Health Educator

Greene County Public Health • Xenia, OH

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About The Position

Under the supervision of the health education program manager will be expected to assess, plan, implement and evaluate health education programs for topics including, but not limited to HIV, injury prevention, nutrition, physical activity, and tobacco cessation and prevention.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (four-year college or technical school): Required
• Field of Study: Health Education or Health Promotion
• Six (6) plus months of experience in assisting in and/or developing health education programs.
• Or, related bachelor’s degree with minimum three (3) years’ experience in developing health education programs.
• Microsoft Office required.
• Grant Management Information System (GMIS) to be obtained upon hire.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
• National Incident Management System (NIMS)/Incident Command System (ICS) 100, 200 and 700.a to be obtained within six (6) months of hire. NIMS/ICS 300, 400 and 800.B to be obtained within twelve (12) months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree Preferred, Field of Study: Health Education or Health Promotion

Responsibilities

• Timely, regular, and consistent attendance.
• Project a positive and professional Provide respectful customer service to external and internal clients.
• Collect and analyze data to learn about and educate people and the community to improve programs and services.
• Assist with the communication and public information by preparing and maintaining newsletters, articles, media releases, presentations, social media/website posts, and educational materials using appropriate software and community outreach methods.
• Conduct health education, health promotion, and public awareness activities including but not limited to presentations, speaking engagements, health fairs and festivals. Work with and interact effectively and professionally with individuals and community partners.
• Utilize appropriate methods for ineracting effectively and professionally with people of all ages and from divers cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, lifestyles, and physical abilities.
• Assist in the evaluation of the effectiveness of programs and educational materials and comply with federal, state, and health district policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Use quality improvement (QI) and performance management (PM) processes and/or techniques to improve the effectiveness of health education programs and services including but not limited to creating, implementing, and evaluating performance standards and identifying, implementing, and assessing QI processes.
• Responsibilities include other duties as assigned including but not limited to Accreditation requirements and responding to emergency events.

Benefits

• Greene County Public Health pays 90% of Health, Dental, and Vision insurance premiums.
• Health Insurance
• Employee Only: $45.55 per paycheck
• Employee + Spouse: $100.12 per paycheck
• Employee + Child(ren): $76.89 per paycheck
• Employee + Family: $140.61 per paycheck
• Dental Insurance
• Employee Only: $1.47 per paycheck
• Employee + Spouse: $2.94 per paycheck
• Employee + Child(ren): $3.73 per paycheck
• Employee + Family: $5.50 per paycheck
• Vision Insurance
• Employee Only: $0.30 per paycheck
• Employee + Spouse: $0.56 per paycheck
• Employee + Child(ren): $0.59 per paycheck
• Employee + Family: $0.87 per paycheck

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees