Community Program Assistant

Job Summary

This Community Program Assistant position is designed to assist in administrative and technical work in support of the State Opioid Response College Adopt a School initiative. This person will assist in planning, implementation, data collection, data entry, and careful, exact documentation within the contract/grant and institutional guidelines. The position will include work with a state contract/grant to prevent opioid misuse and abuse.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

STATE OPIOID RESPONSE PREVENTION PROGRAMMING:

• Attend state required meetings and webinars.
• Assist in implementation of Strategic Prevention Framework model for opioid misuse and abuse to include a needs assessment, capacity building, planning, implementation of selected strategies, and evaluation of programs.
• Assist in preparing state required reports monthly.
• Data entry into state database of monthly activities.
• Attend meetings with community partners.

OTHER DUTIES:

• Attending staff training and program meetings.
• Participating in project planning and development of interventions while ensuring adherence to accepted scientific research principals and community engaged approaches.
• Perform all other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer software/databases

Shift/Salary/Benefits

Grant funded position
Shift: Days/M-F
Pay Band: B6
Salary Range: $18.85/hourly - $18.92/hourly
Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position.
Recruitment Period: 4/22/26 - 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.