The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.

ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska’s second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation’s largest state.

Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93-638 Indian Self Determination Act.

Summary:

Under general direction the Public Health Program Specialist will plan, develop, and evaluate varying programs, community initiatives, and grant activities for the Substance Misuse Prevention Program.  Works as a member of a team and with other stakeholders and partners to successfully plan, implement, and monitor projects and or programs for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.

Responsibilities:

All:

• Engages in public health practice with Tribal communities, organizations, and systems. Researches and identifies appropriate evidence-based or promising practices for a variety of public health areas and disease topics. Serves as a resource for technical information in existing public health information, scholarship, and practice, including innovations in the field.
• Responsible for implementing projects or programs under the direction of the program manager including coordination of staff, contracts, and partner meetings.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relations with partners, advisory groups and committees to facilitate the implementation of all project goals.
• Maintains regular contact with partners, funders, contractors and subcontractors of projects. Coordinates with other program staff in the design, implementation, and monitoring of large-scale public health programs.
• Assists partners, contractors and subcontractors in complying with established project(s) timelines and performance standards for overall program. Identifies potential problems and collaborates with ANTHC staff to prevent or solve problems in project(s) implementation. Provides logistic support to other staff, partners, contractors, subcontractors, and participating Tribal organizations and communities in the performance of activities.
• Develops, manages and monitors project databases. Able to synthesize disparate information and apply public health principles to complex health issues to identify potential approaches or solutions. Assists in data collection and management.
• Completes internal and external written and oral reports professionally and in a timely manner. Effectively maintains communications with stakeholders, partners and advisory groups and committees, if applicable, to facilitate the implementation of the project.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

• Assist Substance Misuse Prevention Program Manager and the Wellness and Prevention Department in planning, implementing, and evaluating substance misuse-related programs, services, presentations, trainings, policies, procedures and community initiatives.
• Serve as a harm reduction advocate for Alaska Native people; work as a member of interdisciplinary healthcare teams with a focus on ensuring successful recovery and overall mental health for clients; promote a culture in which individual’s point of view are recognized, understood, respected and integrated into treatment, rehabilitation and community self-help activities.
• Serve as an advocate and motivator to promote long-term recovery; provides recovery education and technical assistance to tribal health organizations and rural communities throughout Alaska.
• Provide support to the statewide iKnowMine.org resource, including dissemination of substance misuse prevention resources.
• Develop culturally responsive curriculum, education materials, trainings and interventions to decrease the negative consequences associated with alcohol and drug use. Topics may include include trauma informed care and harm reduction practices for treatment providers, counselors, sexual assault/ domestic violence advocates, and organizations throughout Alaska.
• Effectively communicate and deliver public presentations, trainings, workshops and statewide trainings.
• Assess, develop, implement and deliver health education and substance misuse prevention, treatment and recovery services materials, communications, and policies and procedures.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative evaluations such as needs assessments, literature reviews, and assessments to interpret and summarize in presentations or reports for public health and policy recommendations.
• Provide written and verbal harm reduction information on substance use and overdose prevention to program participants across sites. Train community members in overdose prevention, use of Naloxone and other harm reduction practices.
• Manage day-to-day activities, including scheduling of large events and coordination of trainings, workshops, conferences and community events; develop community partnerships to negotiate event venues, entertainment, speakers, vendors and sponsorships to be able to deliver assistance with prevention programs, grant objectives and messaging regarding substance misuse prevention and treatment.
• Develop monthly, quarterly and annual reports providing progress and financial summaries; assist in monitoring and maintaining current program inventory and records.
• Ability to travel to rural areas for related Substance Misuse Prevention and other Wellness & Prevention-related activities.
• Assist Substance Misuse Prevention Program Manager with grant writing and budget management.
• Ability to work as a member of a team, collaborate on Substance Misuse Prevention initiatives and assist other team members as needed.
• Assist in monitoring and maintaining current program inventory and records.
• Maintains genuine, respectful, and friendly customer service and working relationship skills, in alignment with ANTHC’s Behavioral Standards.
• Provides technical assistance, expertise, and consultation on issues of public health, health intervention strategies, and carrying out research and other projects to identify, define, and prevent disability, mortality associated with disease, injury, and related health issues.