Public Health Education Specialist- Healthy Carolinians Coordinator

Rockingham County is an equal opportunity employer and will comply with federal and state statutes regarding discrimination in employment.

This posting is continuous and will remain posted to fill vacancies as they become available. Applicants that apply to this posting will be considered for any vacancies of this type and will only need to apply once.

• Paid Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
• Onsite wellness/medical clinic
• Onsite fitness center
• Retirement
• Flexible Spending
• Paid Vacation, Sick & Holidays
• Bereavement
• Community Service Leave
• Weekends Off (varies by position)
• Flexible Work Schedules & Telework Options (varies by position)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401-K & 457 Plans with county match up to 1% of base salary

General Definition of Work
Performs intermediate skilled human support work coordinating and presenting public health education programs, seeking funding for programs, collaborating with community stakeholders to improve the health of County residents, preparing, and maintaining files and records, preparing reports, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Senior Public Health Educator.

Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Examples of Duties

• Serves as the Division’s Healthy Carolinians Coordinator. Coordinates the Community Health Assessment Advisory Group (CHAAG) and facilitates the Community Health Assessment (CHA) and State of the County Health (SOTCH) processes as required by the State. Makes presentations to the community stakeholders regarding the process and leads the process to determine the health priorities for the County by collecting and analyzing data from various sources. Maintains and provides accurate records, assessments, objectives, and outcome measures for use in marketing and reporting to funders and other agencies.
• Plans health education programs and evaluations with an emphasis on physical activity, nutrition, and chronic disease prevention and management; functions as the lead health educator for these topics. Responds to requests from the public for information on health education initiatives. Initiates opportunities for providing education or consultation based on community needs. Develops and delivers presentations, classes, and workshops for the general public with an emphasis on physical activity, nutrition, and chronic disease prevention and management. Participates in area health fairs to promote the Division’s services and to disseminate health information to the general public.
• Researches and applies for grants for health and wellness programs. Prepares reports and other types of correspondence; prepares and maintains files and records. Attends meetings, completes trainings, and completes other duties as required.
• Serves as the Co-Public Information Officer for the Health & Human Services. Prepares and distributes news releases to media venues in conjunction with the Senior Public Health Educator. Contributes to the Department’s Facebook page and assists with maintaining the DHHS webpages. Contributes to the Division’s processes for the NC Local Health Department Accreditation program. Serves on boards and committees as required. Collaborates with various community agencies and organizations to promote public health. Conducts individual educational sessions with high school students on various topics, such as sexual health, nutrition, substance abuse, etc. in the Student Health Centers. Assists with other programing through the Student Health Centers as appropriate. Researches health needs and develops programs to address those needs. Develops and distributes promotional flyers for programs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of County and Department policies and procedures.
• General knowledge of public health education best practices.
• Thorough knowledge of the functions of community health agencies and associated publications
• Thorough knowledge of methods and techniques used in preparing and disseminating educational information and programs.
• Comprehensive knowledge in the use of standard office equipment and associated software (e.g. Clinical Works, Google Drive, Weebly, Municipal CMS/Empower Innovations and Social Media software).
• Thorough knowledge of and in the use of the equipment required for the position.
• Thorough knowledge of techniques involved in preparing graphic materials, exhibits and visual aids.
• General knowledge of preparing reports and other types of correspondence.
• Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
• Ability to make arithmetic computations, compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the General public, educational and community organizations and associates.

Physical Activities, Visual Acuity, and Working Conditions for this Position

• Balancing - Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium
• Stooping - Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles
• Kneeling - Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees
• Crouching - Bending the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine
• Reaching - Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Standing - Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time
• Walking - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another
• Pushing - Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward
• Pulling - Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion
• Lifting - Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles
• Fingering - Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling
• Grasping - Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm
• Feeling - Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips
• Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Hearing - Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communications, and making fine discriminations in sound
• Repetitive Motions- Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers
• Sedentary Work- Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met
• Employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes
• Employee is subject to oils: There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids
• Employee is exposed to infectious diseases
  

Minimum Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree with coursework in public health education, or related field and moderate experience in public health education or equivalent combination of education and experience.

License or Certification Requirements:

• Obtain CPR certification within two (2) years of employment.
• Complete FEMA and HIPAA/OSHA training within six (6) months of employment.
• Complete Title X-Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting and Human Trafficking training within one (1) year of employment.
• Valid NC Driver's License.

Note: In accordance with State mandates and the Rockingham County Emergency Operations Plan, Rockingham County Health and Human Services staff from the Divisions of Social Services, Public Health and Integrated Health are required to staff emergency shelters during times of disaster. Please be advised that every staff person is eligible to be assigned to an emergency shelter or Emergency Operations Center.