**Overview** Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At **Hackensack Meridian** **_Health_** we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change. The Human Dimension and Community Programs team is seeking a **Senior** **Community** **Engagement** **Specialist** to join our dynamic, interdisciplinary team whose purpose is to strengthen the School of Medicine’s collaboration with community partners in order to work towards improving health equity, while providing experiential community experiences that shape our future physicians’ ability to integrate all the determinants of health into their clinical practice. A passion to serve and collaborate with underserved communities is critical to this role. Being a visible representative of the School in the community, this role requires excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to connect with both community organizations and individual community members. Important for success in this role is being able to balance being in the field with administrative duties and strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Bilingual Spanish speaking candidates are highly preferred. **Responsibilities** A day in the life of a **Senior Community Engagement Specialist** at **Hackensack Meridian** **_Health_** includes: + Trains and mentors Community Engagement Specialists, as appropriate. + Works with the Senior Community Programs Manager to develop and execute departmental strategic community engagement initiatives and collaborations to enhance health equity. + Completes administrative tasks related to support of a team of Community Engagement Specialists. + Organizes and leads community events, workshops, and outreach programs. + Collaborates with organizations' public relations contact to maintain an active media and social media presence to promote community engagement initiatives. + Coordinates and collaborates with internal team members to ensure effective communication and alignment with community needs. + Supports Community Engaged Medical Educator (CEME) faculty with community programming. + Collects, and maintains data for all community engagement activities. + Ensures all logistics related to community engagement activities are organized in a timely, efficient and accurate manner. + Acts as a liaison for community organizations in planning and implementing community health improvement projects. + Champions and nurtures community partnerships including keeping up to date contact database for partnerships, vendors, community resources, 5d and key constituents. + Participates in various training, meetings, committees, and related activities as indicated. + Articulates the mission, vision, values of the program and its services as well as resources available throughout community health partnerships. + Participate in Boards of partner organizations when necessary. + Other duties as assigned. + Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies. **Qualifications** **Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:** + Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Public Health or other relevant area of study with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR a High School diploma and/or GED equivalent programs with a minimum of 8 years of related experience. + Proven ability to develop and implement successful community engagement strategies. + Excellent interpersonal, and presentation skills. + Excellent written and verbal communication skills. + Proficient computer skills including but not limited to Microsoft Office and Google Suite platforms. **Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:** + Bilingual in Spanish If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today! Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation, does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, including admissions and employment in accordance with Title IX. Inquiries about Title IX and its applicability may be referred to HMSOM’s Title IX Coordinator, the Office of Civil Rights, or both. HMSOM’s nondiscrimination policy and Title IX Policy and Grievance Procedures, as well as information on how to report information that may constitute sex discrimination and how to make a complaint of sex discrimination are available at this link: Title IX Resources HMSOM Title IX Coordinator is: Diane E. Russo, M.A. Manager, Title IX Coordinator **Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine** 123 Metro Boulevard Nutley, New Jersey 07110 **O:** 862-660-5124 **E:** diane.russo@hmsom.edu The Office of Civil Rights is: **U.S. Department of Education New York Office Office of Civil Rights** 32 Old Slip, 26th Floor New York, New York 10005-2500 **Telephone:** (646) 428-3800 **Fax:** (646) 428-3848 **TDD:** (800) 877-8339 **Email:** OCR.NEWYORK@ed.gov Inquiries about Title IX and its applicability may be referred to HMSOM’s Title IXCoordinator, the Office of Civil Rights, or both. **Job ID** _2024-157518_ **Department** _OME- Hum Dimen_Comm_ **Site** _HM School of Medicine_ **Job Location** _US-NJ-Nutley_ **Position Type** _Full Time with Benefits_ **Standard Hours Per Week** _36_ **Shift** _Day_ **Shift Hours** _Day_ **Weekend Work** _No Weekends Required_ **On Call Work** _No On-Call Required_ **Holiday Work** _No Holidays Required_