Learning Program Coordinator Jobs in Chicago, IL

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Business Unit: Rush Medical Center

Hospital: Rush University Medical Center

Department: Social Work & Community Health

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0. 9 and 1. 0)

Shift: Shift 1

Work Schedule: 8 Hr (9:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM)

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).

Pay Range: $25.20 - $39.69 per hour
Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects Rush’s anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. Offers may vary depending on the circumstances of each case.

Summary:

The Program Coordinator position assists the Social Work and Community Health (SWaCH) department on administrative and organizational tasks to ensure that goals and objectives of educational and health promotion programs are accomplished in accordance with established priorities, time limitations, funding limitations or other specifications. This dynamic role requires an individual dedicated to continuous learning, community engagement, and interprofessional collaboration practices. This grant-funded position will serve a dual role on the Health Promotion Team. First, the Program Coordinator will spend 60% of their time overseeing the coordination of the Schaalman Senior Voices Program (aging.rush.edu/schaalman), a program that aims to strengthen the wellbeing of older adults and their communities through the collection of video testimonials, educational opportunities, and community programming. This role will involve community outreach, evaluation, project management, working with stakeholders, and video editing (prior experience in video editing not required, training will be provided). Second, the Program Coordinator will spend 40% of their time focused on recruitment and facilitation of evidence-based group programming for chronic condition management, chronic pain management, and fall prevention. Finally, the program coordinator is expected to exemplify the Rush mission, vision and values, and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

This position is full-time, for a total of five days a week and may be partially remote and partially in-person. 

Other information:
•Bachelor's degree.
•2 years administrative/coordinator program experience.
•Organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills.
•Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills.
•Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite.
•Ability to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize information.
•Strong critical thinking skills to solve problems and make decisions.
•Ability to set goals and manage multiple complicated tasks.
•Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
•Ability to work on tight deadlines.

Responsibilities:
•Develops and schedules program work plan in accordance with specifications and funding limitations; oversees daily operations and coordinates activities of program; determines priorities.
•Coordinates activities of program with inter-related activities of other programs, departments or staff to ensure optimum efficiency and compliance with appropriate policies, procedures and specifications.
•Prepares periodic reports, financial statements and records on program activities, progress, status or other special reports for management or outside agencies.
•Leads multiple workgroups initiatives, including those related to education, health/healthcare, economic vitality, neighborhood (built) environment, etc.
•Responsible for implementing program, annual, and long-range plans.
•Assists in developing program metrics and evaluation methods.
•Recommends, develops, and monitors program budgets.
•Monitors program to assure programmatic reporting and fiscal compliance of contracts, annual, and long-range plans.
•May provide programmatic input in fundraising strategies.
•Sets agendas for committees and work groups as required to support programs.
•Develops and maintains contacts with internal and external stakeholders relating to program needs.
•Develops and conducts presentations for the community, institutions and other stakeholders in line with programmatic areas of oversight.
•Prepares, modifies, and files reports and documentation as necessary, including daily summaries of activities and incidents, post-program overviews, recommendations for future services, and analysis of overall program effectiveness.
•Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Works closely with the senior manager of health promotion programs, co-chairs of the Rush Center for Excellence in Aging (CEA), and other SWaCH and CEA members as necessary to ensure programmatic success
• Manage relationships with various stakeholders including but not limited to internal partners, funders, and donors
• Utilize project management skills to meet the objectives of designated programs
• Prepare periodic reports, financial statements and records on program activities, progress, status or other special reports for management or outside agencies.
• Develops and conducts presentations for the community, institutions and other stakeholders in line with programmatic areas of oversight.
• Resolves conflicts, troubleshoots issues, and designs/implements solutions in collaboration with the program leadership
• Assists in developing program metrics and evaluation methods.
• Utilize motivational interviewing skills for effective recruitment and retention of evidence-based group programming
• Document all client interactions in Epic and/or LVM software
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.