Health Education And Prevention Specialist

Requirements
MOS Code: 3F211 (Airforce), 861A (Navy), 68S (Army), HS (Coast Guard)
Education and Experience: A Bachelor's degree or higher in Health Education, Community Health Education, Public Health Education, School Health Education, Behavioral Sciences or a related field and a minimum of two (2) years experience providing health education in a public health, clinic and/or school setting or direct contact experience with the public, patient or provider in a communicable disease control, epidemiology or preventive health program.
Licenses and Certificates : Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.
General Purpose
Under general supervision, develop, deliver and administer public health presentations, counseling, or outreach activities to individuals or groups in various settings or clinics on a variety of prevention programs to promote a healthy lifestyle.
Typical Duties
Research, plan, develop and conduct public health presentations. Involves: Prepare and present presentations on various public health topics to include, but not limited to, hygiene, nutrition, tobacco prevention, sexual health, child injury prevention, HIV/AIDS, obesity prevention, and infectious/communicable conditions, such as influenza. Create, use and/or modify educational materials for ethnically and racially diverse audiences. Organize and prepare materials on specific subjects of public health interest and utilize various resources such as audio-visuals, handouts, visual aides, etc.
Conduct individual and group counseling sessions to specialized or high risk populations. Involves: Conduct client risk assessments, counseling, testing and referral services using individual-level and/or group-level counseling protocols and tools designed to help clients reduce risk of HIV, STDs, tobacco-related illness, child injury, obesity and other consequences of risky or unhealthy behaviors. May administer HIV tests using venipuncture or finger sticks. Provides referral for treatment, education, social services and other interventions as required by the program. Provide confidential follow up by telephone or field visit as required by the program.
Conduct outreach to designated target populations to deliver prevention messages. Involves: Attend health fairs and other events targeting the general population or specific high risk groups. Prepare and handout literature, brochures, prevention materials and information related to a specific health topic. Promote community events, outreach activities, and campaigns. Market health education and Department of Health programs to increase utilization of services.
Perform related, professional duties contributing to program goals. Involves: Collect, input, format and report information for various programs. Administer internal and external data collection instruments to include telephone interviews, printed surveys, electronic surveys and related evaluation tools. Submit monthly reports and required data and participate in meetings and conference calls. Attend required training set forth by the program in order to meet required program goal and deliverables. Work with community organizations, agencies and advocacy groups to accomplish program goals and serve on Ad Hoc committees. Provide designated support for special projects, audits or activities overseen by other staff or supervisor. Maintain records, filing systems and compile and organize information.
General Information
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Note: This is an unclassified contract position. Employment is predicated on continuation of state/federal funding.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a present number of qualified applications have been received.
Note: This is a new advertisement for Health Education and Prevention Specialist. You must re-apply if you are still interested in this position.
Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all relevant documents translated and evaluated by a College, University, or Credentials Evaluation Services Department prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See résumé" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Closing Date/Time: 5/23/2023 11:59 PM Mountain