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Multnomah County Opioid Safety VISTA
 
 
 
This position joins the Oregon Health Authority’s statewide VISTA team. In addition to activities at your individual site, each member receives additional orientation, training throughout the year, team retreats and meetings, and the support of the team leaders and project director based at the state public health agency. For more information about the Oregon Health Authority VISTA Partnership Program, please visit: http://healthoregon.org/vista. Multnomah County is the largest county in Oregon and is part of the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area with a regional population of over 2 million. The region has a temperate four season climate with easy access to nature within the Portland City limits and to beaches and mountains barely an hour away by car. The area is served by safe, reliable public transportation and is entertained by nearly continuous arts, music, and cultural events. Multnomah County Health Department strives to assure individuals, families and communities gain greater control of the factors that influence their health, improve the health of diverse communities, and be an adaptive learning organization that serves as an effective and accountable local public health authority and provider of community health services. With the innovative public health work happening in Oregon, Portland is a wonderful place to explore a future in public health.
 
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Member Duties : The VISTA will join a nimble team dedicated to reducing opioid overdoses and improving the quality of life for those suffering from addiction in Multnomah County. The VISTA member will participate in a variety of projects including completing a VISTA project on expanding understanding and policy options for social harms related to opioid misuse such as homelessness and child removal; building capacity for the tricountyopioidsafety.org website; recruiting individuals with lived-experience to join a region opioid safety coalition; and gaining skills in data gathering and visualization for an overdose surveillance system Suggested skills include flexibility, ability to work both as part of a team and independently, written and verbal communication, and comfort with compiling and manipulating small data sets in spreadsheets. The Multnomah County Health Department is dedicated to equity and reduction of health disparities.
 
Program Benefits : Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Training ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Health Coverage* ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Living Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Car recommended ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Health ,  Housing ,  Homelessness ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Community Outreach . 
 
Skills :
Social Services ,  Team Work ,  Communications ,  General Skills ,  Community Organization ,  Writing/Editing ,  Public Health . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Multnomah County Opioid Safety VISTA
Program Start/End Date
09/03/2019  -   09/01/2020
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations OREGON  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  05/24/2019  To  08/09/2019 
Contact Danielle Brown
800 NE Oregon St
Portland   OR   97232
9716730570
danielle.y.brown@state.or.us
Listing ID 89642

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