Public Health Educator 2

Description:

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Public Health Educator to join our team in promoting health awareness and implementing educational initiatives within the community. As a Public Health Educator you will play a pivotal role in designing implementing and evaluating programs aimed at improving public health outcomes and reducing health disparities. This role requires strong communication skills a deep understanding of public health principles and the ability to engage with diverse populations.

Responsibilities:

Program Development: Collaborate with stakeholders to design develop and implement public health education programs and initiatives targeting improving immunization rates and vaccine confidence in Tennessee.

Community Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with community organizations schools healthcare providers and other stakeholders to promote health education and outreach efforts. Organize community events workshops and seminars to disseminate health information and resources.

Health Promotion: Develop and distribute educational materials resources and campaigns to raise awareness about childhood adult and perinatal immunizations. Utilize various channels including social media websites printed materials and presentations to reach diverse audiences.

Needs Assessment: Conduct community needs assessments surveys and data analysis to identify health priorities disparities and barriers to health equity. Use findings to inform the development and targeting of health education interventions.

Training and Workshops: Provide training sessions and workshops for community members healthcare professionals educators and other stakeholders on topics related to public health health promotion disease prevention and health literacy.

Advocacy: Advocate for policies programs and resources that support public health initiatives and address social determinants of health. Engage in advocacy efforts at the local state and national levels to promote health equity and improve population health outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Public Health Health Education Community Health or related field.
• Strong understanding of public health principles theories and evidencebased practices.
• Experience in program planning implementation and evaluation within a public health or community setting.
• Excellent communication and public speaking skills including the ability to effectively communicate complex health information to diverse audiences.
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively with interdisciplinary teams and community partners.
• Knowledge of health behavior theories and behavior change strategies.
• Experience with community engagement outreach and partnership development.
• Commitment to health equity and cultural competence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification as a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) or Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES).
• Experience working with underserved populations and addressing health disparities.
• Bilingual proficiency in languages commonly spoken within various communities (e.g. Spanish Arabic Kurdish)
• Intermediate proficiency in Research Electronic Database Capture (REDCap) with experience in survey creation sending surveys/communication through alerts and creating and utilizing report functionality.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Canva with experience creating multiple work products (i.e. flyers onepagers posters).

Minimum Verification Requirements

Please complete the following verifications with Info Cubic upon candidates selection. Additional verifications may be identified by the agency.

TN Package with TN Counties

• Criminal County/Statewide 7 years address
• Federal 7 years address
• Global Watch
• National Criminal Record Search
• Address Locator
• Sex Offender Registry
• AKAs Search current name and all additional names.

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