Job Description

WAGE: $37.43-DOE/DOQ

DEPARTMENT: Weber-Morgan Health Department

PERSONNEL STATUS: Full Time ; FLSA Exempt

BENEFITS: Health, Dental, Vision, Retirement, 401k match, Sick/Vacation, Life Insurance, Short-term Disability, Accident, Critical Illness; Parental Leave; Maternity Leave

JOB OVERVIEW

Under general guidance and direction of the Community Health Administrator, performs professional administrative and supervisory work in the areas of public health education.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Manages, supervises, coordinates, and evaluates health education activities. Assists Administrator with general operation of Community Health division including problem solving and staff training and scheduling. May act in the absence of the Community Health Administrator.

Acts as coach and mentor, trains, or determines and ensures the proper training of health education staff; attends and participates in seminars, on-the-job training, and other educational activities.

Establishes performance expectations, conducts employee performance appraisals and reviews and evaluates the work of those supervised; rewards and disciplines those supervised and recommends promotions as appropriate following established policies and procedures. Reviews and approves time and attendance, mileage, employee leave, travel, and education request, and ensures appropriate use of time of those supervised.

Documents work completely and ensures that work of those supervised is documented completely; assures that accurate records are kept and data are collected, analyzed, compiled, evaluated properly, and that assignments given are completed. Plans and conducts studies; prepares, reviews and approves reports, presentations and materials. Assists with preparation and administration of budgets within specific program areas.

Promotes conditions for effective teamwork and team participation; motivates decision making processes; plans work activities; reviews and evaluates program effectiveness and efficiency; estimates present and future health education problems and solutions.

Respond to public health emergencies and disasters as needed, utilizing the skills authorized under your professional scope of practice. Be familiar with departmental Continuity of Operations Plans and the WMHD Emergency Operations Plan. Have general knowledge of the Incident Command System and specific knowledge of your functional roles and position assignments during an emergency, minimizing the impacts of Public Health Emergencies in Weber and Morgan counties.

Other duties as assigned.

Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all duties which may be found in positions of this class. Applicants must be prepared to demonstrate the ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manages, supervises, coordinates, and evaluates community health activities. Assists Administrator with general operation of the activities including problem solving, staff training, and scheduling.

Acts as coach and mentor, trains, or determines and ensures the proper training of nursing staff; attends and participates in seminars, on-the-job training, and other educational activities.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Education: Graduation from a college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Public Health Education, Community Health Education, Public Health Lifestyle Management or a closely related field.

AND

Experience: Three (3) years of experience in Community Health education.

AND

Certification: Certification as a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), Certified in Public Health (CPH) certificate, or similar credential.

OR

A Master's Degree in Health Education, Public Health, Public Administration or a closely related field.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSA):

Knowledge: Considerable knowledge of Social Determinants of Health, understanding of public health methods and preventative health practices. Considerable knowledge of health education methods and preventative health practices. Considerable knowledge and understanding of public health behavior change theory. Considerable knowledge of community analysis and survey techniques, need assessment, and principles of community development and organization. Considerable knowledge of educational tools and use of the media for information dissemination. Considerable knowledge of state and local political processes. Considerable knowledge of materials, aids, literature and services available in the field of community health.

Skills: Skills in delivering presentations to individuals and groups. Considerable skill in communicating verbally and in writing; basic computer and word processing skills.

Abilities: Ability to develop curriculum, lesson plans, skill building activities, audio-visual materials and other motivational and educational materials. Ability to assess community and personal health needs and plan and implement effective public health programs. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with employees, local agencies, federal and state agencies, health care providers, other local health departments, the Utah Department of Health, local school districts, business and civic leaders, elected officials and the general public. Ability to communicate effectively and professionally verbally and in writing.

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Must be able to carry equipment and educational materials.

Must have a valid Utah Driver's License and a good driving record.

Must be available for periodic evening and weekend presentations and activities and occasional overnight travel.

Work environment will consist of office, schools, stores, health fairs, public meeting places, etc.

Due to the nature of this position, the successful candidate may be required to complete a pre-employment background check prior to starting the position.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is the classroom and is moderately noisy.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $37.43 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Parental leave Professional development assistance Retirement plan Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance
Work Location: In person