Health Education Specialist I

Position Description

Calaveras County Public Health is seeking a full-time, in-person Health Education Specialist dedicated to communicable disease prevention. This hands-on role involves investigating reportable diseases, offering confidential partner support, and connecting residents to vital care services. As a key community resource, you will also design engaging educational materials, present at stakeholder meetings, and drive local outreach for initiatives like the Take Me Home program.

Health Education Specialist I

Under the direction of the Deputy Director, Public Health or designee, plans and implements community health education or promotion program activities and performs other related work as required. The Health Education Specialist I is a journey level class and works with limited independence and initiative for decision making.

Health Education Specialist II

Under the direction of the Deputy Director, Public Health or designee, plans, develops and implements complex public health education programs and activities and performs related work as required. The Health Education Specialist II is an advanced journey level class and works with some independence and initiative for decision making.

Health Education Specialist I

• Plans and implements activities to support health education and health promotion programs; participates in developing program objectives and budget.
• Researches, identifies, develops and pretests health communication materials for public health programs using best practices and tools to advance health literacy.
• Implements community health assessment activities, including asset mapping and other community capacity building processes.
• Plans, develops and implements educational activities that may include development of key educational messages, educational objectives, training, social marketing, data collection, evidence-based interventions, theory support, and outreach planning.
• Provides direct educational services such as presentations and training to paraprofessional staff, youth or volunteers involved in developing, conducting, and evaluating community outreach activities.
• Assists in the planning, development, and evaluation of youth development programs.
• Assists in the research and development of grant proposals.
• Maintains program records and prepares draft reports on program activities.
• Assists in the evaluation of program effectiveness for community impact and provides suggestions for improving health outcomes.
• Communicates health information to different audiences in a clear, concise manner.
• Collects and analyzes qualitative and quantitative data to learn about particular community challenges to improve policies, programs, and services.
• Serves as a subject matter expert on program material and develops relevant activities to promote public health to different audiences.
• Assists in the development, implementation, and education of organizational, local, and state health policies.
• Responds to emerging public health challenges and opportunities as assigned.

Health Education Specialist II

• As lead worker, works independently to plan and implement health education and health promotion programs and activities; evaluates effectiveness and impact of programs.
• Researches, identifies, and supervises development and pretests of health communication materials for public health programs.
• Develops, implements, and interprets results of community health assessments, asset mapping, and other community capacity building processes.
• Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates public health education activities that may include development of key educational messages, educational objective, training, social marketing, data collection, evidence-based interventions and best practices, theory support, and outreach planning.
• Coordinates and conducts training for paraprofessional staff, youth, and volunteers involved in developing, conducting, and evaluating program activities.
• Coordinates the planning, development, and evaluation of youth development programs with other community agencies.
• Researches and develops grant proposals, including complex work plans and budgets; monitors achievement of grant objective and activities.
• Designs data collection, gathers data, maintains program records, prepares and submits program reports to funding sources.
• May facilitate work and provide guidance to other staff, youth, and volunteers involved in health educations programs.
• Oversees provision of direct educational services; provides services such as presentations and trainings to community coalitions and other groups.
• Evaluates program effectiveness for community impact and provides suggestions for improving health outcomes.
• Communicates health information to different audiences in a clear, concise manner.
• Collects and analyzes qualitative and quantitative data to learn about particular community challenges to improve policies, programs, and services.
• Serves as a subject matter expert on program material and develops relevant…