OPS HEALTH EDUCATOR - 64906076

State of Florida • Fort Lauderdale, FL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The OPS Health Educator is a professional Senior Health Educator position in Broward County Community Health. The role provides health promotion and public health education services, coordinating Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) and Students Preventing Unintentional Drownings (S.P.U.D.) programs in schools and communities. The position requires daily in-office and field work in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and may require emergency duty before, during, or beyond normal work hours or days. OPS employment does not offer paid time off. Health benefits are offered for full-time employment, and OPS employees may participate in a deferred compensation plan.

The coordinator facilitates student clubs at public and charter schools and in the community, supports club advisers, maintains program records and activity calendars, and coordinates training, materials, outreach, and meetings. The position also supports program workplans, supply requests, prevention partnerships, and required reporting and training activities.

Requirements

• Knowledge of effective communication principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of data collection methods.
• Knowledge of health education principles and practices.
• Ability to design and produce health promotion and public health educational materials for media.
• Ability to develop and deliver health education presentations.
• Ability to collect and analyze data.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Computer proficiency and ability to use computer systems.
• Ability to provide health education services and work independently.
• Willingness to work before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days in an emergency.
• Willingness to work in person at the office to perform the position's duties.
• Valid driver's license free of major infractions and access to an automobile for work purposes; mileage reimbursement is available.
• Authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
• Experience working with youth, communities, schools, businesses, and organizations.
• Experience working with middle and high school students.
• Experience conducting community outreach.
• Work experience preparing written reports.
• Experience using Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Must be a non-smoker, tobacco-free, and not use electronic nicotine delivery systems.
• Ability to learn and communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

• Work experience establishing community partnerships.
• Experience developing and conducting educational presentations.
• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Education, Political Science, Public Administration, or a related field from an accredited university or college.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain required SWAT and S.P.U.D. programs in schools and communities.
• Facilitate student clubs at public and charter schools and community locations throughout Broward County.
• Maintain active communication with SWAT and SPUD club advisers.
• Maintain records of club meetings, business conducted, and attendance for submission to contracted funders.
• Schedule and attend meetings with club advisers, participate in club meetings, support implementation of the SPUD/SWAT curriculum and activities, and provide feedback to advisers.
• Participate in outreach events to promote the clubs and recruit potential members.
• Coordinate the drop-off and pickup of materials with club advisers.
• Create and distribute club adviser Statements of Work and binders containing current fiscal-year forms.
• Create, schedule, and deliver club adviser training.
• Organize club supplies and coordinate their distribution.
• Provide active strategy metrics to the program manager during the first week of each month.
• Maintain an up-to-date calendar documenting daily outreach activities, presentations, events, meetings, deliveries, and related tasks.
• Support purchase requests and supply orders.
• Attend weekly drowning and tobacco prevention staff meetings and provide updates on workplan activities.
• Attend monthly Broward County Drowning Prevention Task Force and Tobacco Free Partnership meetings.
• Participate in BTFF-required QPU training, webinars, and technical-assistance calls.
• Submit workplan activities to Monday.com for timely approval and attend required BTFF training courses; communicate with Policy Infrastructure Coordinators (PICs).

Benefits

• State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (mandatory).
• Participation in state group insurance upon meeting eligibility requirements.
• Workers’ Compensation (mandatory, if needed).
• Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation) (mandatory, if needed).
• Deferred Compensation (voluntary).
• Employee Assistance Program (voluntary).
• Health benefits are offered for full-time employment; OPS employees do not receive paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed