HEALTH COUNCIL COORDINATOR - 09012026-80508

About the role

This position is located at the West Tennessee Regional Office and requires a criminal background check. You may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered.

Education and Experience

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree.
• Substantial (five or more years of) full-time increasingly responsible professional health program work, including at least one year of full-time supervisory work or statewide program oversight.

Substitution of Education for Experience

Additional graduate coursework in a business or health-related field may be substituted, on a year-for-year basis, for one year of the required nonsupervisory experience.

Substitution of Experience for Education

Additional qualifying professional experience may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.

Necessary Special Qualifications

A valid motor vehicle operator’s license may be required.

Responsibilities

• Support health educators in building and strengthening community partnerships using collective impact principles.
• Align state, regional, and local efforts with health council priority goals.
• Assist councils in identifying and pursuing grant opportunities; stay current on grant cycles and requirements.
• Manage administrative needs for regional and county health councils, including maintaining and communicating meeting schedules, ensuring bylaw compliance, submitting food invoices, and approving council documentation.
• Supervise and provide ongoing support to the CHIP Coordinator.
• Serve as the point person for the 3-year County Health Assessment (CHA) process, providing analytical support and guidance.
• Support 19 counties, each holding a minimum of 4 health council meetings per year, totaling at least 76 meetings annually.

Competencies (KSA’s)

• Manages Complexity
• Cultivates Innovation
• Plans and Aligns
• Communicates Effectively
• Manages Ambiguity

Knowledges

• English Language
• Personnel and Human Resources
• Customer and Personal Service
• Administration and Management

Skills

• Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Programming
• Troubleshooting

Abilities

• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning

Tools & Equipment

• Computer
• Phone
• Other Standard Office Equipment

Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:

• A valid driver’s license.
• For the past five years, the candidate’s driver record must not include: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, or more than 4 moving violations.

Please include your Driver’s License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application. Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.