PUBL EDUC SPEC 3
About The Position
The Health Education Program Coordinator is a key member of the Health Education Program of the California Poison Control System (CPCS). This individual will utilize public health theories to develop, coordinate, and implement the poison prevention education and awareness program for California, while participating in strategic planning and conducting needs assessments to plan and adjust the program. This role involves participating in strategic planning, conducting needs assessments, program development, coordination and implementation, building and cultivating internal and external partnerships, maintaining and defining educational tools and methods, managing evaluation tools, research and reporting, training/presenting to internal and external partners, and supporting/facilitating educational events. A critical task includes participating in toxicological outbreaks requiring an immediate public health response. The incumbent must be able to multitask and reprioritize to participate in public health emergencies in a timely fashion to effectively offer critical prevention and education services. This is an experienced educator role that works independently, closely with the Health Education Program Specialist and Health Education Program Manager. The role actively participates in poison prevention education and awareness in California through planning and developing new curriculums/courses, adjusting the existing program in a continuing education environment, and participating in long-range strategic planning based on research, data, and need assessments. The coordinator will help evaluate prospective program partners to expand reach and integrate program components. They will identify and develop evaluation tools to examine program processes and outcomes, implementing improvements based on data. The role also involves presentations and instruction to internal and external audiences, including evaluation and adjustment based on feedback. Presentations and outreach include support and participation in special program events, which may require travel.
Requirements
- Experienced educator who can work independently
- Ability to multitask and reprioritize
- Ability to participate during applicable public health emergencies in a timely fashion
Nice To Haves
- Public health theories
- Poison prevention education and awareness program development
- Culturally, linguistically, and geographically diverse landscape interventions
- Timely development of communication campaigns
- Working closely with the Health Education Program Specialist and Health Education Program Manager
- Long-range strategic planning based on the latest research, data, and need assessments
- Identifying target audiences in the state who are vulnerable to poisonings
- Evaluating prospective program partners
- Integrating program components into existing and new partnerships
- Identifying and developing evaluation tools
- Implementing program improvements based on gathered data
- Presentations and instruction of course to internal and external audiences
- Evaluation and adjustment of program based on audience participation and feedback
- Support and participation in special program events
Responsibilities
- Participating in strategic planning
- Conducting needs assessments
- Program development
- Coordination and implementation
- Building and cultivating new and existing internal and external partnerships
- Maintaining and defining effective educational tools and methods
- Management of evaluation tools
- Research and reporting
- Training/presenting to internal and external partners
- Support/facilitation of educational events
- Participating in toxicological outbreaks requiring an immediate public health response
- Developing communication campaigns that effectively reach monolingual, non-English speaking communities
- Coordinating media coverages
- Creating digital and print materials in plain language
- Participating in organizational meetings with stakeholders
- Planning and development of new curriculums/courses
- Adjusting the existing program in a continuing education environment
- Participating in long-range strategic planning based on the latest research, data, and need assessments
- Identifying target audiences in the state who are vulnerable to poisonings
- Evaluating prospective program partners to help expand the reach of the program
- Integrating program components into existing and new partnerships
- Identifying and developing evaluation tools to examine the processes and outcomes of the program
- Implementing program improvements based on gathered data
- Play a key role in presentations and instruction of course to internal and external audiences
- Evaluation and adjustment of program based on audience participation and feedback
- Support and participation in special program events
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
