Project Specialist wanted for Choose Health Los Angeles Kids

Project Specialist: Choose Health Los Angeles Kids

The Project Specialist will coordinate the Choose Health LA Kids (CHLAK) project
between the project partners and preschool parents/child caregivers. This includes
coordinating and conducting parent engagement meetings, nutrition and physical activity
workshops, overseeing a parent collaborative, conducting and community assessments,
grocery store tours and food demonstrations. The Project Specialist will work under the
supervision of the project’s Initiative Coordinator and UEPI’s Executive Director.
 
Job Responsibilities:
• Coordinate and conduct parent workshops on nutrition and physical activity,
grocery store tours, a parent collaborative with monthly meetings, food
demonstrations.
• Facilitate linkages with campus-wide College Departments (with faculty, staff and
students) through course connections, student internships, and other opportunities,
especially in conjunction with the new interdepartmental Public Health minor.
• Undertake the research and problem-solving required to address issues that may
arise with the project, including those related to the campus-wide linkages that
will be established through the position.
• Participate in project evaluation activities, such as conducting community needs
assessments, community assets mapping, stakeholder interviews and focus
groups.
• Undertake ongoing outreach and engagement of the community, local community
assistance programs and local restaurants.
• Provide programmatic support to the Department of Public Health (DPH) media
outreach plan.
• Track, monitor, and report programmatic information, and work with the UEPI
Grants Manager and college office of Grants and Contracts to monitor and
manage the budget component related to the project specialist’s work plan, as
well as track project expenses and submit timely invoices and other required
financial information.
• Coordinate and attend all DPH-required trainings, meetings, forums and events.
• Help develop action plans with the initiative coordinator and DPH staff to outline
project deliverables.
• Aid in supervision of student interns and contracted community parent leaders.
• Work in collaboration with UEPI staff to achieve overall UEPI priorities and
strategic direction.
• Actively participate in collaborative UEPI initiatives, activities, and strategic
planning efforts
• Participate in team-based coordination of a county-wide initiative with UEPI staff
and collaborating grantee organizations.
• Perform other necessary tasks which contribute to the overall UEPI mission and
activities.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience (2-5 years) in the fields of
community organizing, early childhood education, preschool policy, nutrition
education.
• Demonstrated competency in nutrition.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in meeting facilitation.
• Valid Class C driver’s license and the ability to travel for work.
• Must be a good communicator, comfortable speaking in front of large groups,
organized, detail-oriented, self-motivated, and a team player with a positive
attitude.
• Proficiency with MS Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc.) software
required.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Bi-lingual/literate in Spanish
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and social change.
To apply, e-mail resume and cover letter to resumes@oxy.edu. Please include job name
and number in the subject line.