Tobacco Education Specialist/Sr. Community Health Specialist

Missoula County (MT) • Missoula, MT

382d • $24

About The Position

This is a full-time opportunity with many benefits! As a Missoula County employee, you will be part of a team that is committed to positively impacting the community. The starting rate of pay for this position is $24.83 per hour. The Health Department is seeking a TOBACCO EDUCATION SPECIALIST/SR. COMMUNITY HEALTH SPECIALIST to join their team. This position works as a lead member of a health promotion team to improve community health, focusing on tobacco prevention.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor's degree. Degrees best suited to this position include social work, health sciences, or educational fields.
• Requires three years of experience in developing and delivering community health education programs or community health promotion related work.
• This position requires immunizations or proof of immunity to certain infectious diseases and a TB test.

Responsibilities

• Plans, executes, evaluates and has primary responsibility for at least one major community health promotion program as assigned.
• Monitors budget, annual work plans, and writes quarterly reports for this program.
• Seeks program funding through grants and other fundraising opportunities.
• Performs community health needs assessments, including program evaluations.
• Performs program coordination for designated program area.
• Develops and maintains community coalition groups.
• Recruits support from community organizations, resource people and potential participants for support and assistance in community health planning and program development.
• Acts as a facilitator with a variety of groups to accomplish community health related objectives.
• Provides training for support personnel as required.
• Performs literature reviews related to community health.
• Gathers and compiles a variety of educational materials and information.
• Develops a logical scope and sequence plan for possible health education programs.
• Organizes, implements and assures effectiveness of community processes.
• Plans and facilitates meetings.
• Develops and delivers public presentations.
• Attends public health functions and state meetings and may represent the department or geo-political divisions.
• Directly represents Division with news media interviews and at a variety of community functions.
• Develops and uses printed materials effectively.
• May coordinate satellite broadcasts for meetings and educational forums.
• May perform general program administrative activities including report writing, bookkeeping and data collection.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree