"Community Program Assistant"

Job Summary

The Community Program Assistant position is designed to assist in administrative and technical work in support of community programs at the Georgia Cancer Center. This position will assist in assessment, capacity, planning, implementation, evaluation, and sustainability of numerous community programs and interventions. Community programs may include prevention work with alcohol, electronic cigarettes, opioids, prescription drugs, suicide, and/or cancer prevention. This work may involve interacting with elementary, middle, and high school students, all ages across the lifespan, organizations such as faith-based, public housing, and the community at large.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Schedule project visits. Weekly follow-up with community members. Data collection, entry, and quality control. Maintain project files. Lead group sessions with parents and students. Assist with establishing and maintaining outstanding relationships with community partners. Attend meeting with community partners.
• Attending staff training and research meetings. Participating in project planning and development of research protocols while insuring adherence to accepted scientific research principal and community engaged approached.
• Perform all other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Ability to maintain confidentiality. Ability to prioritize and manage conflicting deadlines. Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills. Detail-oriented with strong multi-tasking and organizational skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer software/databases. Ability to work independently, perform well under pressure, meet deadlines and exercise good judgment.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

Shift: Days; Monday - Friday. Pay Band: B6. Salary Minimum: $18.85 - $19.26. Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position. Recruitment Period: 2/5/25 - Until Filled. Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees. Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays. Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.

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