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We are seeking a Community Relations Specialist for Faith. The Community Relations Specialist for Faith Based Programs reports directly to the Senior Advisor to the Vice President for State and Local Affairs. The State and Local Affairs staff will engage the faith-based community to promote equitable access to healthcare and improve community health outcomes in alignment with the Johns Hopkins University and Medicine's Community Health Needs Assessment priorities, including Access to Care, Chronic Disease Management and Health Education, Behavioral Health, Diabetes and Obesity, and Cardiovascular Disease. The manager's outreach efforts will focus on engagement within the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center catchment areas and involve the management of public and private partnerships, providing input on proposed policies and programs, civic engagement, and engagement in the community-based grants and sponsorship processes.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinate the Office's faith-based engagement in East Baltimore City and Southeast Baltimore County, with a focus on the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center catchment areas.

• Support the faith-based COVID-19 and vaccination outreach and recruitment efforts.

• Support efforts to enhance faith-based family and patient relations at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in coordination with the hospitals' Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy departments.

• Partner with faith-based organizations and stakeholders serving the community in alignment of the Johns Hopkins University and Health System outreach.

• Identify key issues affecting the faith-based community and engage the State and Local Affairs Team in identifying necessary resources and solutions.

• Ensure outreach to and inclusion of faith-based organizations in Johns Hopkins University and Health System community grant and sponsorship opportunities.

• Collaborate and coordinate with Johns Hopkins University and Health System leadership and staff dedicated to working on faith-based engagement and health equity issues to ensure consistency of desired outcomes.

• Coordinate with the Office's Communications Manager to promote faith-based engagement to internal and external audiences.

• In coordination with the Office's State Affairs and Local Government Affairs teams, participate in government affairs outreach and engagement with State and local elected officials.

• Uses principles of community organizing in order to best support congregational medical-religious partnerships.

• Flexible hours are required.

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Three years related experience required.
• Additional related experience can substitute for education in accordance with the JHU equivalency formula.
• Minimum three years related experience in community engagement.
  

• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder management.

Special Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Community experience in a congregational or community education, pastoral experience, urban congregational experience.
• Works in the community congregational settings for education and programming.
  
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with a broad range of people in a variety of organizational situations.
  
• Must think and act as a true team player and also work independently and with limited supervision.
  
• Proficiency in interacting with and influencing senior organizational leaders in a highly matrixed organization.
  
• Demonstrates flexibility and manages change in ways that result in productive performance.
  
• Professional attitude and appearance, diplomacy and courtesy.
  
• Must be able to work effectively and independently in an environment with multiple priorities.
  
• This description is a general statement of required major duties and responsibilities performed on a regular and continuous basis. It does not exclude other duties as assigned.
  
• This position is located in a fragrance-free office environment. This policy is a reasonable accommodation to employees with severe allergies.
• There are limited physical discomforts due to temperature, noise, dust, etc.
  

• Three years of community engagement, outreach experience with a focus on access to healthcare and public or population health.
• Policy experience in the areas of chronic disease management or behavioral health.

Classified Title: Community Relations Specialist 
Working Title: Community Relations Specialist for Faith Based Programs   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/03/PC  
Starting Salary Range: $52,230-$71,890-91,550 Annually (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Part-time 
Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:30a-12:15p 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/Eastern High Campus
Department name: Community Affairs 
Personnel area: University Administration 

Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit accessibility.jhu.edu.

Johns Hopkins has mandated COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, as applicable. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending on campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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About Johns Hopkins University

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