The Institute for Health and Recovery (IHR) is seeking a Program Coordinator for the Massachusetts Smoke-Free Families Initiative. The Program Coordinator will support IHR’s mission to develop a comprehensive continuum of care for women, adolescents, and their families who are affected by alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use, mental health problems, and violence/trauma by integrating smoke-free messages into existing health or human services material and protocols.
This position is full-time and is based in Cambridge, MA.
Major Responsibilities:

• Survey agencies’ current methods of assessing client exposure to secondhand smoke;
• Provide training and technical assistance to agency staff on both the dangers of secondhand smoke as well as how to integrate smoke-free messages into their work;
• Serve as the liaison to the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program (MTCP);
• Attend all mandatory meetings, including all coordination and planning meetings, as well as relevant MTCP quarterly meetings;
• Maintain strong collaborative relationships with other MTCP statewide programs;
• Work directly with identified agencies in designing and implementing systems change around smoke-free environments;

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Master’s degree in public health, social work or related field with program management experience;
• Some statewide travel is involved; car required.
• Experience with strategic planning, public sector policy change, and systems change;
• Demonstrated project management skills;
• Experience organizing and facilitating trainings for health and human service providers, especially for professionals working with families in home visiting programs such as Early Intervention, DSS or DTA;
• Good oral and written communication skills.

IHR offers a rewarding work environment with competitive salary, generous benefits
and a strong commitment to diversity.  The applicant for this position openly understands & promotes diverse cultures & is aware of personal beliefs & lack of information that could impede cultural sensitivity. IHR will provide cultural competence trainings addressing areas of need.

Please send resume and cover letter, specifying position, to Janet Smeltz, Institute for Health and Recovery, 349 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139
tobacco@healthrecovery.org