Community Health Educator II - Baltimore City Health Department

Baltimore City•Baltimore, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

A Community Health Educator II conducts and assists in the design and organization of health educational and promotional programs. Work of this class involves no supervisory duties or responsibilities. Incumbents receive moderate supervision from a technical superior. Employees in this class work a conventional workweek. Work is performed in an office where working conditions are normal. Work requires minimal physical exertion.

Requirements

Have a bachelor's degree in public or community health education from an accredited college or university.
Have one year of experience performing public or community health education.
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two years of experience providing public or community health education; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of the principles and techniques of community health education.
Knowledge of facts and prevention of a wide variety of diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, STD and Tuberculosis.
Knowledge of individual and group behavior.
Knowledge of community, group and organization dynamics.
Ability to develop health education and promotion programs.
Ability to utilize the computer and common business presentation software packages to prepare community health education and promotion materials.
Ability to conduct community Health presentations.
Ability to deal with community groups and organizations.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in English and Spanish.
Specific experience providing community health education in HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Diseases or Tuberculosis may be required.
Fluency in reading, writing, speaking and translating English into a non-English language.