Program Coordinator

COMPENSATION & HOURS

Full time: 40 hours per week, $33.45 per hour, plus benefits. Reports to the Associate Director. This is a hybrid position. The basis of work is Marin County with 1–2 days per month at the team’s office in El Cerrito, California. Applicants must be able to attend in-person community events and join up with the team in BACR’s El Cerrito office.
ABOUT US

Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1976 with the mission to work in the heart of our communities to foster generational change. BACR’s Engaging Communities in Advocacy and Policy (ECAP) facilitates community‑based public health advocacy throughout the Bay Area, working with youth and community members to implement campaigns that increase access to health foods, pass comprehensive tobacco policy, and develop media campaigns to reduce youth access to alcohol and drugs.
ABOUT YOU

You believe that young people and adult community members are inherently knowledgeable and capable of anything, and that communities have a right to live in environments that promote health. You have experience working with communities and want to help empower them to reduce tobacco use in the community and related health disparities. You work well on your own, but enjoy being part of a supportive team with a common mission of dismantling structural, race‑based barriers to health.
POSITION OVERVIEW

The Tobacco Prevention Coordinator will work with the Tobacco Prevention Program’s advocacy coalitions (youth and adult) with an emphasis on supporting tobacco prevention and cessation support to priority populations (Hispanic/Latino, African American, LGBTQ). The Health Educator’s outreach will include presentations for adults and youth, working with schools and community‑based organizations, educating adults and youth on program objectives so they can support policy efforts and connecting residents to quit support.
COORDINATOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Recruit, hire, train and supervise high school aged youth.
Coordinate appropriate trainings and provide ongoing project support for young people.
Act as a youth development practitioner in accordance with BACR Best Practices.
Support youth and collaborate with school and community partners to implement the work plan.
Organize and carry out enrichment activities to promote youth leadership and group development.
Conduct presentations to and facilitate conversations with community members.
Develop and maintain positive relationships with all stakeholders, including other service providers, community leaders, client groups, retailers, government and civic organizations and coalitions.
Manage day-to-day program operations, monitor achievement of outcome goals and objectives.
Collect relevant data; provide documentation and reports, support evaluation and monitoring.
Participate in county workgroups, agency committees, and other sponsored activities.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

B.A. in a related area such as education, public policy, or public health, or three years of community-based experience emphasizing youth leadership, community health, community organizing, or public policy.
Demonstrated experience working with policy-makers and community stakeholders and/or high school-aged youth to promote positive health behaviors or policy change; experience in public health highly desirable.
Cultural humility and substantial experience working with diverse communities; ability to be flexible and positive working with people and organizations with different backgrounds and viewpoints.
Excellent communication and organizational skills, confidence in public speaking, and ability to balance competing demands.
Ability to acquire deep substantive understanding of subject areas including tobacco and issues affecting public health in low-income and immigrant communities.
Experience working or living in the County of Marin is a plus.
Valid driver’s license is required.
Spanish-English bilingual preferred.
EEO STATEMENT

BACR is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to perceived age, marital or familial status, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability including AIDS or AIDS-Related Complex or military status.

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