CHW Workforce Initiatives Specialist

Requirements

• Skill in coordinating multi-site, community-based programs while maintaining respect for CHW roles, workloads, and community context.
• Skill in tracking deliverables, TTA plans, and timelines across multiple funding streams and partners with attention to accuracy and compliance.
• Skill in maintaining organized operational systems, including spreadsheets, trackers, shared resource repositories, and documentation required for reporting and evaluation.
• Skill in clear, respectful communication with CHWs, community-based organizations, funders, and university administrators.
• Skill in facilitating Communities of Practice, learning collaboratives, or other peer-learning spaces.
• Abilities
• Ability to balance CHW movement values with institutional compliance requirements, navigating both community-centered work and formal administrative systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while meeting deadlines and maintaining high standards of accuracy and follow-through.
• Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and power structures, including CHWs, academic staff, government partners, and funders
• Key Job Responsibilities:
• Schedules and secures resources and communicates logistics in support of an outreach program
• Leads the implementation of programs, policies, and procedures through oversight of day-to-day activities for program staff and student and community volunteers
• Delivers outreach program content and materials to community members
• Researches, develops, and facilitates outreach program content and materials
• Identifies, promotes, and maintains external partnerships to support the outreach program
• Develops and evaluates curriculum and programs and provides recommendations for improvement
• May assist with the monitoring of outreach program budget spending
• Supports coordination with the Wisconsin CHW workforce and statewide/regional CHW networks, including dissemination of resources, logistics for community of practice
• Department:
• School of Medicine and Public Health, Population Health Institute
• The UW Population Health Institute (UW-PHI) works to

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Additional Information

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Job Category: Academic Staff Employment Type: Regular Job Profile: Outreach Specialist Job Summary: The Wisconsin CHW Workforce Initiatives Specialist provides CHW (community health worker) leadership and statewide field support for the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) CHW Workforce Development initiative at the UW Population Health Institute. Grounded in core CHW values - trust, community partnership, and accountability to CHW leadership - this position supports the CHW workforce including CHWs hired at approximately 50 RHTP-funded organizations across Wisconsin's rural and semi-rural communities. Working closely with senior program leadership and in active partnership with the Wisconsin CHW workforce and other CHW collaboratives, the Wisconsin CHW Workforce Initiatives Specialist ensures the advancement of CHW-led priorities, policies and projects while building the infrastructure necessary to sustain and strengthen the CHW workforce across Wisconsin. This position supports and collaborates with CHW Trainers who provide training and technical assistance for rural organizations employing CHWs. This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location. Must provide a valid driver's license. Employees may use their own transportation or receive approval for University Car Fleet usage. Employment is conditional pending the results of a Pre-hire Driver Authorization Check. See https://businessservices.wisc.edu/managing-risk/driver-authorization-and-insurance/driver-authorization/#become-authorized-driver (click on "Become an authorized driver;" then click on "Required criteria"). Candidates who demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities will be given first consideration: Knowledge Knowledge of Community Health Worker (CHW) core roles, standards, and values, including trust-building, community accountability, cultural humility, and the importance of CHW-led practice and decision-making. Knowledge of statewide CHW workforce and infrastructure efforts in Wisconsin and across the US, including TTA models, multi-partner collaborations, and CHW sustainability strategies. Knowledge of grant-funded program operations, including federal and state contract requirements, reporting expectations, and documentation standards. Knowledge of rural health contexts and the unique organizational and infrastructure considerations for CHW integration in rural and underserved communities. Knowledge of UW or similar higher-education administrative environments, including shared governance structures, institutional policies, and cross-unit coordination.

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