Bilingual Program Specialist

Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of NNJ • Full-time • Secaucus, New Jersey, United States • $43.50k - $45.50k / year • 1d ago

Description

Signing Bonus $3,000!

The Program Specialist supports the effective delivery of mission-aligned programs at PMCH. This role coordinates daily activities, assists with planning and evaluation, and ensures clear communication among colleagues, participants, and community partners. Working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders, the Program Specialist helps advance program goals, monitor outcomes, and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.

Essential Functions

Provide lead poisoning prevention and healthy homes education to professionals, parents, and young children throughout eight Northern New Jersey counties: Bergen, Essex (excluding Newark), Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union, and Warren. This may include scheduling and preparing for in-person and virtual workshops and presentations
Provide eco-healthy childcare training to childcare center staff
Assist programs’ four lead poisoning prevention coalitions in coordinating educational campaigns
Initiate quarterly outreach campaigns to promote the Keep Me Lead Free program and other workshops offered for parents and professionals, by contacting childcare centers, schools, and community-based organizations through phone and email across the eight designated counties
Attend state task force meetings, regional lead poisoning prevention and healthy homes coalition meetings
Participate in health fairs and parent workshops including evenings and weekends as needed, to distribute lead prevention resources and incentives
Perform administrative functions at coalition meetings (e.g., taking minutes, assisting with set-up, etc.)
Conduct marketing and outreach activities, as needed
Assist in planning and implementing outreach activities for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
Assist in providing quarterly social media outreach
Translate, adapt, and review community-facing educational materials, outreach resources, presentations, and communications in designated languages to support program accessibility and engagement with diverse populations
Perform other program-related duties and responsibilities as assigned

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Environmental Health, Health Education, or a related field required
Bilingual (English and Spanish, Creole, or Arabic) is required
Experience working with diverse populations
Experience conducting presentations
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
Demonstrated interest and knowledge in environmental public health topics
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite

DEIB Drivers

PMCH aims to foster a workplace culture that prioritizes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Our collective vision is to create an antiracist organization through: