The Program Manager will be responsible for expanding Grady's emphasis on reducing impaired/distracted driving in teen
drivers by overseeing our Shattered Dreams initiative. Since motor vehicle collisions are Grady's Marcus Trauma Center's
second highest mechanism of injury, we are taking a proactive approach to reduce teenage risky driving behaviors.
Shattered Dreams is a two-day, school-based program that promotes responsible decision-making among high school
students regarding underage drinking and impaired driving (driving after drinking or riding with a drinking driver) by showing
them how irresponsible choices can end all dreams. The program was developed by the Bexar County DWI Task Force
Advisory Board on Underage Drinking in 1998 as an expansion of the "Every 15 Minutes" program introduced in Chico,
California. The "Every 15 Minutes" program was started by the Chico Police Department and named to signify the number of
alcohol-related fatalities in the United States during the mid nineties. The Shattered Dreams program emphasizes the results
of alcohol-related crashes: the shattered dreams of those who drive after drinking, the innocent victims, and their friends and families.
Responsibilities
- Must be willing to stay overnight in hospital and lead the evening portion of the program with 30 selected high school
seniors. Make sure students stay engaged and receive the material covered throughout the program.
- Develop effective teaching strategies for high school students to stay engaged and receive the material covered throughout
the program. Explore fun and innovative activities that will help student participants retain information covered.
- Explore fun and innovative activities that will help student participants retain information covered. Streamline the order of
events throughout the overnight stay in the hospital between activities, guest speakers, and breaks.
- Lead hospital tours and trainings.
- Plan a formal school assembly the final day of the program to address all components to the entire senior class.
- Develop of a comprehensive list of guest speakers.
- Provide video footage that captures the events of Day 1.
- Identify ways for participating partners to highlight Shattered Dreams on social media outlets.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Strategize with Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) and Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to
determine which school districts will benefit from this program.
- Identify rural pockets throughout the state that have a high rate of teen motor vehicle collisions.
- Analyze data from local trauma centers, GDOT, and GOHS to support outreach efforts in selected counties across the state.
- Provide supplemental data from pre and post surveys to GOHS.
- Must establish and maintain relationships with external partners. Due to the comprehensive nature of the program, planning
with these organizations usually begins three months prior to the main two-day event.
- Coordinate meetings with school administration, parents, funeral homes, law enforcement, emergency medical services, film
crew, and area hospitals to review program details. Due to the comprehensive nature of the program, planning with theorganizations usually begins three months prior to the main two-day event.
- Recruit local Mothers Against Drunk Driving chapters to participate in demonstrations.
- Provide a detailed playbook on how to successfully continue this program to participating trauma centers.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Psychology, Sociology, or a closely related field of study required.
Preferred:
Master's Degree in Public Health, Psychology, Sociology, or a closely related field of study preferred.
Experience
Three (3) or more years job related experience including working with motor vehicle safety initiatives, high school students, or
hospitals required.
Grady Health System
Jan 08, 2025