BCT – Health Specialist Head Start T/TA

About the position

The Health Specialist will be part of the Office of Head Start Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) team working with our client, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Office of Head Start (OHS). The Health Specialist will work remotely and be willing to travel as required. Candidates for this role must be willing to commute to the Regional Office in Seattle, Washington as needed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between the OHS, the National Center responsible for health and wellness, and other relevant agencies.
• Provide subject matter expertise, strategies, and resources to Regional Office and TTA staff on comprehensive health services, such as mental health and environmental health and safety, as well as strategies for engaging staff and families around issues on health.
• Serve as a member of a national peer group of Health Specialists from each of the twelve regions.
• Develop and implement strategies for connecting with grantee health managers and/or coordinators in the Region.
• Aggregate, analyze, and disseminate regional and grantee health data from existing government systems to identify emerging trends impacting Head Start grantees.
• Develop and provide presentations and training on topics related to early childhood health, mental health, safety, and other related topics.
• Provide direct service to individual grantees, at the direction of the Regional Office.
• Support emerging OHS initiatives and priorities.
• Perform these and other reasonable tasks as assigned by management in support of BCT’s goals and objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree from an accredited university or college in public health, health education, maternal and child health, health administration or related degree.
• Courses, conferences, seminar attendance, relevant work experience and other events that demonstrate remaining current in the relevant field; required when the highest degree was awarded more than ten years ago.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience related to health services in early childhood programs such as Head Start/Early Head Start, maternal and child health, school health or community health programs specific to the development and implementation of comprehensive health services for young children and families.
• Experience analyzing health related data and helping programs make data driven decisions.
• Experience providing training and technical assistance related to health services for children birth to five, including work with management teams and program staff.
• Experience facilitating group discussions and presenting to a range of audiences.
• Experience with programs serving children from diverse backgrounds such as children with special health care needs, children with disabilities, children who are dual language learners, children in family childcare settings, and/or children who are homeless.
• Experience communicating, both when speaking and in writing, to various audiences.

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized medical, dental and vision coverage
• Fully vested 401k plan with company match
• Company paid life and disability insurance plans
• Paid family leave
• Generous paid time off policy