Outreach and Education Coordinator - Occupational & Environmental Health

Outreach and Education Coordinator - 

Occupational Health Clinical Center | Albany, NY 

Location: Albany, NY (satellite office of Syracuse)

Employment type: Direct Hire

Competitive Compensation, based on experience 

Schedule: 0.8 FTE, approximately 32 hours per week  

Position Overview:

An Occupational Health Clinical Center is expanding outreach and education for workers in the Capital Region. The coordinator will build partnerships with unions, employers, healthcare and community organizations; develop occupational and environmental health education; support grant development; and assess outreach effectiveness through data analysis and quality improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

·         Lead outreach and education initiatives, conduct community needs assessments, and identify underserved worker populations and referral sources.

·         Develop and deliver occupational and environmental health workshops, presentations, and educational materials.

·         Build relationships with labor unions, employers, construction trades, worker advocates, providers, and community organizations.

·         Identify funding opportunities and research, write, and support grant proposals, letters of intent, budgets, progress reports, and related deliverables.

·         Analyze outreach, referral, and program data to measure impact, guide priorities, and support quality improvement.

·         Coordinate with occupational health center's clinical and administrative leadership and external partners; represent the program at community and professional events.

·         Contribute to relevant research, reports, and academic activities as appropriate to the appointment.

Required Qualifications:

·         MPH or related degree; MPH strongly preferred.

·         At least five years of relevant experience in occupational health, public health, community engagement, or academia.

·         Demonstrated hands-on grant writing and data analysis experience.

·         Strong communication, presentation, relationship-building, independent work, and project management skills.

·         Ability and willingness to travel locally for outreach activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

·         MPH degree.

·         Experience with occupational or environmental health, labor organizations, worker safety, and community needs assessment.

·         Experience with program evaluation, quality improvement, and data tools such as Excel, SAS, R, or Stata.

·         Spanish or other relevant language skills; experience mentoring, teaching, or contributing to research/publications.

Why Join:

• Mission-driven work protecting the health and safety of workers

• A chance to shape a new site and program as it grows

• Flexible schedule, with the potential for more hours as the Albany program expands

• Support from an established occupational health team in Syracuse.

Location information:

• Albany is the capital of New York State, located along the Hudson River.
• Known for the New York State Capitol and state government.
• Part of New York’s Capital Region, near Troy, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs.
• About 2.5–3 hours from New York City and roughly 2 hours from Boston.