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CBHC Employment Opportunities
CBHC currently has three openings to fill. All three are VISTA positions and require enrollment in the AmeriCorps VISTA program. Decriptions of the three positions are listed below, or you can click the links in the left-hand column.
For more information about AmeriCorps VISTA, please visit the AmeriCorps website by clicking here. You can search for CBHC positions there by using the search function in the right sidebar to look for positions in Illinois.
Technology and Communications Coordinator AmeriCorps VISTA/Downstate office-Champaign, IL:
This position involves coordinating and maintaining media contacts for the activities of CBHC, while at the same time expanding existing media outreach strategies. The position is also responsible for maintaining a well-organized web site that can be effectively used for organizing and outreach. Other responsibilities include managing, implementing, and facilitating selected fundraising events for the organization and assisting other staff in strengthening community partnerships through effective communication and outreach programs and materials. Additionally, the VISTA will help with organization-wide fundraising.
Central Illinois Constituent Coordinator AmeriCorps VISTA/Downstate office-Champaign, IL:
This position involves working with faith based constituent groups. Given the moral imperative for addressing the health care crisis, faith communities are a constituent group that is particularly able to effect change. To achieve this, this constituent group needs targeted outreach, educational resources & opportunities to raise public awareness. The Constituent Coordinator will provide a targeted focus of outreach and educational support in central Illinois. To aid in this initiative, the Constituent Coordinator, while collaborating with the Campaign for Better Health Care's Faith Caucus Steering Committee, will work with local congressional district committees and other community groups to provide educational resources and recruit for trainings.
Story Bank Coordinator AmeriCorps VISTA/Chicago, IL:
In Illinois, more than 1.7 million insured people spend over 10% of their income on health expenses. The community needs to understand the health care crisis in order to address it. Personal stories take a large, overwhelming issue & make it relevant & undeniable on an individual level. More importantly, the process of sharing one's personal story is empowering. It validates both the individual & collective experience & creates the consensus & momentum for meaningful change. In order to educate & engage community members, Campaign for Better Health Care seeks to collect diverse health care stories throughout Chicagoland & develop story sharers into outspoken, committed public advocates regarding the health care crisis.
Campaign for Better Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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