Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

This is a 100% grant funded position for the Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities. This is a NYS Dept. of Health, Bureau of Tobacco Control grant that SPHP has held since 2006 . The position has been approved by the contract manager at the DOH to start on July 1.

Community Relations Liaison - Tobacco Free Coalition – FT Days

Advancing Tobacco Free Communities: Albany, Rensselaer & Schenectady Counties

Capital District Tobacco-free Communities, a grant-funded program of St. Peter's Health Partners, promotes policy changes that prevent teen smoking and vaping, reduce adult tobacco use and exposure to second hand smoke, and encourage community-wide tobacco-free norms. The Program is seeking a highly motivated public health self-starter to work collaboratively with the Tobacco Free Communities team to advance local tobacco-free initiatives community education and mobilization. This is a remote work position, with all staff based in the Capital Region to conduct frequent community based outreach, education and mobilization efforts.

Position Highlights:

• Quality of Life: Where career opportunities and quality of life converge
• Advancement: Strong orientation program, generous tuition allowance and career development
• Work/Life: Positions and shifts to accommodate all schedules
• We offer great Benefits including: Competitive Pay, Paid Leave. Shift Differentials, just to name a few.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement strategies to:

• Educate and motivate community members, organizations, and local decision-makers to

support initiatives that reduce the impact of tobacco marketing on youth.

• Motivate and assist landlords to transition multi-unit housing to smoke-free housing.
• Motivate and assist employers to make outdoor worksites tobacco-, smoke- and vape-free.
• Educate community members and local decision-makers about the benefits of tobacco-,

smoke- and vape-free municipal properties, including parks, beaches, and recreation areas.

• Integrate health equity goals into all work with particular focus on addressing tobacco use among

groups disproportionately affected by tobacco use including low-income communities, BIPOC, people
living with disabilities and/or mental illness and members of the LBGTQ+ community.

• Contribute to the design and implementation of local level evaluation projects that advance tobacco

control initiatives.

• Develop relationships with local media outlets to encourage coverage of tobacco control issues and

activities.

• Participate in annual meetings with State Legislators to educate on the value of local tobacco control

programs.

• Attend regional and statewide meetings and trainings as required by NYSDOH; complete all reporting

required by SPHP and NYSDOH.

Required qualifications:

• Master’s degree in public health or related field, or B. S. degree in public/community health acceptable with experience. CHES, MCHES or CPH a plus. Experience working in public health program planning capacity.

Without master’s degree, minimum of 4 years working in an outreach or coordinating capacity in field of public health.

• Ability to work with and engage various target segments of the community
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
• Ability to effectively multi-task and shift priorities as needed to meet goals
• Resident of Albany, Rensselaer or Schenectady counties
• Must have current driver’s license and reliable transportation to be able to travel between school districts and meetings in the Capital Region. Mileage for work travel to be reimbursed at GSA rate.
• Occasional evening and weekend hours; local travel and infrequent overnight stays

Practices professionally as evidenced by manner of communication, dress, core values represented and quality of work.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in public health

• 2-3 years’ experience in community organizing, community advocacy, public health policy
• Experience engaging media outlets
• Proficiency with social media
• Knowledge of tobacco control

Please be aware for the safety and security of our colleagues and patients all new employees are required to undergo and pass all applicable state and federally mandated pre-employment screening requirements including:

• Relevant Background Checks
• Drug Screen
• PPD / Tuberculosis Test
• Reference Check
• COVID Vaccination

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Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.