INSIGHT PROGRAM OPERATIONS SPECIALIST LEAD (TEMPORARY)

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. 

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty. 

The Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC) is a worldwide leader in injury cause and prevention research. Founded in 1985, HIPRC is a multidisciplinary research center supported by the University of Washington School of Medicine and Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.  HIPRC faculty and staff are devoted to conducting research, education, and community outreach aimed at diminishing the personal impact of trauma and broadening the effectiveness of injury prevention and treatment programs regionally and nationally.  HIPRC supports 18 core faculty from multiple health sciences and academic divisions, graduate level and post-doctoral trainees, as well as support and research staff.

HIPRC seeks a Program Operations Specialist to serve as a lead for the HIPRC INSIGHT summer education program for high school students. This is a temporary 100% position for the period 6/17/2024 – 8/02/2024. The purpose of this position is the management of the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC) INSIGHT summer program for high school students. This position reports to the HIPRC Program Manager and works closely with the Training & Education Program Specialist and the INSIGHT High School Faculty Lead. The HIPRC administratively sits within the Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine in the UW School of Medicine and is a multi-disciplinary specialty center located at Harborview Medical Center Campus. This position will work remote/online.

HIPRC’s Injury Prevention Student Internship Training Program (INSIGHT) is an innovative, interdisciplinary and intensive summer program for high school, undergraduate and graduate students. The 4-week high school component of INSIGHT introduces students to medical and public health campaign design and delivery. All students participate remote/online in injury research talks and professional development seminars. The program culminates in a presentation at a research symposium at the end of the program. The Program Specialist Lead will support the high school component of the INSIGHT program under the general direction of the HIPRC Program Manager, the Training & Education Program Specialist who is primarily responsible for the undergraduate/graduate program, and the INSIGHT Faculty Lead for the high school program. They will work closely with the INSIGHT High School Faculty Lead to organize seminars and coordinate peer mentoring between the high school students enrolled in the program. The Program Specialist will oversee, develop, and complete all activities of the high school summer program and will be the primary point of contact for summer high school students throughout the program.

The individual in this position manages the activities of HIPRC’s 4-week INSIGHT High School Summer Program. The individual in this position must be an expert time manager and comfortable with a range of projects and operational tasks. This position requires the incumbent to have an understanding of public health education principles and experience working with youth in an educational, counseling, or other leadership role. The individual in this position must be able to act independently, maturely, and professionally. This individual must quickly gain the trust and respect of the program participants and must communicate clearly and effectively with program participants, UW faculty, and staff.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The major aspects of this position fall into the following categories: