Community Engagement Coordinator

Responsibilities include but are not limited to : Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Identify Create community funnels consisting of centres appropriate for facilitating Brain Health Workshops within targeted regions that include accurate information on address, contact person, current programs running, distance to research site(s), phone number, email, ages, and other relevant information.
• Book Connect with centres to schedule in person and virtual Brain Health Workshops within the assigned region and timeframe.
• Market Provide resources and support to maximize total attendance within each in-person and / or virtual session. Market the workshops through various dissemination channels and continually follow up with centres to ensure sufficient sign-ups.
• Facilitate Professionally represent BARE in assigned regions through workshop presentations. Using provided equipment, run Brain Health Workshops virtually and in person at various centres as the older adults taking Cogniciti’s Online Brain Health Assessment and provide them with take-home information on their brain health.
• Educate Increase community awareness of current brain health issues among older adults by providing them with instruction on accessing the resources available on the Cogniciti and Baycrest website.

Ensure they understand that content is routinely updated with current findings from Baycrest.

Recruit Provide older adults with the opportunity to learn more about participating in a local clinical research study being conducted by one of BARE’s clients.

Perform virtual recruiting through Cogniciti’s Brain Health Registry and send out recruitment notices to brain health registry members fitting inclusion criteria for specified studies.

Maintain an accurate count of qualified referrals and provide referrals in a secure manner to research groups / clinical sites.

Report Keep track of all centres contacted, scheduled, signup numbers during marketing calls and emails (ex : first call, second call, third call), keep track of the number of attendees at each in person and virtual brain health workshop, and the number of assessments that have been completed.

Accurately input these Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) into the BARE and CRM Databases.

Site Coordinate Coordinate and manage the follow up activities with respective clinical research sites to understand and update the status of each BARE referral.

Outline, agree and follow BARE’s referral process with each respective research or trial site. Ensure study materials, study protocols, and study ethics are within compliance prior to recruitment.

Report all status updates to the Director.

Qualifications include but are not limited to :

• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Social / Behavioural Science, Clinical Research, Gerontology, Public Health, Health Promotion, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience or a related discipline.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification is an asset.
• Minimum of one year experience working in community outreach.
• Ability to proficiently organize and implement community engagement activities within an allocated budget.
• Demonstrated understanding of the challenges and experiences of older adults from diverse backgrounds.
• Exceptional ability to engage and communicate to groups of people, tailoring communication to suit a specific target group or age range
30+ days ago