JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Boston Program Associate
Start Date: June/July 2009
Job Location: Boston, MA
Description: Peer Health Exchange (PHE) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to give teenagers the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions. We do this by training college students to teach a comprehensive health curriculum in public high schools that lack health education. Since our founding in 2003, we have trained 1500 college student volunteers to deliver effective health education to 15,000 public high school students in New York City, Boston, Chicago, and the San Francisco Bay Area. By 2012, our goal is to have trained 10,000 college students to reach 100,000 public high school students across eight cities, empowering these teens to make healthy decisions and building a strong base for future growth.
The primary responsibilities of the PHE Boston Program Associate will be to assist with the development, management, growth, and evaluation of the Boston Program and to assist the Boston Program Manager and Boston Executive Director. The Boston Program Associate reports to the Boston Executive Director.
This is a full-time position with a competitive salary and benefits package.
Responsibilities
The PHE Boston Program Associate will:
- Develop, manage, grow, and evaluate the PHE Program at two or more PHE Boston College sites by:
- Supervising volunteer recruitment and selection
- Leading the training of college students in leadership skills (managing a peer group), teaching skills (public speaking, facilitation, and classroom management), and health information
- Managing college student leaders on an ongoing basis.
- Evaluating volunteer performance.
- Collecting, analyzing, and reporting data for program evaluation.
- Attending PHE volunteer meetings on some weekday evenings.
- Develop, manage, grow, and evaluate PHE Boston Partner High Schools by:
- Developing and maintaining partnerships with Boston public high schools
- Managing the scheduling and teaching of PHE workshops in Partner High Schools
- Collecting, analyzing, and reporting data for program evaluation
- Attending PHE workshops in Partner High Schools
- Provide administrative support by:
- Copying, filing, and faxing PHE materials
- Purchasing, distributing, and maintaining PHE office supplies and equipment
- Planning, purchasing, distributing, and maintaining materials for College Sites and Partner High Schools
- Assisting in reporting PHE assets, revenue, and expenditures
- Managing the PHE Program Intern
- Assist with raising funds for the PHE Boston Site by:
- Researching potential funders
- Preparing fundraising materials, including grant applications and individual appeal materials
- Assisting in preparation for PHE fundraising events
- Assist the PHE Boston Program Manager and Boston Executive Director
Qualifications
Peer Health Exchange is looking for someone who:
- Is committed to the Peer Health Exchange mission
- Has a Bachelors degree
- Has leadership experience supervising, managing, and training others
- Has excellent public speaking, writing, and editing skills
- Has excellent organizational skills and is extremely detail-oriented
- Has strong interpersonal skills
Contact
Please submit a resume, a cover letter, and a writing sample (your best writing, non-fiction, 3 pages or less) to the following email address: bostonprogramassociate@peerhealthexchange.org. Only candidates who submit all three materials will be considered for the position. For more information about Peer Health Exchange, please visit www.peerhealthexchange.org.
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