POSITION TITLE: Health Careers Coordinator
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Executive Director
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-Time, Nonexempt
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA-AHEC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving access to healthcare in the southwest region of Georgia. Established in 1990, SOWEGA-AHEC collaborates with healthcare providers, educational institutions, and community partners to address the region's health professional workforce shortages and improve access and quality of care for underserved populations. SOWEGA-AHEC offers services and programs to connect students to health careers, health care professionals to communities, and Southwest Georgia to better health.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
To ensure Southwest Georgia has a sufficient healthcare workforce pipeline, the Health Careers Coordinator is responsible for developing, planning, and implementing classroom presentations to promote health careers awareness in our 38-county region. The Health Careers Coordinator also collaborates with secondary and higher educational institutions to plan and conduct camps and programs for students interested in pursuing a healthcare career, including the Georgia Farmworker Health summer projects.
QUALITIES, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Superior planning, organizational, and implementation skills.
- Must be a creative and independent worker with initiative.
- Proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with Salesforce or similar data management tool.
- Knowledge of health careers preferred.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Education, Public Health, or Health Science.
- Willingness to travel and work flexible hours with some evening and weekend work required.
- Have a reliable car.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Create and present meaningful, engaging, and age-appropriate programs for educating and recruiting students into various healthcare careers, SOWEGA-AHEC programs, and services focusing on students from underserved areas or underrepresented in health professions.
- Contact counselors/teachers to schedule health careers presentations for middle and high school students.
- Maintain current knowledge of health careers and trends in the healthcare industry.
- Facilitate good communication to foster strong partnerships with healthcare educators and employers in the 38-county region.
- Assist with planning, organizing, and implementing camps and intensive programs that expose and encourage students to become healthcare professionals.
- Update the Salesforce database upon completing presentations, programs, and camps.
- Counsel students and arrange shadowing or volunteer opportunities.
- Consistently track and update student participants in the database through their health career journey to completion.
- Support the planning and oversee the implementation of the Georgia Farmworker Health Projects each summer.
- Create and maintain SOWEGA-AHEC’s social media presence.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
BENEFITS OVERVIEW:
Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision), Paid Time Off (holidays, vacation, and personal time), and Disability Insurance, optional Life and Flexible Spending Account (FSA). Retirement plans include a 403(B) and a time-vested Simplified Employee Plan (SEP). Access to the company car.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
SOWEGA-AHEC is an equal-opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported.
TO APPLY:
Submit a Cover Letter and Resume to: