Director of CHW Training & Apprenticeships

Company Name

Rhode Island College

Remote Position

Job Type

Full Time

Location

Providence, RI

Posting Number	NC00712
Benefits Eligible?	Yes
Section	Academic Affairs
Number of Positions Available	1
Anticipated Start Date or Semester
Posting Date	02/28/2025
Position Status	limited term 1 year
Union Status	non-union
End of Temporary or Limited Position
Priority given to applicants who apply by
Closing Date
Open Until Filled	Yes
Special Instructions/Information for Applicants

Posting Details

Classification Information

Salary Grade / Rank	3NC
Proposed Starting Salary Range	63,550
Benefits	Full-time employee benefits include: Comprehensive Health Benefits and Rewards for Wellness Incentives Generous Paid Time Off Family/Parental Leave Tuition Waivers at RIC, CCRI & URI Retirement Plan Long-term Disability Coverage Variety of voluntary add-on’s For a complete listing, visit: http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/benefits/new/index.php
FLSA	Exempt
Branch of Service	non-classified
AA / ADA Statement	As an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity institution that values and is committed to inclusion and to expanding the diversity of its faculty and staff, the College invites members of protected classes, including minorities and persons with disabilities, to identify themselves as such at the time of application.

Position Information

Position Title	Director of CHW Training & Apprenticeships
Career Ladder Eligible?	No
Career Ladder Path
Department Name	Institute for Education in Healthcare
Full Time / Part Time	full-time
Scheduled Work Week / Hours / Area	830am – 4pm – may require some evenings for partner events with the ability to flex work schedule to maintain 35 hour work week as well as remote working to support online training and data work.
Academic or Calendar Year	calendar
Number of Employees Supervised	1-4
Position Overview	The Institute for Education in Healthcare (IEH) is situated within the School of Business. The IEH was formed in 2016 as a unifying body tasked with building partnerships across higher education, health and behavioral healthcare industry partners, community partners, and consumer groups for the purpose of identifying and responding to workforce needs across the care continuum. RI College’s Institute for Education in Healthcare received a $2,300,000 dollar (over four years) award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for strengthening integrated primary behavioral healthcare delivery in community health organizations, where the emphasis is on workforce development through undergraduate and graduate student training and apprenticeships/internships.
Primary Purpose	The Director of CHW Training & Apprenticeships plays a critical role in establishing the HRSA CHW Healthcare Training Workforce Development Program. This position is responsible for the following tasks: liaison between RIC and community sites, coordination of practice sites, and supervision of the case managers assigned to the project, and coordination of apprentices. The Director of CHW Healthcare Training Workforce Development serves as a liaison between industry partners and state agencies, and RIC departments in the planning, development, and implementation, oversight of all grant deliverables, including evaluation.
Essential Duties	Serve as the liaison between RIC and the Community Sites by providing weekly communication and coordination among practice sites, trainees and apprenticeship partners Coordinate training and apprenticeship cohorts Provide weekly supervision, support, and training to the two Case Managers in their roles as trainee/apprentice supports Assume responsibility for monitoring team activities and communicating expectations and deliverables related to outcomes Provide oversite and support for monthly integrated team meetings to process placement site experiences, successes, and needs Participate on monthly grant meetings with grant partners Monitor and inform PI/Co-PI and partners of participant-organizational conflicts, retention and care continuum obstacles due to funding, discrimination, absence of services/resources, communication obstacles The College requires that all applicants and employees be able to perform the above essential duties of the job and will explore reasonable accommodations for individuals with documented disabilities in accordance with ADA requirements.
Occasional Duties	Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Executive Director of the Institute for Education in Healthcare and the Director of the Community Health Work Association of RI.
Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities	Experience with coordinating training programs. Ability to plan, organize, and implement assigned responsibilities, and work well under pressure to meet deadlines. Ability to work in situations requiring tact and collegiality. Knowledgeable about healthcare and interdisciplinary models of care, building partnerships between higher education and employer partners, curriculum development, and implementation to support participant learning and workforce development. Ability to build and manage teams. Ability to participate as a team member, to understand and interpret regulations, and to adjust to change with a positive attitude. Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form and to work with a variety of constituents. Good computing skills including MS Office, database, statistical software, and general computer knowledge.
Required Qualifications	Master’s degree in a healthcare related discipline but will consider candidates enrolled in a Experience with healthcare fields of practice and experience overseeing training projects. Experience supporting community based organizations through higher education partnerships, and supporting program development through higher education partnerships.
Preferred Qualifications	Bilingual
Environmental Conditions	The employee is not exposed to known adverse environmental conditions.

Supplemental Questions

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Do you have a Master’s degree in a healthcare related discipline?
- Yes
- No

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Application Email/URL

https://employment.ric.edu/postings/8838