Program Coordinator Special Events – Department of Health Services
Organizational Overview:
The Bergen County Department of Health Service’s mission is to coordinate and assure the preservation, protection, and promotion of the health, wellbeing, and quality of life for all Bergen County residents. Through a wide range of services, BCDHS creates healthy and thriving communities.
Job Description:
This employment opportunity is to serve as a Program Coordinator Special Events. Under direction, coordinates, promotes, and supervises special event programs designed specifically for community, agency, or facility participation; promotes public relations within the community, agency or facility; may also manage the operation of the building used to hold these events, formulating plans for effective utilization of available funds, personnel, equipment, materials, and supplies; does other related duties as required.
Job Responsibilities:
- Organizes, coordinates, and oversees a program of scheduling special events such as entertainment, athletic, social, civic and/or educational functions.
- May be responsible for designing advertisement and/or promotional items such as brochures, handbills, posters, etc.
- Performs work involved in setting up community, agency, or facility events such as entertainment, athletic, social, civic and/or educational functions.
- Maintains liaison with various service organizations, churches, business organizations, and others.
- May develop and supervise volunteer programs.
- Interfaces with government and educational organizations to promote special events appropriate and beneficial to the community, agency or facility.
- May provide assignments and instructions to individuals and to heads of several units involved in the cleaning and maintenance of buildings and grounds where special events and activities are held.
- Formulates and executes plans for effective utilization of available funds, equipment, and supplies.
- Prepares reports and correspondence.
- Establishes and maintains essential records and files.
Schedule:
- Full time (40 hours/week)
Education Requirements:
- Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Other Requirements:
- Bilingual English – Spanish is preferred
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Teams, Word, Outlook and Excel programs.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Appointees will be required to possess a driver’s license valid in New Jersey to perform the essential duties of the position.
What we offer:
- Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Enrollment into the state pension system
- Life, Short-term Disability & Long-term Disability coverage
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement and training/certification/CEU opportunities
- Employee Assistance and Employee Wellness Programs
Salary: $66,365 / per annum
Please send resume and employment application to resume@bergencountynj.gov – put in subject line job applying for, thank you.
The County of Bergen is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer.
It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of The County of Bergen not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws.
The County of Bergen complies with the New Jersey First Act. An employee’s primary residence must be within the State of New Jersey, or the employee will have 365 days (1 Year) from their date of hire to satisfy the requirement of principal residency.