SoLaHmo Youth Advisory Board Facilitator

TITLE: SoLaHmo Youth Advisory Board Facilitator
JOB CODE: 0005 - Casual Nonexempt

DURATION OF THE POSITIONS DUE TO FUNDING: 10 months
Hourly Rate of Pay: $69.44/hour
ESTIMATED START DATE: July 1, 2026
ESTIMATED END DATE: April 31, 2027
NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1
WORKING SCHEDULE: 2 hours per week
REPORTS TO: SoLaHmo/CUHCC Director of Community-Based Research

SUMMARY: The SoLaHmo Researcher: Temp Casual, co-leads the development of training content and the planning and implementation of Youth Advisory Board that will advise on a variety of youth health research studies at the University of Minnesota.
TYPE OF POSITION: Remote with some on-site activities, as needed.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:

Partnership Development: (5%)

• Participates as an integral member of the community-academic-institutional team
• Contributes to building the community-academic-institutional partnership, adhering to the principles of community based participatory research (CBPR)

Content Development (20%)

• Attends regular planning team and content development team meetings.
• Develops and reviews YAB engagement and training content for 24 YAB meetings (2/month)
• Drives content areas for the planning team to draft and/or review. Provides feedback on draft content. Delivers the core curriculum, activities, and agenda items during sessions.

YAB Member Recruitment (5%)

• Co-develops YAB member recruitment strategy and recruitment materials.
• Contributes to reviewing applications and selecting YAB members

YAB Facilitation (60%)

• In-Session Facilitation: Lead, guide, and facilitate YAB meetings, workshops, and discussions.
• Relationship Building: Act as the primary mentors to YAB members, building trust, psychological safety, and rapport.
• Youth Engagement: Keep members motivated, engaged, and actively contributing to the board's goals.
• Provides Direct Support to YAB members. Checks in with youth members during meetings to ensure they feel heard, supported, and included.

Additional Activities as Needed: (5%)

• Participates in providing research training to academic partners, including experiential learning and mentorship.
• Attends SoLaHmo Executive Committee meetings (monthly)
  

TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Must be able to juggle multiple demands
• Occasional evening and weekend work

• This position will be remote.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Experience conducting community-based research
• Experience working with youth
• English language proficiency required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience on or working with community advisory and/or youth advisory boards
• Has strong interest in community health and health equity
• Values cultural and community strengths and equity between communities
• Is interested in working in a multi-cultural and interdisciplinary team setting
• Language proficiency in primary language of community of identity strongly preferred (such as Somali, Spanish, Hmong, Vietnamese, Nepali, Karen, Amharic or Oromo.)

At CUHCC, we're transforming urban health care and educating the next generation of healthcare professionals.

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CUHCC's interprofessional care model uses a collaborative, team-based approach to deliver education and patient care, integrating these services. Students and residents at CUHCC have the opportunity to work with other students and preceptors in other fields to best serve the complex needs of the patients. Over half of CUHCC's mental health patients also receive medical services at CUHCC, allowing CUHCC providers to work collaboratively to provide patient centered care.

As a founding member in the country's first accountable care organization (ACO) for federally qualified health centers, CUHCC is leading change in urban health and improving patient outcomes to meet the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Triple Aim: improve the patient experience, improve patient health, and reduce the cost of patient care.

Pay Range: $69.44 per hour

Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications. Learn more about retirement plans.

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