices.
• Support youth and collaborate with school and community partners to implement the work plan.
• Organize and carry out enrichment activities to promote youth leadership and group development.
• Conduct presentations to and facilitate conversations with community members.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with all stakeholders, including other service providers, community leaders, client groups, retailers, government and civic organizations and coalitions.
• Manage day-to-day program operations, monitor achievement of outcome goals and objectives.
• Collect relevant data; provide documentation and reports, support evaluation and monitoring.
• Participate in county workgroups, agency committees, and other sponsored activities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will have many of the following experiences and/or skills:

• B.A. in related area of study such as education/public policy/public health or three years of community-based experience, emphasis on youth leadership, community health, community organizing, or public policy preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working with policy-makers and community stakeholders and/or high school-aged youth to promote positive health behaviors or policy change; experience in public health highly desirable.
• Cultural humility and substantial experience working with diverse communities; ability to be flexible and positive working with people and organizations with different backgrounds and viewpoints.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, confidence in public speaking, and ability to balance competing demands.
• Ability to acquire deep substantive understanding of subject areas including tobacco and issues affecting public health in low-income and immigrant communities.
• Experience working or living in the County of Marin is a plus.
• Valid driver’s license is required; Spanish-English bilingual preferred.

About Us:

Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) promotes the healthy development of individuals, families and communities through direct services, volunteerism, and partnerships in the San Francisco Bay Area.

We have deep respect for the communities we serve throughout the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, the dedicated staff who show up for those in need, and the opportunity we have been given through this work to promote resilience in tens of thousands of individuals every year.

BACR is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment w/o regard to perceived age, marital or familial status, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability including AIDS or AIDS-Related Complex or military status.

Visit our website at www.bacr.org.

Above is the pay range for this position that we reasonably expect to pay. Individual compensation is based on various factors including experience/education, skillset, and geographic location.