District Public Health Outreach Coordinator

Georgia Department of Public Health•Savannah, GA

About The Position

The District Public Health Outreach Coordinator promotes, maintains, and improves individual and community health by helping people and communities adopt healthy behaviors. The role provides leadership and coordination across multiple health departments and collaborates with internal teams, community partners, and external stakeholders to advance organizational priorities. It involves identifying community needs, planning and evaluating health programs, and providing outreach and education to people from varied backgrounds. The position works closely with department managers to coordinate activities, address operational needs, and help implement departmental and organizational priorities across an eight-county service area. Regular travel and occasional weekend work are required. Coastal Health District and County Health Department employees are considered essential during emergencies and may be required to support emergency operations, including staffing shelters or specimen collection and dispensing sites, during or outside regular work hours.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university and four years of experience performing work related to the area of assignment; alternatively, one year of experience at the lower-level Healthcare Program Consultant 2 (HCP091) or an equivalent position.
Strong communication, relationship-building, collaboration, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities across diverse counties and community partnerships.
Some positions may require licensure.
Applicants must provide education documentation and, if required for the position, license or certification documentation.
Selected applicants are subject to criminal background check and fingerprinting, reference checks, and required immunizations; a pre-employment drug screen may also apply.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with health specialists and civic groups to identify community health needs, determine available services, and develop goals.
Conduct community surveys to identify health needs, establish health goals, and determine the availability of professional health services.
Develop and maintain cooperation among public, civic, professional, and voluntary agencies.
Plan and provide educational opportunities for target populations and communities.
Prepare and disseminate educational and informational materials.
Promote health discussions in schools, industry, agencies, and communities.
Provide the public with information about health concerns and resources.
Collect and analyze data to identify community needs before planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs that encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments.
Conduct community outreach and education for groups from varied backgrounds.
Coordinate activities with department managers, address operational needs, and support implementation of departmental and organizational priorities.
Travel regularly within the eight-county service area and work occasional weekends to support programs, events, meetings, and community activities.
Participate in emergency response activities when called upon, including possible shelter, specimen collection site, or dispensing site staffing.