Community Organizer jobs in District of Columbia

The Colorectal Cancer Alliance is a national nonprofit organization committed to ending colorectal cancer within our lifetime. We help patients, families, survivors, and caregivers navigate diagnosis and treatment options, connect them with those who can share experiences and knowledge, and identify resources to meet their needs. Together with a nation of passionate allies, we advocate for prevention, magnify support, and accelerate research to end this disease.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

With total funding support from Independence Blue Cross (IBC) in Philadelphia, the Cycles of Impact pilot is a flagship program of “Accelerating Health Equity” in Philadelphia, and it leverages the Colorectal Cancer Alliance’s “Cycles of Impact” approach for an innovative colorectal cancer prevention and screening intervention in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania Health System.

The overarching goal of the pilot is to reduce colorectal cancer mortality in Philadelphia’s Black communities. Over a three-year engagement, the Alliance aims to navigate 2,400 individuals to colorectal cancer screenings, and to catch at least 60 colorectal cancers, with a focus on Black individuals ages 45-75. We will support diagnosed patients through treatment with a personalized approach to the Alliance’s wraparound services, including our online patient and caregiver community and clinical trial matching. The expected outcome of this program will be an increase in the screening rate among Black individuals in Philadelphia by 3-3.5%.

This foundation of this CRC screening intervention is in-person navigation support – by the Alliance, regional healthcare providers and volunteer community ambassadors – which guides individuals through a digital screening quiz to determine CRC risk, and promptly escalates them to live CRC screening experts to provide access to in-home stool tests or colonoscopies, based on their personal profile.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Tabling at events set up and take down of event table and speaking to the 45 reasons campaign as well as dissemination of FIT kit to participants who are deemed eligible after taking the Alliance Screening Quiz.
• Works with community organizer to determine which programs and facilities are ready for engagement. - Once a community organization is ready for engagement individual will set up cadence for delivery and pick up of kits.
• Responsible for dropping kits off US postal service to mailbox.
• Work with volunteer team to ensure that proper help is are assigned to each community event.
• Assisting volunteers in the field helping them to navigate events.
• Will work for 4-6 hours per week on administrative tasks including but not limited to taking meeting minutes setting up project in Asana and dictating strategy and thoughts from Project Director.
• Total of 20 hours per week, working with the Director of schedule / event needs.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Entry level project management skills and experience.
• Excellent organizational skills and demonstrated success.
• Candidate must demonstrate positive energy and have a passion for health equity and public health. Must be confident and be willing to go to all areas of the city and provide services for individuals with low or no access to healthcare. This individual will serve in a boots-on-the-ground capacity and have a compassionate customer service mentality and leadership abilities.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable car to commune around Philadelphia weekly.
• NDA will be required as individual will have access to patient information.
• Local background check will be required.

STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION:

The Colorectal Cancer Alliance does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, or ethnicity. We are strongly committed to hiring a diverse and multicultural staff and encourage applications from all background.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@ccalliance.org. Please include "Part Time Community Organizer" in the subject of the email.