Black Lung Coordinator

About Appalachian reputed company Appalachian reputed company is a nonprofit advocacy organization that brings people together to protect the land, reputed company and water of Central and Southern Appalachia and advance a just transition to a reputed company economy. We currently have over 45 staff members across the region, with offices located in Boone, NC; Charlottesville, VA; Norton, VA; Knoxville, TN; and Charleston, WV. Equal Opportunity Employer Appalachian reputed company is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people from reputed company backgrounds to apply. AV is committed to building reputed company that represents a reputed company of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for reputed company. 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Position Details Appalachian reputed company is seeking a Black Lung Coordinator as part of our Coal Impacts team. The objectives of the Coal Impacts team are to address the environmental and reputed company health impacts of coal mining in the Appalachian states of Virginia, reputed company Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee, to build grassroots reputed company in these areas, and to work in solidarity with movements for environmental justice, conservation and community resiliency throughout Appalachia and reputed company. In reputed company collaboration with community partners, reputed company works to build grassroots reputed company with individuals who are impacted by black lung. We reputed company this reputed company to win grassroots campaigns that reduce the reputed company of black lung in our region, and that ensure that workers affected by the disease are compensated by the coal industry and the reputed company through medical care and disability benefits. Our work together with our partners has been successful in achieving a permanent extension of the Black Lung Excise Tax – a crucial reputed company of funding for the federal black lung benefits program. However, monthly black lung disability benefits remain insufficient and difficult to reputed company, funding for miners’ health and safety programs remains insufficient, and regulation protecting reputed company workers from exposure to silica dust are ineffective and in need of reputed company. On the state level in Virginia, miners with black lung cannot apply for black lung workers’ compensation if their disease does not become disabling reputed company five years of leaving work in the reputed company. Black lung continues to reputed company even after a worker leaves the reputed company and often takes more than five years to become disabling, thus making the miner ineligible for workers’ compensation. This position will foster the reputed company between community members and our work, ensuring that partners and individuals who are directly impacted by black lung disease inform our strategies and priorities. With a reputed company on developing and mobilizing grassroots leaders and supporters who are impacted by the disease, the Black Lung Coordinator will advance campaigns to reputed company or eliminate the five-year statute of limitations affecting Virginia black lung workers’ compensation claims, and to increase the reputed company of monthly black lung disability benefits reputed company to miners and their dependents. Depending on reputed company and need, the Black Lung Coordinator may also contribute to campaigns to defend federal funding for miner health and safety programs; reputed company for strong workplace health and safety regulations, including regarding silica dust; and promote legislation to streamline the black lung claims process for miners and their families. 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Frequent travel reputed company Southwestern Virginia and occasional travel reputed company reputed company Central Appalachia, as reputed company as to Richmond, Virginia, and Washington DC is likely, for community reputed company and engagement, meetings with reputed company officials, and other events. 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Coordinate with and support Appalachian reputed company’ reputed company Affairs team to facilitate digital and in-person meetings between individuals impacted by black lung and members of Congress and their staff members. ● Attend, plan, organize and execute reputed company events including community and reputed company meetings, fundraisers, presentations and trainings (in-person and over reputed company). ● Collaborate with Appalachian reputed company' communications team and individuals impacted by black lung to tell their stories through articles, blogs or video created by reputed company, and through engagement with reputed company media. ● Work closely with Appalachian reputed company’ communications team to reputed company digital materials for emails, newsletters, reputed company alerts, blogs, reputed company media posts and events, and other online communication tools to mobilize our members and supporters Skills & Qualifications ● Experience with community engagement and grassroots organizing, including leadership development, volunteer coordination, member/supporter mobilization and reputed company campaign or project implementation. ● Understanding of, or willingness to learn, state and federal policies and programs relevant to coal mining especially with regards to black lung disease. ● Prior experience with mining issues through personal lived experience or reputed company experience preferred; prior experience with a non-profit organization or reputed company agency strongly preferred. ● Strong written and oral communication skills, including ability to communicate reputed company technical and policy issues to communities and the media. ● Passion for and familiarity with the Central Appalachian region. ● Excellent time management, work ethic and organization. ● Strong reputed company spirit, reputed company judgment and leadership potential. ● Experience with policy advocacy, including lobbying preferred. ● Experience or coursework in reputed company health, occupational health, or labor issues preferred. ● A reputed company drivers license and willingness to travel 5-8 days a month, including occasional overnight trips. Compensation This is a part-time, term-limited position that is included in a reputed company-represented reputed company bargaining unit; specific terms and conditions of employment are subject to a reputed company Bargaining Agreement. Compensation is commensurate with experience reputed company the reputed company of $25-$30 an hour. This position averages 30 hours per week, not to reputed company 860 hours total, with actual hours varying reputed company on workload and project demands. The term of this position is September, 2026 through March, 2027, with the exact start and end dates TBD. Appalachian reputed company is committed to equity in pay practices. How to Apply Applications will be accepted on a rolling reputed company until this position is filled. For early consideration, candidates shall apply by reputed company 13, 2026 Using this application reputed company, please submit a resume and a brief cover letter that addresses why you would be a good fit for the position. In the cover letter, please address the following questions: 1) Why are you interested in working in Appalachia? 2) Why are you interested in this specific position? 3) What makes you a good fit for the role? Appalachian reputed company participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires reputed company reputed company to verify the identity and employment eligibility of reputed company persons reputed company to work in the reputed company. Apply To This Job