Aging in Place & Livable Communities Lead (Remote)

Gila, County of (AZ); Globe, Payson (AZ, AZ); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gila County in Globe, AZ seeks a Community Health Manager to lead and implement initiatives that improve health outcomes, independence, and quality of life across the county. The role focuses on aging, prevention, and livable communities through policy, systems, and environmental changes.

You will provide high-level community health worker services, navigate resources, assess needs, and develop programs with funding opportunities. Travel across the county is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Public Health or related field and four (4) years directly related experience in community health, healthcare, rehabilitation, public health prevention, community engagement, aging services, planning, community development, program coordination, outreach, or resource navigation; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads planning, development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of healthy aging, prevention, aging-in-place, and livable communities programs; includes policy, systems, and environmental strategies that improve health and independence.
• Provides and coordinates high-level community health worker services including outreach, health education, resource navigation, referrals, follow-up, and connections to healthcare, nutrition, transportation, housing, benefits, caregiver support, and other resources.
• Works with healthcare organizations, municipalities, County departments, senior programs, nonprofits, and State and Federal partners to address chronic disease, falls, social isolation, accessibility, housing, transportation, walkability, and other factors affecting healthy aging.
• Assesses community health needs and service gaps; supports CHA and CHIP activities; conducts outreach and prevention activities; measures outcomes; researches funding opportunities; and prepares program and grant reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Analytical thinking

Critical thinking

Analytical writing

Community engagement

Public speaking

Facilitation

Health education

Resource navigation

Partnership development

Problem solving

Project coordination

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Public Health

Job description

Gila County in Globe, AZ seeks a Community Health Manager to lead and implement initiatives that improve health outcomes, independence, and quality of life across the county. The role focuses on aging, prevention, and livable communities through policy, systems, and environmental changes.

You will provide high-level community health worker services, navigate resources, assess needs, and develop programs with funding opportunities. Travel across the county is expected.