Director of PRS-CHW Training & Apprenticeships

Division
Academic Affairs Division

Position
Type
Staff – Non Classified

Position Overview

The Director of PRS-CHW Training & Apprenticeships
supports Rhode Island College’s Institute for Education in Healthcare (IEH), established to advance partnerships addressing workforce needs
across the healthcare continuum. This role leads implementation of a $2.3M HRSA-funded initiative to strengthen integrated primary and
behavioral healthcare through workforce development, including student training and apprenticeships.

The Director is responsible for
establishing and managing the HRSA PRS-CHW Workforce Development Program; serving as liaison among RIC, HRSA, community partners, and
apprentices; and ensuring effective program planning, coordination, and evaluation. Working closely with the Executive Director, the
position oversees training activities, monitors grant deliverables, facilitates partner communication, and supports participant success by
identifying and addressing barriers to retention and program outcomes.

Primary Purpose

The Director
of PRS-CHW Training & Apprenticeships plays a critical role in establishing the HRSA PRS-CHW Workforce Development Program. This
position is responsible for the following tasks: liaison between RIC, HRSA, apprentices, and community sites, and support for mentors of
apprentices. The Director of PRS-CHW Training & Apprenticeships serves as a liaison between industry partners and state-federal agencies,
and RIC departments in the planning, development, and implementation, oversight of all grant deliverables, including evaluation.

Essential Duties

• Serve as the liaison between RIC and the Community Sites by providing weekly communication
  and coordination among practice sites, trainees and apprenticeship partners.
• Support IEH Coordination of training for
  apprenticeship cohorts, including participation in CHWARI meetings.
• Assist the Executive Director is the oversight of the project.
• Assist the Executive Director in monitoring grant activities and communicating expectations and deliverables related to outcomes
  to partners and apprentices.
• Provide oversite and support for monthly integrated team meetings to process placement site
  experiences, successes, and needs.
• Participate on monthly grant meetings with grant partners.
• Monitor and inform PI/Co-PI
  and partners of participant-organizational conflicts, retention and care continuum obstacles due to funding, discrimination, absence of
  services/resources, communication obstacles.

Occasional Duties

Perform other duties and responsibilities
as assigned by the Executive Director of the Institute for Education in Healthcare and the Director of the Community Health Work Association
of RI.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Experience with coordinating training programs.
• Ability to plan, organize, and implement assigned responsibilities, and work well under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Ability to
  work in situations requiring tact and collegiality.
• Knowledgeable about healthcare and interdisciplinary models of care, building
  partnerships between higher education and employer partners, curriculum development, and implementation to support participant learning and
  workforce development.
• Ability to build and manage teams.
• Ability to participate as a team member, to understand and
  interpret regulations, and to adjust to change with a positive attitude.
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written
  form and to work with a variety of constituents.
• Good computing skills including MS Office, database, statistical software, and
  general computer knowledge.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Master’s degree in
a healthcare related discipline but will consider candidates enrolled in a related graduate program with pending graduation within a 6-8
month period.

Experience:

• Experience with apprenticeships and CHWs.
• Experience overseeing
  training projects.
• Experience supporting community-based organizations through higher education partnerships and supporting
  program development through higher education partnerships.

Preferred Qualifications

Certified Community
Health Worker

Does this position have Direct Reports?
Yes

Environmental
Conditions

The employee is not exposed to known adverse environmental conditions.

Salary Grade:
3NC

Work Schedule

Full-Time
Monday – Friday
830 am – 430 pm
Will include evening and weekend
training events both in person and online that may require the ability to flex work schedule to maintain 35-hour work week as well as remote
working to support online training and data work

Benefits

Full-time employees enjoy an array of
benefits including:

• Health and Wellness – Medical, Dental & Vision
• Wellness Incentives and Rewards
• Paid
  time Off – Vacation, Sick & Holiday
• Retirement Benefits
• Disability and Insurance Benefits
• Education Benefits -
  Tuition waivers for RIC, CCRI & URI

For a complete listing, visit Employee
Benefits.

Reports To (Title)
Executive Director, Institute for Education in Healthcare
(IEH)

End of Temporary or Limited Position
08/31/2028

Collective Bargaining
Unit
Non-union

Application Open Date
06/05/2026

Special
Instructions

• Please be advised that the college is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates
  must have authorization to work in the US without the need for employer sponsorship.

EEO
Statement

Rhode Island College is an equal opportunity employer. The institution does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex, disability religion, age, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law. Rhode Island
College is committed to maintain a workplace and educational environment that supports equal opportunity, professionalism and respectful
engagement for all community members.