Community Engagement Specialist

CMU Health; Saginaw (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

CMU Health in Saginaw, MI seeks a Community Engagement Specialist to lead outreach at health fairs, school activities, and neighborhood events. You will identify opportunities, plan participation, recruit residents and medical students, and document outcomes.

You will build relationships with schools, health departments, hospitals, and community partners, coordinate events, and ensure activities align with organizational priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent education/experience may be considered.
• Experience coordinating community events, outreach activities, or multi-organization projects.
• Strong written communication and ability to create event summaries.

Responsibilities

• Identify outreach opportunities and participate in community events.
• Maintain a current community events calendar with details and deadlines.
• Evaluate opportunities with leadership and plan participation based on needs and impact.
• Act as primary contact before, during, and after events.
• Plan event participation including goals, staffing, materials, and follow-up.
• Coordinate residents and learners for events with partners.
• Assign tasks, confirm attendance, and communicate expectations.
• Attend events on-site as representative and handle on-site logistics.
• Ensure training supervision appropriate to attendees’ level.
• Develop health education activities and distribute resource information.
• Build relationships with community organizations and partners.
• Promote engagements internally and provide event information.
• Prepare written event summaries with outcomes and follow-ups.
• Maintain records of outreach requests, attendance, and expenses.
• Track metrics and prepare regular leadership summaries.
• Obtain approvals and follow CMEP policies on privacy and branding.
• Identify opportunities to improve outreach processes and propose new approaches.

Skills

Event planning

Community outreach

Stakeholder engagement

Public speaking

Coordination

Data tracking

Education

Bachelor's degree in public health, health education, communications, community development, social services, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Community Engagement Specialist (Full Time)
Department: Administration

Bring Healthcare into the Community. Make Connections That Matter.

The Community Engagement Specialist serves as CMEPs primary organizer and on-site representative for community events. The Specialist actively identifies outreach opportunities, plans CMEPs participation, attends events, recruits and coordinates residents and medical students, and documents each activity and its results. The role builds community relationships and ensures that CMEPs community engagement and outreach efforts is organized, visible, responsive, and aligned with organizational and community priorities.

What You'll Do

• Proactively identify health fairs, school activities, neighborhood events, community meetings, outreach programs, and other opportunities where CMEP should participate.
• Maintain a current community event calendar and track event dates, registration deadlines, host contacts, locations, requested services, and internal commitments.
• Evaluate event opportunities with leadership and recommend participation based on community need, strategic alignment, staffing requirements, cost, and expected impact.
• Contact event organizers, gather complete event details, register CMEP when approved, and serve as the primary point of contact before, during, and after each event.
• Plan CMEPs event participation, including goals, staffing, schedules, supplies, educational materials, equipment, transportation, set-up, and follow-up activities.
• Recruit and coordinate residents and medical students for community events in collaboration with residency programs, faculty, program coordinators, and medical school partners.
• Create clear participant assignments and schedules; confirm attendance; provide event instructions; and communicate expectations regarding professionalism, dress, arrival time, roles, and supervision.
• Attend community events as CMEPs on-site representative, including selected evening and weekend events.
• Manage event-day logistics, participant check-in, booth or activity set-up, distribution of materials, communication with event hosts, troubleshooting, and breakdown.
• Ensure residents and students perform only activities appropriate to their level of training and under required faculty or clinical supervision.
• Develop or coordinate health education activities, screenings, presentations, and resource information in partnership with appropriate clinical and public health staff.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with community organizations, schools, faith-based organizations, health departments, hospitals, nonprofit organizations, and other partners.
• Promote upcoming Engagement activities internally and provide accurate event information for organizational communications and marketing, as requested.
• Prepare a written event summary after each activity, including the event purpose, CMEP participants, services or education provided, attendance or reach, partner feedback, outcomes, photographs when authorized, challenges, and recommended follow-up.
• Maintain organized records of outreach requests, approvals, attendance, resident and student participation, materials distributed, partner contacts, expenses, and event reports.
• Track community engagement and outreach metrics and prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual summaries for leadership, including number and type of events, communities served, learner participation, people reached, partnerships developed, and follow-up needs.
• Obtain appropriate approvals and follow CMEP policies related to privacy, media releases, photography, branding, clinical activities, infection prevention, safety, and use of organizational resources.
• Identify opportunities to improve outreach processes and recommend new events, partnerships, or approaches based on community feedback and documented results.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in public health, health education, communications, community development, social services, or a related field preferred; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• Experience coordinating community events, outreach activities, volunteers, learners, or multi-organization projects.
• Demonstrated ability to independently identify opportunities, manage multiple deadlines, organize logistics, and follow assignments through completion.
• Strong written communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear event summaries and activity reports.
• Strong interpersonal and public-facing skills with the ability to build relationships across diverse communities and organizations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, shared calendars, spreadsheets, email, and basic data tracking tools.
• Public health, healthcare, higher education, graduate medical education, or community-based experience preferred.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation for local events, as required.

CMU is an AA/EO institution, providing equal opportunity to all individuals, including minorities, females, veterans, and persons with disabilities.