Health Coordinator

About the role

Acelero Learning is seeking a Health Coordinator to support early childhood education programs across the country, ensuring positive outcomes for children and families. This role leads a team of Health Advocates to ensure children meet EPSDT requirements, receive follow-ups for acute and chronic conditions, and have established medical and dental homes.

Responsibilities

• Provides coaching and support to family services and health staff to ensure reliable family assessment and goal progress data, and strengthens staff focus on outcomes-focused family interventions.
• Oversees Health and Disabilities Advocates to ensure all children are up to date on Early Periodic Screening Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) preventative health care requirements and receive timely follow-up evaluation and treatment.
• Ensures all families have quality medical and dental homes and maintain consistent health insurance coverage, if eligible.
• Provides guidance and support to Health and Disabilities Advocates to complete Individual Care Plans for children with chronic health conditions and follows up to ensure effective management of these conditions.
• Supports family services and health staff to assist families in setting individualized evidence-based goals and making demonstrable changes in family life practices linked to school readiness.
• Works with program leadership to develop and implement targeted recruitment strategies for enrolling children with the greatest need, including children of working families eligible for childcare subsidies.
• Coordinates with Center leadership to ensure collaboration among family services, health, and early learning teams to promote on-time daily attendance and reduce chronic absence.
• Utilizes qualitative audit and external evaluation data to track child and family outcomes and refine strategies to enhance family impact.
• Works with the Director of Family Services and Health and other program leadership to establish monitoring systems for EPSDT adherence, including follow-ups on expired or coming due preventive health visits.
• Develops and aligns program-wide health and wellness campaigns with the agency’s mission, promoting consistent family routines that support healthy lifestyles and habits.
• Works with program-wide leadership to build a staff and agency health and wellness culture that models and supports health goals for children and families.
• Supervises assigned department personnel, including hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating, and ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and completion of all work performed by direct reports.
• Educates direct reports on all department and company policies and procedures.
• Meets regularly with assigned staff to identify and resolve problems, manage projects, track goals, and review work processes and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Education and Promotion, Family and Child Development, or a related field required; Master’s Degree or R.N. preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience working with diverse families in low-income communities on health and wellness interventions, including evidence-based strategies to reduce health disparities, with supervisory responsibilities.
• Background and understanding of child preventative health, including EPSDT requirements for children 0-5 years old.
• CPR and First Aid Certifications or ability to obtain within 1 year of employment.
• Physical exam and background checks are required for this position.
• Travel required locally or long-distance up to 10% of the time for work-related meetings and functions.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and/or reliable transportation.

Pay

$64,000 to $68,000 based on education and experience.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance with multiple plan options.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions up to $800 annually.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health and dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with up to 4% company match and immediate vesting.
• Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance.
• Up to $500 per year in Professional Development Reimbursements.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with counseling and mental wellness support.
• Wellness Programs, including virtual fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes.
• Pet Insurance, Legal Assistance, ID Theft Protection, and Employee Discount Perks.
• Average of 5 weeks of paid time off during the 1st year of employment.