Community Impact Director in Schools
Tracking Code
8343-415
Job Description
Are you ready to join an organization where you can make an extraordinary impact every day?
Imagine all Americans enjoying ideal cardiovascular health free of heart disease and stroke. At the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, we get to work toward that goal every day. Is it easy? No. Is it worthwhile? Absolutely.
This is satisfying and challenging work that makes a real difference in people's lives. We are where you can achieve professional growth with personal fulfillment. We are where you can connect people to making a lifesaving impact. We are where you can partner with individuals, schools, lawmakers, healthcare providers and others to ensure everyone has access to healthier lifestyle choices and proper healthcare. The American Heart Association is where you can make an extraordinary impact.
The American Heart Association (AHA) has an excellent opportunity for a Community Impact Director- Schools in our Baltimore, MD office.
The Community Impact Director will be responsible for cultivating and expanding the AHA’s relationship with all districts/school systems within the assigned market (Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Hartford County and Howard County).
Major Duties:
- Cultivate and expand relationships with local district leaders including superintendents, school nutrition directors, HR and/or employee wellness leaders, and others as appropriate.
- Develop and pilot engagement opportunities for middle and high school students and staff such as volunteer STEM activities.
- Maximize all revenue and health opportunities by recruiting and managing Internal Leadership teams in the 5 school districts.
- Secure new revenue via employee District Heart Challenge, middle/high school STEM activities, sponsorship, foundation, and grant opportunities among AHA Youth Market schools.
- Foster increased volunteer engagement and participant activation by facilitating relationships between AHA event leads and district leadership.
- Engage and support district in Workplace Health issues and opportunities.
- Work with districts to assess and address workplace health including completion of workplace health achievement index and connecting to resources such as Check Change Control and/or pilot workplace health improvement strategies.
- Promote health and well-being among students and staff within local school districts. Support school health improvement by forming a relationship with and serving on school district wellness councils.
- Build and manage a local superintendents’ round-table.
- Facilitates the identification, recruitment and selection of appropriate volunteers to lead the board and committee activities required to drive results in achieving the mission and strategic objectives of AHA
Required Experience
Want to help get your resume to the top? Take a look at the experience we require:
- BA or BS degree or equivalent experience preferably in Marketing, Communications, Public Health, Health Education, or related discipline
- Minimum 5 years’ work experience, preferably in healthcare, or with a voluntary health agency or related field
Job Location
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
Job Category: Fundraising/Sales
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