Department: School of Public Health Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Program

Position Type: Student

Location: New Orleans

Description:

We are seeking a graduate student worker who is enrolled in the Master of Public Health Program at LSUHSC School of Public Health. This student must be able to commit 15 – 20 hours of work per week.

Responsibilities:

• Creating communications for outreach and advertisement purposes through the Center’s website and social media
• Managing database of Medicaid behavioral health service providers who are trained and certified in evidence-based programs, including updating Medicaid provider profiles by contacting agencies via phone and email for the Center’s EBP map
• Utilizing WordPress, Elementor, Canva and other programs to display content on E2PLearn and the Center’s main website creatively
• Providing assistance with brainstorming and research for potential podcast
• Providing support to the Evaluator and PhD students with data cleaning, analysis, reviewing briefs and publications, and other relevant tasks

Qualifications

Full-time college student with high school diploma. Proficiency with using Microsoft Excel and other Office Software (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Outlook,). Excellent communication and organizational skills necessary. Must be comfortable making phone calls and have an attention to detail. Web design and video editing skills are a plus. Experience with or interest in behavioral health and/or workforce development are desired.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s level Public Health student at LSUHSC School of Public Health.

Additional Position Information

Students may work up to twenty (20) hours per week during any week in which classes are in session or exams are scheduled at any time within the week. When classes or exams are not scheduled for a full week, students may work up to forty (40) hours within that week if written supervisor permission is submitted to the timekeeper in advance of the work. Work hours are between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

About the School

The Center for Evidence to Practice (Center for E2P) is a collaboration between the Louisiana Department of Health – Office of Behavioral Health and LSUHSC School of Public Health that is focused on expanding access to evidence-based behavioral health practices for Louisiana’s children and families. Our mission is to support the state and its agencies, organizations, communities, and providers in the selection and implementation of evidence-based interventions to promote youth and family well-being, improve behavioral health outcomes, and to address challenges related to sustaining quality practice. As of 2021, the Center for E2P has expanded to include training and workforce development for the Louisiana Mental Health Crisis Response initiative. Please visit our website to learn more about our work.

Applicant Instructions

To apply for this position, please send resume and cover letter to the Center for Evidence to Practice’s Program Administrators, Hasheemah Afaneh, MPH and Lisa Staples, MPH, CHES at evidencetopractice@lsuhsc.edu and complete the following student worker application

- https://www.lsuhsc.edu/administration/hrm/docs/studentapp.pdf