Salary Range: $60,000 - $70,000 Dependent on Qualifications
Pay Basis: Monthly
Position Status: Regular full-time
Location: Dallas
Job Description:
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The Center for BrainHealth® was created in 1999 to conduct leading-edge scientific exploration and innovative translational science, improving lives NOW and changing how the public thinks and acts about the brain and its health. Better brain health has far-reaching economic and societal impacts. With your talent, we can make a tremendous impact, reducing the unsustainable costs of poor brain health and building brain capital through healthier, more equitable communities. BrainHealth seeks a community-based cognitive support coach to mentor and encourage residents of the Pleasant Grove neighborhood for the BrainHealth Project. The primary responsibility for this role will include engaging local community members in order to promote brain health awareness, in Spanish and in English. In particular, the community-based coach will help inform, recruit, and support Pleasant Grove residents as they participate in the BrainHealth Project. The desired candidate will be self-motivated, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and be accustomed to interacting with diverse individuals from the community. Applicants should be comfortable working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment that encourages growth and feedback. The position will require traveling within the Dallas area to various places in the community. Occasional evening and weekend hours will be required for special events and classes.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree with two to four years' experience in meeting planning.
Preferred Education and Experience:
· Bilingual in English/Spanish · Strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage people · Excellent written and verbal communication skills (in both English and Spanish) · Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Office products) · Experience working with or living in Latino immigrant communities a plus
Important Message:
1) All employees serve as a representative of the University and are expected to display respect, civility, professional courtesy, consideration of others and discretion in all interactions with members of the UT Dallas community and the general public.
2) The University of Texas at Dallas is committed to providing an educational, living, and working environment that is welcoming, respectful, and inclusive of all members of the university community. UT Dallas does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its services, programs, activities, employment, and education, including in admission and enrollment. EOE, including disability/veterans. The University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the employment application and interview process, contact the ADA Coordinator. For inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies, contact the Title IX Coordinator.
The University of Texas at Dallas is an innovative institution in the heart of North Texas on the path to achieving Tier One national research university status.UT Dallas has grown since its founding in 1969 to include 132 degree programs, with cutting-edge curricula serving a variety of undergraduate and graduate student interests.The University continues its original commitment to providing some of the state's most-lauded science and engineering programs and has also gained prominence for a breadth of educational paths, from criminology to biomedical engineering to arts and technology.The wealth of learning resources available to UT Dallas students is the result of a concentrated effort to attract the top minds on both ends of the classroom relationship. Joining the faculty's Nobel laureate and four National Academies members since 2005 are more than 200 tenure and tenure-track professors hailing from the world's best colleges, including Harvard, MIT, Cambridge and Columbia University. In addition, UT Dallas is home to more than 50 centers, labs and institutes that facilitate research and opportunities for hands-on learning. Students, meanwhile, arrive at UT Dallas well-prepared ...to succeed in higher education: In 2011, nearly 39 percent of freshmen ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school class, and 75 percent ranked in the top 25 percent.With an eye on building a future as bright as its beginnings, UT Dallas will continue its push to attain Tier One research university status and produce graduates who are well-equipped to succeed professionally.