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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES:  

At Health & Human Services, we serve our community through the values of support, unity, trust and excellence with one common goal: to promote and protect the health, well-being, safety and self-sufficiency of all in Marin. Join our team of bright, committed, and energetic people who also want to make an impact through public service.

This is a critical new contingent/temporary Program Coordinator position within the Public Health Division of County of Marin's Health and Human Services Department (HHS). The position is specifically on the OD Free Marin (ODFM) Team within Public Health and  focuses primarily on coordinating both the strategy and the day-to-day functions of the Youth Action Team. This includes developing and coordinating the  Youth Action Team SMART Goals, activities, and the engagement of youth members in coalition meetings, community education and outreach efforts, and leadership development opportunities to support public health solutions. This position reports to the Senior Program Coordinator and works closely with the Senior Department Analyst to ensure alignment of youth action team efforts with overall coalition priorities. The Program Coordinator position also helps cultivate and coordinate volunteer engagement across the coalition and collaborates with community partners to ensure integration and cross-pollination of overdose prevention strategies and resources to help reduce and eliminate overdose.  This role requires attendance at both in-person and virtual meetings, events, and activities. The position is hybrid however there is frequent need to be present to organize, lead and/or help support community meetings and events during weekends, evenings, and after typical working hours.  The Program Coordinator also works closely with community leadership and HHS staff to advance the work of ODFM, including involvement in public relations and input on media communications strategy and  implementation, supplies management, naloxone distribution, grant deliverables, and alignment of efforts across other youth led initiatives in Marin County, among other priorities.  This role involves coordinating and hosting monthly on-line meetings, facilitating bi-weekly in-person meetings, leading youth-related events, participating in other coalition meetings on behalf of the youth, and attending partner meetings to ensure the youth voice is represented. This role also includes supervision of youth volunteers, and other youth interns (such as Career Explorers) to ensure that their work is impactful and promotes the priorities of OD Free Marin. 

Our Highly Qualified Candidate: 

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

• Principles of program planning, reporting and evaluation.
• Policies and procedures related to assigned program.
• Community resources for the provision of social services, education and related services.
• Statistical data collection methods, analysis and techniques.
• Computer applications related to the work.

Ability to:

• Plan and coordinate program; initiate, plan and coordinate program objectives.
• Persuade and motivate people while demonstrating interpersonal and cultural sensitivity.
• Integrate the services of volunteers with established department programs and activities.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with program participants, staff, volunteers, and community groups from a variety of social, cultural and economic backgrounds.
• Evaluate the skill and abilities of volunteers.
• Develop and monitor program performance measurements.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.