Community Health Specialist I

Fairfax County•Fairfax (Fj56), VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position plays a vital role in advancing community health through outreach, education, and engagement efforts within ethnically diverse communities, nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations, small businesses, and historically underserved populations. As part of the Community Outreach and Engagement team, this position collaborates closely with outreach managers, supervisors, community health specialists, agency staff, and a wide network of community partners to deliver health promotion and prevention education initiatives, strengthen community partnerships and build local capacity, support population-based public health interventions, address social determinants of health and root causes impacting community well-being, and assist in implementing and evaluating strategies that improve community health outcomes. If you are passionate about public service, community engagement, and creating healthier communities, we encourage you to apply and join our exceptional team of public health professionals. Note: This position requires working evenings and weekends on a regular basis. The position is fully in person and is not eligible for telework. Reliable transportation is required to fulfill the duties of this role.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in health education, human services, or a directly related field; plus one year of experience in community capacity building, public and/or community health education, or other types of health-related work involving considerable public contact.
Valid driver's license.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification (Required within 60 days of hire).
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) certification (Required within 60 days of hire).
Ability to communicate effectively through the use of verbal, written and electronic means.
Ability to work predominantly with adults, applying learning concepts.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in public health or related field of study.
Two or more years of experience designing, implementing and contributing to evaluating community-based health programs in culturally and age-diverse populations.
Experience developing and presenting health education topics to a multicultural population.
Two or more years of experience with community development and capacity building activities.
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of individuals, such as community members and building partnerships with businesses, nonprofits and faith-based groups.
One or more years of experience with managing, implementing, and developing comprehensive outreach programs for the public, preferably in health promotion and health access services.
One or more years of experience working independently.
Advanced knowledge of basic Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
Bilingual in English and another language.

Responsibilities

Deliver health promotion and prevention education initiatives.
Strengthen community partnerships and build local capacity.
Support population-based public health interventions.
Address social determinants of health and root causes impacting community well-being.
Assist in implementing and evaluating strategies that improve community health outcomes.
Conduct screenings, monitoring and education, coordination of care (i.e. physicians, hospitals, laboratories, and pharmacies) and evidence-based practice guidelines to identify and treat disease conditions before they advance to an acute or chronic stage.
Develop, collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate effectiveness of disease management/health promotion programs and quality assurance.
Deliver health education presentations within the community.
Work with sub-group of the community to organize and implement health education services.