Community Health Educator III - Baltimore City Health Department

Baltimore City•Baltimore, MD

6d•$62,095 - $101,206•Onsite

About The Position

A Community Health Educator III designs, organizes and conducts 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 two years of experience performing public or community health education work.
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three years of experience performing public or community health education work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of the principles and techniques of health education.
Knowledge of individual and group behavior.
Knowledge of facts and prevention of a wide variety of diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, STD and Tuberculosis.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

Some positions in this classification assigned to Baltimore City Health Department may require a valid Maryland Class C Noncommercial driver's license or an equivalent driver’s license and eligibility to obtain a Baltimore City driver’s permit.
Specific experience providing community health education in HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Diseases or Tuberculosis may be required.
Fluency in English, fluency in reading, writing, speaking and translating English into a non-English language.
Skill, in certain designated positions, in speaking, translating, reading and writing a non-English language utilizing specific established rules pertaining to such factors as spelling in letters or characters in a Latin or non-Latin-based alphabet or writing system, word meanings, sentence structure, grammar, pronunciation, punctuation and other related language mechanics.

Responsibilities

Designs, organizes and conducts health educational and promotional programs.
Utilize the computer and common business presentation software packages to prepare community health education and promotion materials.
Develop and conduct in-service training programs in health education.
Act as a health educational consultant.
Deal with city government officials and personnel and community groups and organizations.
Communicate effectively orally and in writing.