Heartland Whole Health Institute is a non-profit that addresses physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being by working with health systems, employers, and communities to redesign health care delivery.
Job Description:
Position: Workforce Development Specialist
Reporting To: Associate Vice President for Community Engagement
Location: Bentonville, AR (On-site)
Application Review: Review of applications begin immediately. Position open until filled. For priority consideration, please apply by April 15th, 2024.
Who We Are:
Heartland Whole Health Institute is dedicated to transforming health care - beginning in our home of Northwest Arkansas and scaling to disrupt the national health crisis. We advocate, educate, and guide the implementation of an innovative system, rooted in whole health and the realignment of financial incentives. Our team members are collaborative, analytical, mission-driven, and courageous.
About The Position:
The Workforce Development Specialist will play an important role assessing current health care workforce needs, forecasting future gaps and partnering with local workforce development organizations to create and maintain a robust pipeline of health care workers. In addition, this position will be responsible for strategizing, implementing, and monitoring health care workforce development efforts while providing direction to stay on track toward meeting goals. A key component of the role will be coordinating and monitoring partner relationships to support development and evaluation of customized trainings while integrating a whole health delivery model.
This position requires a strong combination of organizational skills, high attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a dynamic fast-paced environment. The Workforce Development Specialist will handle sensitive and confidential information and interact with internal and external stakeholders and thus will need a high level of discretion.
As the Workforce Development Specialist, you'll represent the organization and contribute to an incredible mission of improving health care for all.
Job Responsibilities:
Who we are looking for:
The ideal candidate must be organized, service-oriented and a self-starter who enjoys working in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial team environment that is mission-driven, results-driven, and community-oriented. They must exercise critical thinking and good judgment in all professional situations and apply excellent project management skills.
Required Skills and Experience
Personal attributes that support your success
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical demands:In the work environment described, position requires sitting at a desk and utilizing a computer and a telephone for prolonged periods of time and good eye/hand coordination, bending and stretching for filing, and physical stamina to lift a minimum of 10 pounds. Visual acuity to review written materials is required for this job. Additionally, this position requires meeting the public and the organization in a professional and courteous manner.
Work environment:Work will be performed in an office environment. The physical arrangement of the office may require the position to work in an open environment within close proximity to other colleagues. Work will be performed in an office environment full-time (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.) The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate. Occasional evening and weekend work hours, and some local travel will be required.
Where We Are:
We call Bentonville, AR home - located in the northwest corner of the state. While widely known as the home of Walmart, JB Hunt, and Tyson, Northwest Arkansas is one of the fastest growing economies in the country. "Located in the beautiful Ozark mountains, the lifestyle and culture here are unparalleled - 500-plus miles of mountain biking trails and paved pathways, a thriving arts community complete with world-class museums, a strong food scene, and live music to enjoy." (https://nwacouncil.org/)
All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement and a background check. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States on your first day of work.
Heartland Whole Health Institute is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status of protected veteran, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
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