COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPECIALIST
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Location
- Madison
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- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Job no: 101193-AS
Work type: Staff Full or Part Time, Staff-Full Time, Staff-Part Time
Department:SMPH/MEDICINE/INFECT DIS
Location: Madison
Categories: Health Care, Medical, Social Services, Research, Scientific, Other
The Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, is hiring a Community Outreach Specialist to support activities related to viral hepatitis outbreak prevention and response. This is a contract position with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, which will be based in the State Office Building at 1 West Wilson Street in Madison. The candidate will work under Dr. Stephanie Schauer in the Immunization Program, within the Division of Public Health. The Viral Hepatitis Prevention Outreach Specialist is a new position that supports public health activities related to prevention and control of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection. This position will help develop, conduct, and document internal and external partner communications and outreach effort to help hepatitis A preparedness and prevention efforts in Wisconsin. This position will be responsible for reaching out to new and existing community partners to help increase immunization rates throughout Wisconsin and prevent outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases. They will work to streamline multiple hepatitis A virus (HAV) outbreak prevention and preparedness measures and increase Hepatitis A vaccine uptake in at risk groups. The Community Outreach Specialist will focus their efforts on working with partners who serve populations who are vulnerable and at risk of contracting vaccine preventable diseases.
Position Duties:Institutional Statement on Diversity:Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Bachelor's degree required
Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:-Training or experience in outreach experience is strongly preferred
-Project management experience is preferred
-Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills that contributes to positive partnership development
-Ability to manage work responsibilities with flexibility and prioritize workloads to meet deadlines
-Ability to communicate effectively using a variety of methods and technologies.
Position to last 1 year. There is a possibility it may be extended if there is a need for an ongoing appointment and/or funding becomes available.
The School of Medicine and Public Health has a deep and profound commitment to diversity both as an end in itself, but also as a valuable means for eliminating health disparities. As such, we strongly encourage applications from candidates who foster and promote the values of diversity and inclusion.
Hire will be subject to criminal background check requirements.
A period of evaluation will be required.
A534265-MEDICAL SCHOOL/MEDICINE/INFECT DIS
Work Type:Full or Part Time: 50% - 100%
Appointment Type, Duration:Terminal, 12 month appointment.
This position has the possibility to be extended or converted to an ongoing appointment based on need and/or funding
Minimum $38,276 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Click on the 'Apply Now' button to get started. You will be asked to create a profile and upload a resume and cover letter. You will also be asked to provide contact information for three (3) references as part of your online application.
Contact:Charles Amble
caamble@medicine.wisc.edu
608-265-9049
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
OUTREACH SPECIALIST(S92DN) or ASSOC OUTREACH SPEC(S92FN)
Employment Class:Academic Staff-Terminal
Job Number:101193-AS
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change in Spring 2020. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/.
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.
Applications Open: Nov 5 2019 Central Standard Time
Applications Close:Nov 19 2019 11:55 PM Central Standard Time
Organization
In achievement and prestige, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has long been recognized as one of America's great universities. A public, land-grant institution, UW–Madison offers a complete spectrum of liberal arts studies, professional programs and student activities, and many of its programs are hailed as world leaders in instruction, research and public service. Spanning 935 acres along the southern shore of Lake Mendota, the campus is located in the city of Madison.
The university trace
s its roots to a clause in the Wisconsin Constitution, which decreed that the state should have a prominent public university. In 1848, Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin’s first governor, signed the act that formally created the university, and its first class, with 17 students, met in a Madison school building on February 5, 1849.
From those humble beginnings, the university has grown into a large, diverse community, with about 40,000 students enrolled each year. These students represent every state in the nation, as well as countries from around the globe, making for a truly international population.
UW–Madison is the oldest and largest campus in the University of Wisconsin System, a statewide network of 13 comprehensive universities, 13 freshman-sophomore transfer colleges and an extension service. One of two doctorate-granting universities in the system, UW–Madison’s specific mission is to provide “a learning environment in which faculty, staff and students can discover, examine critically, preserve an
d transmit the knowledge, wisdom and values that will help insure the survival of this and future generations and improve the quality of life for all.”
The university achieves these ends through innovative programs of research, teaching and public service. Throughout its history, UW–Madison has sought to bring the power of learning into the daily lives of its students through innovations such as residential learning communities and service-learning opportunities. Students also participate freely in research, which has led to life-improving inventions ranging from more fuel-efficient engines to cutting-edge genetic therapies.
The Wisconsin Idea
Students, faculty and staff are motivated by a tradition known as the “Wisconsin Idea,” first started by UW President Charles Van Hise in 1904, when he declared that he would “never be content until the beneficent influence of the university [is] available to every home in the state.” The Wisconsin Idea permeates the university’s work and helps forge close working relationships among university faculty and students, and the state’s industries and government.
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