HEZ Director

Urban League of Rhode Island; Town of Providence (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Family Service of Rhode Island is seeking an HEZ Director to oversee the South Providence Health Equity Zone. You will lead the HEZ staff, drive initiative activities, engage community partners, and coordinate with RIDOH to implement the Work and Evaluation Plans and grant-funded projects.

Requires a Master’s degree in a human service or public health field, strong leadership and communication skills, and the ability to obtain a CHW certification within a year.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in human service or public health field required.
• Experience in community engagement, project management and supervision.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the South Providence Health Equity Zone (HEZ).
• Lead HEZ staff and supervise activities to meet initiative goals.
• Engage community support and partners for the HEZ collaborative and work groups.
• Attend RIDOH and partner meetings related to the HEZ initiative.
• Implement activities in the HEZ Work and Evaluation Plans and Action Plan; complete required reports.

Skills

Community engagement

Project management

Supervision experience

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Master's degree in human service/public health

Job description

Employer: Family Service of Rhode Island
Hope St
Providence, RI 02905
Contact: Genesis Fuentes
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Job Description

FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community!

Position Summary

The HEZ Director is responsible for the day-to-day oversight, leadership, and management of the South Providence 02905 Health Equity Zone (HEZ). Supervises the HEZ staff to ensure progress toward initiative activities and goals. The HEZ Director will engage community support/membership for the HEZ collaborative and any work groups. The HEZ Director will be responsible for attending all meetings with the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and other partners relating to the HEZ initiative. The HEZ Director will ensure that all activities outlined in the HEZ Work and Evaluation Plans and Action Plan are implemented. The HEZ Director will be responsible for completing all required reports and will work in coordination with the Quality Improvement Committee on outcome measurement and data collection systems. The HEZ Director will be responsible for securing funding opportunities including assisting in writing grant/other applications.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in human service or public health field (psychology, social work, public health administration, etc.) required.
• Community engagement, project management and supervision experience required; critical thinking skills, creativity and flexibility in meeting changing priorities and demands; attention to details; identifying and resolving obstacles to improvement/ goals.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
• Ability to obtain a CHW certification within a year of service
• Familiarity with the 02905 area and/or goals of the HEZ initiative.
• Ability to provide culturally competent services.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organization and customer service skills required; experience building and maintaining relationships internally and externally with community partners.
• Demonstrated ability to organize self and others.
• Ability to work independently and to take initiative; to prioritize and to proceed logically.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
• Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.

Physical Requirements

• Travel within the community, to and from agency site locations, which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators.
• Ability to work a nontraditional work schedule to include some nights and weekends.
• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to work in person and remotely.
• Ability to manage various software platforms and databases.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Here at FSRI, we’re dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.

Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.

Join our FAMILY today!

Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of improving the health and well-being of children and families. We are passionate about our mission to advance opportunity and hope. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across the Health, Healing, Home and Hope divisions, are experts in their fields, delivering strategies to positively impact lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in three locations in Providence; and four locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.

Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

FSRI determines pay based on a candidate's relevant and transferable experience, certifications, licenses, degree and language ability.

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Salary Levels

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Positions Available

There are 1 positions available at this time.

Application Period

Monday, August 03, 2026 through Saturday, October 03, 2026

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