Public Health Educator
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Public Health Educator, under the general direction of the Public Health Administrator, is a community-based professional who works directly with community members, students, community partners, and local decision-makers to improve population health. This position builds and sustains relationships through outreach, presentations, community events, and one-on-one engagement to advance public health priorities. The role focuses on strengthening community capacity and advancing policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change by partner communication and collaboration, conducting assessments, supporting community health planning, and implementing evidence-based programs and policies. The Public Health Educator provides leadership and consultation to support community-wide prevention efforts and collaborates with partners to promote sustainable health improvements at both the individual and population levels.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be required and assigned.
General Public Health Educator Functions:
• Analyzes public health education needs in the community and collaboratively designs, implements, and evaluates educational programs at the individual and community level supporting collaboration, providing consultation and leadership, and capacity building.
• Provides effective, efficient, and appropriate public health education communications for a variety of audiences and a variety of platforms including one on one, group presentations, mass media, press releases, county website, and social media.
• Applies appropriate learning theories, evidence-based practices, and culturally sensitive practices when working with individual clients and/or groups.
• Advocates for the needs of underserved and high-risk populations.
• Participates in community coalitions to support assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation related to health promotion/education.
• Supports the health department’s strategic plan and aligns health education efforts to strategic priorities.
• Advances a health in all policies approach in department and community planning.
• Participates in grant writing efforts to support existing and new health education efforts that align with agency and community health priorities.
• Participates in strategic planning, the performance management system including quality improvement, workforce development, emergency preparedness, community health needs assessment, and community health improvement planning as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.
Commercial Tobacco Prevention and Treatment Program (CTPTP) Duties:
St. Croix County is a grantee of the multicounty Wisconsin Department Health Services Division of Public Health Commercial Tobacco Prevention and Treatment Program (CTPTP) grant. Under this grant the Public Health Educator will perform the following duties:
• Will manage the duties of the CTPTP grant including contract communications, financial/programmatic reporting, and budget management listed in the grant’s scope of work.
• Will work across the multi-county area of the grant and is expected to travel into the communities to build relationships, maintain partnerships, and represent public health in community settings.
• Will engage with decision-makers, community leaders, and the public through networking, outreach, and relationship-building to strengthen community involvement and support public health initiatives.
• Will meet the goals, activities, and deliverables for the coalition initiatives, local initiatives, statewide initiatives, Fact/Youth Engagement, and Wisconsin Wins sections of the CTPTP grant.
• As applicable, will meet any additional deliverables in addendums of the CTPTP grant.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
– Bachelor’s degree in health education, health science, human service, communications or related field; relevant experience preferred.
– OR a bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field and at least two (2) to five (5) years of experience in health education, community-based programming or related area.
Expected Pay Range: $29.30 – $33.15/hour
Full Pay Range: $29.30 – $40.82/hour
Department: HHS – Public Health
FTE: 0.75
St. Croix County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to an individual’s race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
Deadline Note: