Health Educator / Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
About The Position
This Health Educator role primarily serves as the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator. The coordinator works with the Public Health Director and the Public Health Disease Prevention & Control/Emergency Preparedness Supervisor on public health emergency preparedness planning. The role builds and sustains departmental capacity to plan for and respond to emergencies and pandemics through training and exercises, and serves as the main point of contact for local public health emergency preparedness needs. The position also supports community health promotion and education, coordinates logistics for vaccination clinics and other response needs, maintains relationships with local, regional, and state partners, and implements and reports on two public health emergency preparedness grants (PHEP and RSG). The schedule is 32–40 hours per week (.8–1.0 FTE), typically 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., four to five days per week, Monday through Friday, with occasional evening or weekend hours.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Community Health, Health Education, or a health-related field, and one to three years of public health education experience, or equivalent.
Nice To Haves
- Previous work experience in public health or emergency preparedness.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and update public health emergency plans.
- Transmit health advisories and health alerts within required timelines.
- Develop and test emergency plans by conducting and evaluating public health emergency preparedness exercises and drills.
- Educate individuals and groups on emergency preparedness topics and provide community presentations and outreach.
- Establish and maintain relationships with key local, regional, and state partners, including media.
- Co-lead logistics with public health staff for planning and executing vaccination clinics or other response needs at county and community locations.
- Coordinate and implement community-based health promotion strategies.
- Provide health education and information to the public.
- Implement and report on two public health emergency preparedness grants (PHEP and RSG).
- Practice continuous quality improvement.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
