[PNWHEALTH] UW Position open: Early Childhood Prog Dev and Marketing Specialist

[Kate Orville]

Dear Pacific Northwest Health Educators:

 

A new exciting job opportunity at the University of Washington for a health
educator/health administrator type person interested in early childhood
issues was just posted today-The position closes in two weeks so if
interested, apply early.  

 

For more information go to the UW job site at:
http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/jobs/apl/index.html .  Enter the website
as either a current UW employee or as an external applicant and search for
the full job posting by the Requisition number 64006.  You apply for the job
directly through the UW job website. 

 

Excerpt from the longer job description:

 

The Center on Human Development and Disability (CHDD) currently has an
outstanding opportunity for a part-time Early Childhood Program Development
and Marketing Specialist.  This individual will establish the ground work
for a new statewide developmental screening program for young children.  The
person in this role will do this by informing and involving key state
stakeholders in the development of implementation, funding and marketing
plans for this new high visibility initiative. 

This new position requires a self-motivated, strategic, interpersonally
skilled person with a passion for early childhood issues. The specialist
will need to inform and involve in the development of the implementation and
marketing plan a large diverse group of high ranking state and multi-county
stakeholders from the Department of Health, the Department of Early
Learning, UW faculty, the WA Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics,
other health care providers, child care organizations, public health
departments, early childhood programs and parents.  S/he needs to have
excellent oral and written communication skills.  The specialist will need
to convene and facilitate two meetings of the State Developmental Screening
Partnerships Committee by June 30, 2011 as well as to organize and
facilitate the activities of approximately 6 inter- related workgroups.
This individual will collaborate closely with a developmental pediatrician
and others with extensive clinical knowledge about developmental screening
for young children.  The specialist will bring health administration skills
or similar experience to analyze input from state stakeholders and develop
successful implementation, funding and marketing plans with the support of
the Partnerships Committee.  Provide consultation on developing a local
program to the affiliated local developmental screening consortium in Yakima
County.  The Specialist needs to be able to independently develop and
implement timelines, requirements, and priorities to insure the timely
completion of activities.  The position is a half-time position with a
flexible schedule and requires occasional in-state travel.   

 

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Kate Orville, MPH

Co-Director, WA State Medical Home Leadership Network

Center on Human Development and Disability

Box 357920

University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7920

 

Phone: 206-685-1279, FAX:  206- 598-7815

orville at u.washington.edu 

www.medicalhome.org

 

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