Prevention Specialist -II

Bi-lingual candidates preferred for this position.

Under general supervision from the Health and Human Services Deputy Director of Public Health and Prevention or designee, the Prevention Specialist plans and implements a wide range of educational services and outreach activities. The Prevention Specialist works as part of a team that is leading change and empowering healthy communities, ensuring that service delivery is both trauma‑informed and respectful of culture.

• Reviews research articles, identifies best practices and evidence‑based curriculums or interventions with designated target groups, and synthesizes information to design effective presentations.
• Conducts presentations to community groups and the general public at a variety of venues throughout the county, including schools, libraries, the county jail, and client homes, with efforts to present equal services to southeastern Inyo.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with members of collaborating agencies working toward mutual goals.
• Completes data entry and general office duties.
• Provides ongoing assessment and management of client needs, collecting and organizing evaluation materials to promote community benefits from services or to help assess the critical needs of a community or target population.
• Completes all data entry and reporting in a thorough and timely manner as prescribed by regulation and/or supervisor.
• Schedules classes and outreaches to optimize client availability, including flexible scheduling to allow for night and weekend services.
• Develops and implements prevention education services and other prevention strategies in a wide range of venues, across multiple disciplines.

• Provides health education to low‑income children and adolescents.
• Provides food preparation demonstrations.
• Promotes healthy dietary habits through participation in community promotions, educational displays and other outlets including social media and other media resources.
• Facilitates coalitions and related activities as identified and assigned.

• Assists in developing and implementing public health disaster preparedness work plans, and provides input into mid‑year and year‑end reports.
• Reviews research articles and synthesizes information to assist local hospitals in developing written hospital emergency plans, and works with public health staff and partners in planning for healthcare and community response to public health emergencies.
• Organizes, sets agendas, and convenes meetings of the Healthcare Coalition and other collaborative groups.
• Participates in planning and implementation of tabletop drills, functional exercises, and disaster preparedness curriculum.
• Tracks and reports project deliverables and expenditures, and monitors implementation of training and exercise programs.

• Provides direct support to families with children zero to five in topics of child development, literacy, and positive parenting through home visits, parenting classes, and workshops.
• Utilizes evidence‑based curriculum to provide parenting supports.
• Provides community presentations and attends community collaborative meetings to connect with providers and resources.
• Implements community‑wide literacy programs in partnership with medical clinics and local nonprofits.
• Connects children and families to resources through case management and referrals, including offering developmental screenings to connect to early intervention services, and provides coaching and education in early childhood learning environments.
• Acts as the Child Abuse Prevention Council Coordinator, plans and facilitates meetings, takes minutes, and coordinates resources.

• Provides home‑based visitation and case management services.
• Offers parenting education and support, implementation of evidence‑based tools and strategies, and other education/activities as identified and/or assigned.
• Connects children and families to resources through case management and referrals.

• Recruits and trains adult mentors to match with children and youth in the community and/or schools.
• Conducts outreach to children/youth referred to program…