Health Educator

Lake Cumberland Home Health

4d•$19 - $24

About The Position

The Health Educator orients to the local health department’s core functions and essential services and helps identify community health needs. The role participates in health education program planning and evaluation, promotes positive health behaviors, works to reduce or eliminate health risk behaviors, documents services professionally, maintains confidentiality, communicates effectively, and develops and implements a plan for continued professional growth and development. The position collaborates with local school systems on tobacco and anti-vaping campaigns and uses social media outlets and graphic programs to promote health initiatives. Typical duties include building relationships with community members, learning about community resources, exchanging information with organizations and agencies, assembling and distributing health education materials, gathering health information for the public, and collecting and analyzing data to identify health program needs. The Health Educator also assists with public service announcements, submits written materials to an assigned supervisor for approval, and develops working contacts with media personnel. Work is typically performed inside an office or in a community setting. Applicants and employees may be required to undergo drug screening and a background check under agency policies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a college or university.
Applicants and employees may be required to submit to drug screening and a background check in accordance with agency policies.

Responsibilities

Orient to the local health department’s core functions and essential services.
Assist in identifying community health needs and collect and analyze data for health program needs.
Participate in health education program planning and evaluation.
Promote positive health behaviors and work to reduce or eliminate health risk behaviors.
Document services professionally and maintain confidentiality.
Develop and implement a plan for continued professional growth and development.
Collaborate with local school systems on tobacco and anti-vaping campaigns.
Use social media outlets and graphic programs to promote health initiatives.
Build working relationships with community members and become familiar with available community resources.
Assist in exchanging information with organizations and agencies concerning community health needs.
Assemble, gather, and distribute health education information and materials through a variety of methods.
Provide services according to the Core Clinical Service Guide/Administrative Reference (CCSG/AR).
Participate as a team member and demonstrate a basic understanding of the team process.
Assist in writing public service announcements for radio and television, submit written material to the assigned supervisor for approval, and establish working contacts with radio, television, and newspaper personnel.