HEALTH EDUCATOR CONSULTANT - 64084565

State of Florida • Sanford, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The incumbent to this position will work directly with Operations and MGMT Consultant MGR - SES with lead responsibility for coordinating nutrition education intervention activities in Seminole County. The primary responsibilities of this position include mobilizing partners to advance prevention of chronic disease and organize all aspects of community outreaches as they relate to populations that are underserved. This position is responsible for strengthening community capacity that includes traditional public health organizations and non-traditional partners to reach affected community populations with tailored programs and best practices.
Strengthen cross-sectional partnerships to align public health, healthcare and non-health interventions that increase better health outcomes. Participate on internal and external councils, committees, and workgroups as a resource person and compile resource materials in order to provide health education that promotes improving health.
Conduct health promotion and public health education classes, workshops and trainings for agency personnel, schools, civic groups, businesses, and the general public.
Connect and partner with public schools, after school programs, and senior facilities to complete classroom lessons on nutrition and physical activity.
Facilitate the Healthy Seminole Collaborative – Facilitate the Chronic Disease subcommittee and other groups that advocate for all communities and organizations throughout the county.
Engage partners in building/updating activities aimed at addressing health variations in substance use disorder and mental health.
Work with local faith-based, education, health and social service agencies and other community gatekeepers to increase participation in community outreach, health screenings and health education activities.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to determine community health needs and developing plans for meeting those needs.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to determine community health needs and developing plans for meeting those needs.
Community Outreach:
• Screen requests for community outreach events using established internal process.
• Work with staff and program managers to meet community requests.
• Work with and coordinate events with appropriate partners to meet community requests.
• Secure resources including staffing, services, and educational information.
• Serve as a focal point to educate the public on the role of the County Health Department.
• Complete and maintain after-event follow-up reports.
Employee Wellness Committee (EWC) – responsible for scheduling EWC monthly meetings, creates agendas for monthly EWC meetings, creates or identifies activities to improve employee wellness.
Responsible for onboarding and training new DOH-Seminole staff during new employee orientation; streamline operations and target solution focused strategies for identified deficiencies and barriers. Responsible for researching and facilitating grant applications that support the mission of the agency and align with the infrastructure of departments.
Other duties Performs travel and other duties as assigned including, but not limited to participation in emergency operations, accurate and timely submission of Employee Activity Reports (EARS), People First Time Sheet, travel vouchers and reimbursement documents, monthly Strategic Action Plan updates and weekly supervisor reports and meetings. Actively participates in, and successfully completes, training provided by DOH-Seminole and other agencies. Performs additional tasks as assigned to support the OPQI Department and the Department of Health in Seminole County.

Requirements

• Knowledge of principles and processes involved in organizational planning, coordination, and execution. This may include strategic planning, resource allocation, manpower modeling, and leadership techniques.
• Knowledge of management principles and techniques.
• Working with new material or information to grasp its implications.
• Knowledge of data collection and analysis principles and procedures.
• Developing approaches for implementing an idea.
• Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches.
• Knowledge of principles and methods involved in showing and promoting services. This may include marketing strategies and tactics.
• Determining the long-term outcomes of a change in operations.
• Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate.
• Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience.
• Talking to others to effectively convey information.
• Ability to coordinate and collaborate with community partnerships to help accomplish mutual goals.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to supervise people, to determine work priorities and to evaluate work outcomes to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to assess budgetary needs and implement plan of corrective action if needed.
• Knowledge of management principles and techniques.
• Ability to manage program activities.
• Ability to prepare technical and other reports.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct program activities.
• Ability to resolve problems and make decisions and understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Ability to analyze and interpret health and other scientific related materials and to formulate or recommend policies and procedures.
• Ability to Basic computer skills and experience with computers and word processing including Windows and Microsoft operating systems and applications (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher), Internet Explorer, FIRS, People First, Basic HMS and EARS, Grants.gov.
• Must be able to function in a busy environment and able to perform multiple tasks while maintaining organization of area.
• Must process professional customer service skills needed when dealing with employees, clients, other department supervisors, and senior managers.
• Do you have verifiable experience collecting, monitoring and evaluating data?
• Do you have verifiable experience developing training and other presentation materials?
• Do you have verifiable experience working with community partners on projects, special events or other activities?
• Do you have verifiable public speaking experience?

Nice To Haves

• Do you hold a bachelor degree or advanced degree?

Responsibilities

• Mobilizing partners to advance prevention of chronic disease
• Organize all aspects of community outreaches as they relate to populations that are underserved
• Strengthening community capacity that includes traditional public health organizations and non-traditional partners to reach affected community populations with tailored programs and best practices
• Strengthen cross-sectional partnerships to align public health, healthcare and non-health interventions that increase better health outcomes
• Participate on internal and external councils, committees, and workgroups as a resource person and compile resource materials in order to provide health education that promotes improving health
• Conduct health promotion and public health education classes, workshops and trainings for agency personnel, schools, civic groups, businesses, and the general public
• Connect and partner with public schools, after school programs, and senior facilities to complete classroom lessons on nutrition and physical activity
• Facilitate the Healthy Seminole Collaborative – Facilitate the Chronic Disease subcommittee and other groups that advocate for all communities and organizations throughout the county
• Engage partners in building/updating activities aimed at addressing health variations in substance use disorder and mental health
• Work with local faith-based, education, health and social service agencies and other community gatekeepers to increase participation in community outreach, health screenings and health education activities
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to determine community health needs and developing plans for meeting those needs
• Screen requests for community outreach events using established internal process
• Work with staff and program managers to meet community requests
• Work with and coordinate events with appropriate partners to meet community requests
• Secure resources including staffing, services, and educational information
• Serve as a focal point to educate the public on the role of the County Health Department
• Complete and maintain after-event follow-up reports
• Responsible for scheduling EWC monthly meetings, creates agendas for monthly EWC meetings, creates or identifies activities to improve employee wellness
• Responsible for onboarding and training new DOH-Seminole staff during new employee orientation; streamline operations and target solution focused strategies for identified deficiencies and barriers
• Responsible for researching and facilitating grant applications that support the mission of the agency and align with the infrastructure of departments
• Performs travel and other duties as assigned including, but not limited to participation in emergency operations, accurate and timely submission of Employee Activity Reports (EARS), People First Time Sheet, travel vouchers and reimbursement documents, monthly Strategic Action Plan updates and weekly supervisor reports and meetings
• Actively participates in, and successfully completes, training provided by DOH-Seminole and other agencies
• Performs additional tasks as assigned to support the OPQI Department and the Department of Health in Seminole County

Benefits

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition waivers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees