Community Needs Assessment Coordinator Position- San Francisco

Job Title: Community Needs Assessment Coordinator
Program/Dept: San Francisco Dept of Public Health / Community Behavioral Health Services / Research, Evaluation, and Quality Management
Location: San Francisco, CA
Reports to: Assistant Director, Research and Evaluation section of Research, Evaluation and Quality Management Unit.
Classification: Regular, Full-time, Exempt
Salary: $80,000 plus fringe benefits

Description: The Community Needs Assessment Coordinator will be responsible for developing and conducting a County-wide needs assessment that will describe and quantify current community assets, needs, and capacity for prevention of, and early intervention with, mental health disorders. Findings from the community needs assessment will guide the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention Planning (PEI) Committee in prioritizing and allocating funding for PEI activities.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: Coordinates and oversees a county-wide needs assessment to inform MHSA PEI planning. Specifically:
• Develops, implements and monitors all aspects of a community-wide
        survey, including sampling, survey dissemination, data collection,
        and analysis of findings
• Designs electronic and paper and pencil surveys appropriate for
        San Francisco’s diverse stakeholders
• Maintains a database to organize needs assessment data
• Designs and executes a plan to administer “mini-grants” to lead
        agencies in San Francisco neighborhoods to oversee a process
        which will identify local PEI assets, capacity, and needs
• Provides technical assistance to neighborhood organizations
        selected as the recipients of mini-grants to develop data
        collection strategies at the neighborhood-level. These strategies
        may include conducting focus groups, key stakeholder interviews,
        or town halls.
• Serves as a liaison to city departments, community organizations,
        families, and other PEI stakeholders
• Disseminates preliminary and final report findings in written and
        oral format to the PEI Planning Committee, community groups, and
        other stakeholders
• Establishes credibility with community stakeholders through open
        communication and transparent processes throughout all stages of
        the needs assessment
• Performs other tasks as assigned by supervisor

Minimum Qualifications:
• Master’s degree or doctorate in public health, psychology, social
        work, or related field.

Desired Qualifications:
• Experience designing and conducting community needs assessments
• Experience and demonstrated competency working with diverse
        cultures and communities
• Broad knowledge of best practices in prevention and early
        intervention for at-risk populations
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and data management skills
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Access or Excel, and statistical
        software, such as SPSS or SAS
• Experience speaking in public and facilitating meetings and
        trainings
• Experience providing technical assistance in research and
        evaluation to community organizations
• Experience conducting focus groups and/or leading town hall
        meetings

Please send a letter of interest and resume to:

Stephanie Romney, PhD, Sr. Research Associate
Dept of Research, Evaluation, and Quality Management
Community Behavioral Health Services
755 South Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94110
Stephanie.Romney@sfdph.org


AARS serves as a fiscal intermediary for CBHS (Community Behavioral Health Services) in this position. AARS, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including women, those from different racial and religious backgrounds and diverse sexual orientations. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities.