Administrative Services Assistant

The Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Coordinator will provide subject matter

expertise and support to County Health Councils who are working on their Community Health

Assessment (CHA)/CHIP and will add capacity for Health Councils to implement programs,

projects, or processes that will have the biggest impact in addressing their locally identified

priorities. This position will enhance Tennessee Department of Health’s (TDH's) ability to

support County Health Councils in collective impact approaches to improving health equity at

the community level.

This position is responsible for professional public health program development and

administrative work of considerable difficulty. It may supervise work of average difficulty have

statewide responsible for a large public health grant or program, and performs other work as

required.

Key Responsibilities

• Directly support the County Health Councils and TDH with CHA/CHIP program
  
  

development, implementation, and monitoring.

• Attend meetings of the County Health Council at the local and regional levels.
• Lead outreach and relationship-building with state and regional partners in support of
  
  

CHA/CHIP goals (TDMHSAS Regional Policy and Planning Councils, for example)

• Coordinate and assist with the implementation of initiatives related to the Community
  
  

Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan.

• Provide subject matter expertise regarding the implementation of the Community
  
  

Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan.

• Promote ongoing education and technical assistance on the CHA/CHIP requirements
  
  

as outlined by the County Health Council and Tennessee Department of Health.

• Participate on the Community of Practice Advisory Board and serve as an ambassador
  
  

for the Community of Practice.

• Provide support for new initiatives, including the Tennessee Vitality Toolkit, that can
  
  

improve the execution of current initiatives.

• Consult and provide strategic advice to County Health Councils as necessary.
• Engage stakeholders in the CHA/CHIP program's goals and objectives.
• Communicate success stories and accomplishments to the OSI team whenever
  
  

applicable.

• Seek out and participate in professional development opportunities that