Healthy Community Initiative

Up to 30 hours per week

The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI), along with its Northfield Promise partners, seeks a coordinator to help expand local capacity around alumni engagement, post-high school career exploration and employment for recent high school graduates.  Working together with the Northfield Public Schools, the coordinator will help build a comprehensive alumni database and post-high school college and career resource directory.

Deliverables:

• Work with local partners to outline resources available to recent high school graduates, as well as gaps in these resources
• Develop a database of recent (past six years) high school alumni, including contact information and post-high school plans/activities
• Develop a communications plan to reach recent high school graduates in order to collect data regarding their post-high school college and career activities/plans, as well as contact information — and to share information about resources and opportunities 
• Communicate with recent high school graduates living in Northfield in order to learn about and document their emerging/unmet needs; work with local employment and other agency partners to address unmet needs of high school graduates in Northfield
• Build content for and regularly update Alumni Toolkit, a data system used for maintaining communication with recent high school graduates from Northfield High School, Northfield Area Learning Center, and Arcadia Charter School 
• Convene a Northfield Promise Action Team focused on data tracking and resource development to move the needle on postsecondary enrollment, postsecondary completion and employment

Required qualities: 

• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience
• 2-5 years related experience working with young adults/recent high school graduates (in the field of communications, career development or student services)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, and Excel) and Google Suite 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Highly organized with superior attention to detail
• Excellent ability to multi-task and troubleshoot issues
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and as a member of a team
• Capable of completing work on time in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a positive attitude
• Experience working with diverse populations
• Ability to work occasional evening hours and to travel within the community
• Willingness to maintain the standards, carry out the purpose, and adhere to the policies of the Healthy Community Initiative 
• Maintenance of a cell phone is an expectation of employment. 

Preferred qualities:

• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Familiar with Northfield and Rice County employers and resources
• Experience with grant writing, grant reporting, and/or fundraising

To apply: Email your resume, cover letter and the name/contact information for three professional references to Sandy Malecha, HCI Senior Director, at sandy@healthycommunityinitiative.org.  

Application review will begin on August 9, 2019, and will continue until the position is filled.