Director - Community Health Education Center (CHEC)-Administration

The mission of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is to protect, preserve, and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, particularly the most vulnerable. The BPHC envisions a thriving Boston where all residents live healthy, fulfilling lives free of racism, poverty, violence, and other systems of oppression. The BPHC sets an expectation that all staff and leadership commit, individually and as part of the BPHC team, to hold ourselves accountable to establishing a culture of antiracism and advance racial equity and justice through each of our bureaus, programs, and offices.

The Boston Public Health Commission's Community Health Education Center (CHEC) provides high quality, comprehensive and affordable training, and professional development to community health workers (CHWs) and their supervisors. CHEC's mission is to build the capacity of CHWs to deliver high quality health education, advocacy, and referral services to community members. CHEC training prepares CHWs in the core competencies required for Massachusetts CHW Certification, and strategies to provide effective community outreach and health education in community settings. The program is part of the Consortium for Professional Development.

DUTIES

• Provide leadership support and assistance to the Director of the Consortium of Professional Development in meeting the office's goals and objectives.
• Provide leadership and direction to CHEC's training and professional development programs to support Community Health Workers, BPHC staff and Boston communities and residents.
• Oversee all aspects of the design, innovation, implementation, delivery, and evaluation of all CHEC programs and services including, but not limited to planning and development, instructional design, online and onsite programming and delivery of trainings, adherence to state certification training requirements, programmatic policies and procedures, and evaluation.
• Ensure programming responds to the training and professional development needs of the CHW and BPHC workforce, advances racial justice and health equity principles, and reflects the cultural, ethnic, and linguistic diversity of the workforce and community.
• Ensure continuous quality improvement of all components of CHEC programmatic and administrative functions.
• Assist the Consortium for Professional Development Director to develop, monitor, and oversee budgets and fiscal management of funds, including city funds, generated revenue, external grants, and project budgets.
• Monitor for new funding opportunities, and in collaboration with the Consortium for Professional Development Director, write, and submit grants and grant budgets, and report to funders as required.
• Monitor, comment on and contribute to the creation of standards and regulations to support the CHW workforce and advance Massachusetts CHW certification.
• Conduct presentations on CHEC's training model at local, state, and national meetings, conferences, and webinars.
• Work in a confidential capacity with the Consortium for Professional Development Director. Meet regularly with the Director regarding all aspects of program operations, including but not limited to matters pertaining to program staff and other confidential matters. Operate independently. Use independent judgment and discretion to make decisions affecting the program and staff as it relates to program operations/services and BPHC policy. Make and recommend management and personnel decisions regarding program, including but not limited to hiring and termination of trainer consultants, hiring, promotion, transfer and assignment of staff, and imposition of discipline.
• Perform other duties as required.