Job Information
University of Washington HEALTH INTERVENTIONIST- IWRI Wakaya Project in Seattle, Washington
Req #: 236040
Department: SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Job Location Detail: DURANT, OKLAHOMA
Posting Date: 07/02/2024
Closing Info: Closes On 07/09/2024
Salary: $3492.00 - $4541.00 per month
Limited Recruitment:
Other
Shift: First Shift
Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908_a11y.pdf)
As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
At the University of Washington School of Social Work, we commit ourselves to promoting social and economic justice for poor and oppressed populations and enhancing the quality of life for all. We strive to maximize human welfare through education, research, and public service. We embrace our position of leadership in the field of social work and join in partnership with others in society committed to solving human problems in the twenty-first century.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.
The UW and the School of Social Work promote diversity and inclusivity among our staff, faculty and students; we seek applicants for this position who are committed to these principles and whose experiences have prepared them to fulfill our commitment to inclusion and have given them the confidence to fully engage with audiences from a wide spectrum of backgrounds.
The Indigenous Wellness Research Institute —a National Institutes of Health–designated Center of Excellence—collaborates with indigenous people in three areas: research, tribal capacity building and knowledge sharing. The Institute brings together community, tribal, academic and government resources, increasing its capacity to develop innovative, culture-centered and interdisciplinary social and behavioral research and education.
IWRI has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time Health Interventionist. This NIH R01, Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Health, a collaboration between UW investigators and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, is an outdoor, land-based healing project that is grounded in Choctaw culture. This is a multilevel, youth leadership development randomized control trial that seeks to increase physical activity, lower sedentary behaviors by connecting youth to nature, culture, and healthy coping skills. This project draws from the academic fields of positive psychology, social work, land health leadership, and exercise sciences. It is further entrenched in Indigenous concepts of land-based healing, cultural continuity, identity, and ecological kinship.
Job location: This position is located in Durant, Oklahoma
The Health Interventionist will implement the program to ensure program initiative and goals are met and participants receive the highest level of benefit.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Recruit, interview and screen potential subjects and determine eligibility according to established criteria.
Plan, lead and facilitate interventions to promote health and wellness.
Teach curricula for various topics on participant health and wellness objectives.
Coordinate and implement individual and group support services for youth to engage in physical activity outdoors, healthy nutrition habits, and mental illness and substance use disorders prevention.
Plan and organize outreach educational activities related to physical activity, healthful eating, and mental health and substance use disorder prevention.
Conduct specialized trainings to increase competencies in physical and mental health prevention content areas.
Deliver survey assessments and collect data from participants in a variety of settings including community wellness centers, schools or participants homes, as needed.
Implement research protocol and monitor participant adherence to protocol; take action to correct problems such as deviation from protocol requirements; verify accuracy of research data.
Prepare narrative and/or statistical reports, as needed.
Use spreadsheet and database software to develop and maintain records.
Assist in establishing and maintaining contact with community agencies, and/or health care providers; refer participants to community service agencies as appropriate.
Travel and transport participants to intervention sites as needed.
Perform other duties as may be assigned. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Two years of college level course work in a relevant academic area AND Two years of experience performing work in support of clinical, biomedical, or behavioral research studies involving human subject OR equivalent education/experience. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s Degree
Good oral and written communication skills
General computer skills
Experience with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Valid Driver’s License
Knowledge and/or experience of Choctaw or Indigenous culture
Two years of experience working with youth, or
Two years of experience working in health, social services, education or related field
Comfortable working outdoors in variable weather conditions
Can comfortably lift 30 lbs
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.