Explore Public Health Careers in Colorado

We are passionate public health advocates who share a commitment to collaboration, justice, and using our skills, knowledge, and relationships to help communities lead solutions to better health. Explore career, contract positions, and apprenticeship opportunities with Trailhead. Internship opportunities will be posted as they become available.

Join Us in Building a Healthier Colorado

At Trailhead Institute, we are intentionally building a regenerative workplace. We believe employee wellbeing helps an organization thrive and ensures we fulfill our mission while employees grow. This belief shapes how we hire, collaborate, and support one another, so our team can show up fully to serve partners and communities across Colorado.

We see the hiring process as a shared exploration. It is as much an opportunity for you to interview us as it is for us to learn about you. We strive to create an experience where applicants feel respected, supported, and able to be themselves. Along the way, you’ll meet people across our organization, gain a deeper understanding of the role, and explore how your unique strengths and experiences can contribute to work that matters.

Explore Career Openings with Trailhead

View available full-time and part-time job openings through the button below.

Explore Contract Positions

We work with many organizations, collaboratives, and projects through our Administrative Partnership Program and government and academic partnerships. Explore available contractor roles from these partners below.

The Food Security Network of Boulder and Broomfield Counties (FSN) seeks proposals from qualified consultants or independent contractors within the Boulder-Broomfield County area to provide facilitation, coalition development, and strategic coordination services.

The selected contractor will provide professional facilitation and coalition support services designed to bring together nonprofits, government agencies, schools, healthcare, businesses, producers, community members with lived experience, and community leaders to build a food system where everyone has equitable access to nutritious, culturally relevant foods.

Download the Lead Facilitator Job Description (PDF)

The Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute’s Community Engagement (CCTSI-CE) Program is seeking a Community Research Liaison (CRL) who lives in the Mountain West Community (including Eagle, Summit, Pitkin, and the eastern end of Garfield County), and serves communities who are underrepresented in research and disproportionately affected by health challenges.

CRLs serve as vital connectors between health research, clinical practice, and community health initiatives. They promote participatory research partnerships and raise awareness about their purpose and value.

This is a remote, part-time position (approximately 10 hours per week) with monthly stipend of $1,768. Download the Request for Applications to apply, and review the Q&A Overview to learn more about the role.

Public Health AmeriCorps member Emily Evans sits with fellow program members at a meeting at the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment

Discover Apprenticeship Opportunities

Colorado Public Health Works now offers two apprenticeship tracks for community health workers and peer support specialists. This program helps community members build a career in public health through on-the-job learning, training, and skilled mentorship.

Our Values Lay the Foundation for Our Work

We value the practice of listening and evolving together to support each other in achieving shared outcomes that lead to healthier communities. Through partnerships and teamwork, we honor individual strengths and collective wisdom to make meaningful change guided by many voices. We center those who have been historically excluded from partnerships and conversations in public health.

We value the ongoing practice of asking questions and listening with open minds and hearts. We take a genuine interest in the why, in root causes, and in understanding the experiences of others. We maintain a beginner’s mind and we commit to lifelong learning and unlearning.

We commit to the intentional act of creating a workplace where people feel welcome to come as they are. We recognize that we are interdependent and all play a role in supporting each other’s value, dignity, and uniqueness. We create a thriving workplace made stronger by varying perspectives and thoughtful decision-making.

We value fresh ideas that can impact healthy communities. We examine multiple perspectives and test new solutions and recommendations. We are open to new methods, approaches, and initiatives when taking mission-relevant risks. We elevate the optimism of trying new things and thinking creatively.

We commit to becoming more self-aware, recognizing our role in the groups, teams, organizations, and systems we participate in. We learn from the past, stay accountable to present impacts, and design and redesign a dynamic future based on both experience and possibility. We ask questions about our perspective, investigate our own assumptions, and continue learning and evolving.

Our Commitment

Trailhead Institute is a passionate supporter of inclusivity and welcomes applications from all communities, educational backgrounds, and life experiences.

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