Lead Specialist, Community Health Worker (Continuing Education)

Lead the design and implementation of statewide Community Health Worker (CHW) continuing education training initiative. Serve as the ASCEND Project's lead representative to liaise with the Western Region Public Health Training Center, community partners and consultants, establish standards, best practices and evaluation models to ensure quality training delivery and determine community impact of online CHW Continuing Education courses.

Lead the design and implementation of in-person continuing education opportunities such as a pre-session at the annual Roots conference. Serve as primary liaison with community partners, consultants and participants to ensure quality training delivery and measure community impact. Advise leadership on outreach strategy and impact for the CHW Workforce Development Coalition.

Develop and support coalition priorities, facilitate quarterly meetings, and collaboratively engage CHWs and CHW organizations in the ASCEND Project implementation. Represent the CHW ASCEND Project with the Rural Arizona CHW Network (RAzCHOW) to ensure trainings meet rural CHW priorities and emerging rural health needs.

Engage in collaborative efforts with other Participatory Evaluation and Action Research (PEAR) Center staff and faculty to cultivate a reflective work environment aligned with our participatory approach, and engage with partners according to the principles of Community-Based Participatory Research. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ability to deliver content, programs, materials and technology solutions, as needed, to support training objectives.