Public Health Educator II

Job/Position Description: 

Under the direction of the Community Health Improvement Manager, performs moderately complex (journey-level) public health education and promotion work. 

Performs duties that support identified population-based regional issues, increasing local capacity to carry out public health essential functions and create or enhance the public health presence in rural counties with limited or non-existent public health resources. 

Responsible for assessing community needs, resources, and capacity; plan, implement, manage, and evaluate health education and promotion interventions and campaigns; and serve as health education and promotion subject matter expert. 

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to offer a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to health education and promotion to address community health gaps and needs. 

Works under general supervision, with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. 

This position requires extensive travel including driving long distances and overnight stays on a regular basis. 

Must be able to independently travel throughout the State of Texas to complete essential job functions. When not on travel status, this position is office-based, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Work may require evenings and weekends. Member of the Incident Command Structure in response to public health emergencies. 

Must comply with HHS, DSHS, and Texas Department of Public Safety applicable policies/procedures/standards. 

Essential Job Functions: 

Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned. 

Community Health Assessment: 

Plans, develops, and coordinates equitable population-centered evidenced-based interventions addressing identified Maternal and Child Health (MCH) priorities. 

Conducts assessment of communities by identifying existing resources that engage individuals and populations in health behaviors while examining quantitative and qualitative county-level, regional, state, and national health, social, and economic data to identify.

MCH gaps and priorities. 

Identifying patterns and gaps in data and interventions, make recommendations for new health education programs and promotions. 

Collaborate with internal departments, organizations, community members, and officials through workgroups, committees, and special projects to determine and/or facilitate a course of action for the development, implementation, management, evaluation, and sustainability of equitable population-centered services to meet identified health issues. 

Serves as health education and promotion subject matter expert through the provision and/or development of resources, training, consultation, implementation, management, and evaluation of strategic health education and promotion interventions and campaigns. 

Must be able to independently travel throughout the State of Texas to complete essential job functions.

Salary Range: $3,543.42 - $4,001.45 / Month

Job Order #16172676