Community Health Educator II - Indigenous Populations

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states.

Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

The Office of Community Outreach & Engagement (OCOE) is an integral component of the Consortium. It is housed at Fred Hutch in Seattle with field offices in Sunnyside and Spokane. The mission of the OCOE is better outcomes for everybody. Using a qualitative and quantitative data-driven approach, the OCOE centers authentic engagement, community-based participatory research (CBPR), and education driven by community need.

The OCOE works in partnership with local Community Action Boards and an Internal Advisory Council of leaders and faculty from the Consortium.

The OCOE is seeking a Community Health Educator for Indigenous Populations who shares our mission to address cancer health disparities by using bidirectional, community-engaged approaches in outreach, programming and research. The position is based at the Fred Hutch office in Seattle with the Indigenous Cancer Health Excellence Initiative (ICHE-i). The CHE for Indigenous Populations collaborates closely with faculty and staff to achieve the OCOE’s scientific and programmatic objectives and the U19 CANOE Partnership specific aims.

The CHE will support and advance the community outreach and engagement work of the Consortium to help create communities where the residents of our catchment area suffer less from cancer and related diseases.

Job Summary

The Community Health Educator (CHE) works in community-based partnerships to implement evidence-informed practices to address the cancer burden among American Indian and Alaska Native (Indigenous) populations in our WA State catchment area. The CHE will serve as a critical link between Consortium researchers and staff and tribal communities in WA State. The CHE must have a thorough understanding of and experience in working with Tribes and/or urban Indian communities, and Tribal organizations with demonstrated knowledge of Tribal Sovereignty, governance, and community norms.

The CHE conducts community outreach and engagement, program implementation, and health education using appropriate strategies and methods to facilitate health promotion and disease prevention.

The CHE for Indigenous Populations will report to the Project Manager for ICHE-i. The CHE for Indigenous Populations will support Consortium work that addresses the cancer burden in the area that we serve. This includes work to address cancer health disparities that disproportionately affect Indigenous populations and ensuring that the community voice is heard and brought to the OCOE on a regular and continuing basis.

The CHE will facilitate partnerships among Consortium researchers, OCOE staff, and Tribes and/or urban Indian communities on collaborative projects related to addressing cancer health disparities. The job will require local and regional travel throughout Eastern WA, occasionally to Western WA, and out of…