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Health by Design Safe Routes to School Coordinator Job Description

The Position: The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Coordinator will be responsible for the ongoing development, management, administration and evaluation of Health by Design’s Safe Routes to School efforts. The coordinator will work with Health by Design staff and partners, City of Indianapolis staff, employees of schools and school districts, parents, youth and community stakeholders to educate on the benefits of walking and biking to school and to advocate for policies and projects that make it safer and easier for schoolchildren to walk and bike. The Indiana Safe Routes to School Partnership is a workgroup of Health by Design (www.healthbydesignonline.org), an Alliance for Health Promotion initiative. This position will require travel within the state of Indiana; out of state travel may also be necessary for training opportunities. Some evening and weekend hours will be necessary. The maximum salary for this position will be in the high $30,000s; it includes excellent benefits. At this time, the position is funded for one year.

Position Duties: The coordinator will initiate and manage the development of a formalized Indianapolis/Marion County Safe Routes to School Program, with tasks including but not limited to:     

Developing relationships with the leadership and staff of school districts, individual schools and other youth-related stakeholders throughout Marion County Assessing existing and past SRTS activities, identifying barriers to walking and biking to school, establishing current rates of walking and biking and developing a system for ongoing tracking Coordinating activities related to youth bicycle and pedestrian safety education and training Coordinating the assessment and prioritization of both infrastructure and noninfrastructure needs of schools throughout the county Working with City of Indianapolis staff to manage funded SRTS projects

The coordinator will provide support to the Indiana Safe Routes to School Partnership, with tasks including but not limited to    

Identifying, recruiting, engaging and maintaining members and partners Serving as a subject matter expert on SRTS-related content and best practices Documenting and tracking SRTS meetings, activities, updates and tasks Representing SRTS efforts at meetings of funding partners and other stakeholders

The coordinator will develop and implement a Safe Routes to School communications plan, with tasks including but not limited to:     

Managing emails, the webpage, a listserv, newsletters and social media (including Facebook, Twitter and blogs) Developing materials, presentations, and tools for education, outreach and recruitment Working with partners to align SRTS-related messaging Presenting information at meetings and conferences Conducting and coordinating media advocacy

The coordinator will monitor, track and evaluate Safe Routes to School activities and impact, with tasks including but not limited to:   

Tracking and documenting SRTS-related activities Monitoring the impact of SRTS-related activities Administering and assessing partner evaluations

The Safe Routes to School Coordinator will be responsible for other duties, as assigned.

Education: A Master’s Degree is preferred; a Bachelor’s Degree in public health, education, social work, community planning/design, engineering, public administration or a related field is required.

To Apply: Please send a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and a resume to Kim Irwin ([email protected]) by 11:59 PM on 4/13/14. You must include ‘SRTS Application’ in the subject line.