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COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCIL COORDINATOR 1 - 08252026-80345

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time08/25/2026 12:00AM Central Time
Closing Date/Time08/31/2026 11:59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly)$3,631.00 - $5,434.00
Salary (Annually)$43,572.00 - $65,208.00
Job TypeFull-Time
City, State LocationNashville, TN
DepartmentHealth


LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DAVIDSON COUNTY

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to one year of full-time work in one or a combination of the following: 1.) planning public health or community services; 2.) developing programs or coordinating grants; or 3.) coordinating activities for non-profit agencies, grant analysis, or business development.
Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying experience in planning public health or community services may substitute for the required education to a maximum of four years (1:1 year of full work to year of education).

Overview

Under general supervision, is responsible for professional community outreach coordination work of average difficulty; and performs related work as required. This is the working level class in the Community Health Council Coordinator sub-series. An employee in this class coordinates the activities of and provides technical assistance to community outreach. This class differs from Community Health Council Coordinator 2 in that an incumbent of the latter functions as a regional supervisor.

Responsibilities

  1. Assisting staff in training members of the health council and teaching council members how to diagnose community problems, including strategic planning processes and assessment.
  2. Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes and teaching or instructing others.
  3. Analyzing data collected or community assessment information to identify the underlying principles, reasons or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
  4. Analyzing information such as demographics, incidents of disease, TennCare population and behavioral risk statistics to present to community stakeholders to identify community priorities.
  5. Assisting in identifying key community stakeholders who will serve on a council/coalition and ensuring that members diagnose community problems and other areas of concern. Facilitating community outreach discussion to identify and prioritized community problems; identifying obtainable resources.
  6. Collecting county/state/national health related data to include demographics, incidents of disease, TennCare population and behavioral risk statistics. Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating or verifying information or data from community outreach activities.
  7. Allocating resources to projects conducted for the department as required to ensure sufficient funding for key initiatives.
  8. Scheduling events, programs and activities for community outreach.

Competencies (KSA's)

  1. Customer Focus
  2. Plans and Aligns
  3. Collaborates
  4. Instills Trust
  5. Communicates Effectively

Knowledges:

  1. Customer and Personal Service
  2. Clerical
  3. Administration and Management
  4. Communications and Media

Skills:

  1. Active Learning and Listening
  2. Writing
  3. Speaking
  4. Time Management

Abilities:

  1. Written Comprehension
  2. Speech Clarity

Tools & Equipment

  1. Computer
  2. Printer
  3. Copier
  4. Telephone
  5. Scanner

TN Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:

  • A valid driver's license
  • For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.

**Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.

Date Posted
08/25/2026
Job Reference
80345
Organization
State of TN
Location
Nashville, TN
Category
Project/Program Management
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