Rooted in Health (RIH) Workforce Specialist

Required Qualifications:  
·    Bachelor’s degree in public health, health administration, dental hygiene, health informatics, or a related field
·    3+ years of experience in healthcare workforce operations, oral health program management, or program oversight
·    Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects, multi-stakeholder initiatives, including facilitating alignment across non-profit partners and dental providers
·    Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare reports, presentations, and stakeholder communications
·    Strong data management and reporting skills, including compiling performance metrics and supporting compliance requirements
Preferred Qualifications: 
·    Advanced degree in public health, health administration, health informatics, or related field
·    Familiarity with dental workforce roles (DH, DA, EDDA)
·    Experience with clinical training or continuing education programs
·    Knowledge of rural health workforce challenges
·    Familiarity with Kentucky’s public health ecosystem and rural community needs
Responsibilities:  
Workforce Program Oversight
•    Oversee all RIH-funded workforce development initiatives, including dental hygiene (DH), dental assistant (DA), and Expanded Duties Dental Assistant (EDDA) training programs
•    Ensure alignment with goals to expand workforce capacity and delivery of definitive care
•    Monitor progress for RIH milestones, deliverables, and program commitments
Subrecipient Management & Liaison Function
•    Serve as the primary point contact for training providers and workforce partners
•    Act as a liaison for high-level questions, challenges, and escalations
•    Ensure alignment and consistency across multiple workforce programs
•    Support adherence to training commitments and timelines
Performance Monitoring & Reporting
•    Track workforce metrics including enrollment, completion, certification, and placement
•    Monitor participation and outcomes of dental extraction training for rural dentists
•    Evaluate impact on broader workforce capacity and rural access to care
•    Ensure compliance with program reporting requirements
Program Coordination & Improvement
•    Align workforce efforts with broader RIH initiatives (mobile dentistry, teledental, PHDH)
•    Identify gaps in workforce supply and training coverage
•    Recommend improvements to training programs and workforce strategy
•    Support long-term sustainable rural workforce development planning