Job Description
The mission of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is to protect, preserve, and promote the health and wellbeing 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.
PROGRAM / DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION The Office of Racial Equity and Community Engagement (ORECE) leads Boston
Public Health Commission's collective work of becoming an antiracist organization and operationalizing commitments laid out in the organization's Anti-Racism Policy.
Specifically, ORECE works with internal and external stakeholders to eliminate the institutional and structural systems that create racial and ethnic health inequities and injustices.
This Training Coordinator position reports to the Associate Director of ORECE and will primarily support the work of ORECE through facilitation, training, content development, and program coordination. DUTIES
- Working to help BPHC become an antiracist organization by meeting or exceeding the standards set by the BPHC Anti-Racism Policy.
- Supports the design and implementation of existing and new elements of BPHC's Anti-Racism Professional Development Series, including the two-day Core training, practice workshops, and presentations focused on racial health equity, the social determinants of health, and more as aligned with best practice.
- Coordinates training logistics including developing visuals, administering surveys, basic data entry, responding to inquiries, ordering materials, paying vendors, outreach, etc.
- Co-facilitates trainings and workshops utilizing trauma-informed and equitable approaches; provides content expertise related to racial equity and its interconnectedness with pertinent public health challenges.
- Supports ORECE in creating, updating, and adapting training content and racial equity tools and materials for internal audiences.
Assists with racial equity action planning activities, organizational change initiatives, and equitable community engagement projects.
- Assists in the design, coordination, facilitation, and data collection for conference presentations, community meetings, and equitable community engagement activities.
- Collaborates, communicates, and builds relationships with all BPHC staff including BPHC Leaders as well as external stakeholders such as community members, community-based organizations, and more in a friendly and collegial manner as we work towards shared goals.
- Supports ORECE communications through strong public health writing, clear and compelling screensavers, flyers, infographics, and presentations for multiple audiences.
- As an individual act compassionately with integrity and empathy, lead by example, and be willing to learn new things.
- With others be a supportive team player, prioritize building and maintaining relationships, and work to maintain a respectful work environment.
- Perform other duties as required.