Health Educator - Time Limited - BeWise Program - Spanish Required at Salt Lake County

Job Description

Salt Lake County...A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent.

If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here :

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees' lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community.

To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with :

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live, work and have fun.

Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Community is more than a place....its our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work life balance :

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with / Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks.

We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year.

Additional Benefits include :

Retirement options for hybrid pension / 401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution

Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees

Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200 / year

Flexible Spending Account

Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option

Professional Development including professional membership fees paid

Plus : Onsite medical clinic, childcare and gym; hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.

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JOB SUMMARY

Represents the Division of Community Health Services in countywide health education, health promotion and risk reduction programs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Health Education, Health Science, Public Health, Early Childhood Education, Community Health, or Behavioral Science and Health with an emphasis in Health Education;

OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience.

Bilingual in English and Spanish required.

A valid Driver's License issued by the State of Utah and reliable means of transportation is required at the time of hire.

It is mandatory that all new hires receive the Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis) vaccine before beginning employment or provide a copy of their immunization record prior to starting employment.

The immunization record must show the vaccine name and date received.

Upon hire, a two-step Tuberculosis skin test will be required. The first will need to be placed prior to starting employment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Develops, plans and implements health education, behavior risk reduction, and outreach programs.

Assesses health education needs and priorities of various populations using appropriate assessment tools.

Develops, conducts and evaluates the effectiveness of health education / health promotion programs.

Creates marketing and educational materials; promotes events through various marketing methods.

Acts as a resource providing linkages to communities.

Policy development and / or implementation focused on population-based behavior change.

Develops and prepares required reports and documents.

Collaborates with internal and community agencies to accomplish stated objectives.

Acts as a representative of the agency and program.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA)

Knowledge of :

Health Education theory

Preventive health strategies and risk reduction techniques

Techniques of effective program planning, development and implementation

Evaluation methodologies including instrument design, data collection, analysis, and reporting techniques

Community organization methods

Recent developments in the fields of health education, health promotion, healthy lifestyle and risk reduction

Federal, State, and local regulations related to medical, health care, and public law

Computer operations and uses, including word processing, graphics, spreadsheets, and presentation design

Program marketing, Public relations and media relations methods and techniques

Effective communication techniques including audio-visual use

Principles, methods and techniques of conducting field and / or special studies and investigations using scientific research methods and techniques

Medical terminology

Skills and Abilities to :

Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing

Communicate and deal effectively with public, government, business and community leaders

Use a word processor / computer

Prepare and explain data by written, graphic, or verbal methods

Work effectively with people from a variety of social, ethnic, economic, educational, and professional backgrounds

Work with minimum supervision and act independently

Design and implement evaluation methodologies, scientific studies, needs assessments, data collection and reporting mechanisms

Interpret and follow instructions

Work effectively in team settings

Additional Information

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POSITION

This position will be part of the BeWise program, which provides or participates in free breast and cervical cancer screenings and cardiovascular disease examinations to mid and low-income, underinsured, or uninsured women ages 50-64 years old.

It is designed to provide these women with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to improve their diet, physical activity, and other life habits to prevent, delay or control cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions.

This position requires travel throughout Salt Lake County, and in-home client visitations. This position will provide lifestyle coaching to improve healthy behaviors, will assist with developing SMART goals, have some knowledge of the Health Belief Model, Ecological Model, or similar behavio

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