Program Administrator

**Full\-time** **Center for Spinal Cord Injury Research** **West Orange, NJ** **Salary range: $64,000 \- $68,000** The position’s primary focus is on coordinating programs for people with spinal cord injury, family caregivers, and hired assistants. Program elements include hands\-on training, remote consultation with experts, and education and peer support efforts. Responsibilities include * Conduct outreach — via phone, email, social media, and remote and/or in\-person presentations — to the SCI community, family caregivers, and home health professionals to raise awareness of program offerings; receive and track referrals to programs. * Coordinate all logistical aspects of program implementation, including scheduling personnel, reserving space, acquiring equipment and supplies, facilitating travel arrangements, and processing payments. * Conduct intake process with potential program participants, involving completion of documentation and an interview to assess needs. * Coordinate and/or implement program and research team schedules, support services, and follow\-up surveys/interviews. * Contribute to the creation of documents and processes needed for program implementation and to the development of evaluation reports and materials to aid program publicity efforts. * Maintain databases related to program implementation. * Assist in preparation of data and reports. Qualifications * Bachelor’s and/or master's degree(s) in a health\-related discipline (such as social work, nursing, behavioral science, social science, public health, occupational therapy, physical therapy, rehabilitation counseling, psychology). * Minimum of two years of experience in related field, such as social work, case management, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and/or rehabilitation counseling. * Strong communication (verbal and written) skills. * Ability to build rapport and effectively collaborate with program participants, research staff, and clinical staff. * Effective presentation skills. * Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe. * Experience working in a medical environment and/or working with persons with disabilities. Preferred qualifications * Fluency in Spanish. * Five or more years of related experience. * Prior experience with individuals with spinal cord injury. Apply Forward your résumé (MS Word or PDF), salary requirements, and cover letter to career@KesslerFoundation.org. Please indicate the position(s) for which you are applying in the subject line.