Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Trainer

Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board Inc•Rapid City, SD

About The Position

The Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Trainer plays a crucial role in training tribal and state DIS workforce segments within tribal and state public health departments. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing various educational and training programs to build capacity and facilitate continuous learning and growth.

Requirements

Participates in Core Connections training and applies GPTLHB Core Connections concepts and practices in their work.
Familiarity and/or experience working with American Indian populations and respect for and knowledge of traditional, cultural, and spiritual practices of diverse American Indian communities, as well as an ability to work with other culturally and ethnically diverse populations.
Possess the ability to resolve issues with other departments and coworkers without direct supervision.
Able to exercise flexibility to alter plans/routines when situations require and continue to perform without projecting stress/frustration that would adversely affect the work environment.
Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule, including evenings, weekends and overnight or extended travel as necessary.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to community members, relatives, and employees of the organization.
Proficiency with computer programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other Internet technologies.
Valid driver’s license must be kept current, and certificates, credentials or licenses must be kept current and consistent with regulations required by applicable federal, state and/or grant regulations.

Responsibilities

Assesses tribal and state DIS workforce segment needs using various channels of engagement (surveys, interviews, focus groups and communications with employees, managers and supervisors).
Coordinates with tribal and state public health staff to develop culturally relevant DIS trainings.
Develops unique training programs to fulfill specific needs, including epidemiology, DIS skills, and informatics, cultural engagement, outbreak response in tribal communities, and other identified capacity-building topics.
Create, acquire , and/or adapt training procedures manuals, guides and course material.
Presents training and development programs using various forms and formats including group discussion, lecture, simulations, videos, webinars etc.
Maintains records of training and development activities, attendance results, test/assessment results and retraining requirements.
Maintains knowledge of the latest trends in epidemiology, tribal and state relationships, DIS, informatics.
Assigns and monitors and documents any mandatory compliance training.
Prepares and implements training budget maintains record and reports expenses.
Collaborate closely with program manager, department director, tribal, state, and other stakeholders to align training and engagement initiatives with organizational goals and outbreak response.
Assess the effectiveness of training programs through various evaluation methods such as pre-post training assessments, feedback surveys, and performance metrics. Use this feedback to continually improve and refine training initiatives.
Connects current DIS structures to tribal programs to increase workforce capacity to perform disease intervention services.