Health Education Specialist
About The Position
Vision: Healthy People in Healthy Communities Mission: Partnering to promote and protect health in our communities Values: Excellence / Positive Impact / Partnership / Innovation / Credibility / Humanity Are you looking for an opportunity to serve the communities of Ada, Elmore, Valley and Boise counties? Do you crave a job where you can make a difference and serve the public? Central District Health (CDH) is currently recruiting for a Health Education Specialist to join our dedicated group of public health professionals in our Health Policy and Promotion program. This position is based and works in our Boise office. The successful candidate will embrace our agency values, have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, a positive attitude, and will be organized and driven to provide exceptional service. If you have a passion for helping others and making a positive impact in your community, perhaps it's time you considered a rewarding career with CDH. CDH is dedicated to living our values, is focused on a healthy work/life balance, has a culture that is centered on teamwork and empowerment, and provides an amazing benefit package including: PERSI Retirement Benefits (consistently ranked as one of the nation's best lifetime defined benefit retirement plans), Medical/Dental Benefits (employee plans are available at no cost) and Life Insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents. Paid time-off includes vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately upon hire, 11 paid holidays per year, and paid parental leave. Educational benefits include up to $2500 per year tuition reimbursement and student loan forgiveness.
Requirements
- Good knowledge of: Public health education principles and practices to include needs assessment, information dissemination and community organization relating to common health problems.
- Basic disease etiologies and preventive strategies.
- Survey methods and basic statistics used to collect and interpret data.
- Training methods.
- Experience: Developing or reviewing and evaluating health-related informational material.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement suicide prevention activities as outlined in the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) Suicide Prevention sub-grant and Idaho Opioid Settlement Fund Exhibit A.
- Track annual program budget, including personnel and operating expenditures.
- Manage sub-grants, contracts, and mini-grants as applicable.
- Complete and submit quarterly reports to IDHW and CDH Opioid Fund Strategist.
- Develop and submit a district-wide, annual suicide prevention action plan with community partners
- Develop and submit a district-wide, annual suicide prevention report summarizing previous year's activities.
- Obtain certification in evidence-based suicide prevention curricula (e.g., QPR, MHFA, YMHFA).
- Conduct evidence-based, and best practice suicide prevention training across the CDH footprint as requested.
- Participate in community events on behalf of CDH.
- Act as subject matter expert on suicide prevention best practice.
- Collaborate with CDH grant writer to find and apply for alternate funding sources.
- Participate in state and out-of-state professional conferences.
Benefits
- PERSI Retirement Benefits (consistently ranked as one of the nation's best lifetime defined benefit retirement plans)
- Medical/Dental Benefits (employee plans are available at no cost)
- Life Insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents
- Paid time-off includes vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately upon hire
- 11 paid holidays per year
- Paid parental leave
- Educational benefits include up to $2500 per year tuition reimbursement and student loan forgiveness
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
51-100 employees
