Health Prevention Coordinator

This position is responsible for leading and implementing direct prevention services, as well as public health policy, system, and environmental change strategies related to:
Tobacco Free Environments, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Maternal and Child Health, and Health in Arizona Policy Initiatives to improve health outcomes for Gila County communities. Position will: lead the development and implementation of evidence-based strategies that promote health programs and services; assess and identify the community health requirements; and assist with developing and implementing community health programs.

• Leads the planning, development, coordination, and implementation of direct health services and comprehensive policy, systems, and environmental strategies to address neighborhood-level changes that have a positive influence on the health of community residents, especially in low-income communities.

40%

• Works collaboratively with multiple sectors and partners to identify common interests and to formulate systemic and collaborative approaches that improve health education and prevention programs, projects, and activities.

30%

• Leads and provides administrative guidance to assigned personnel; ensures compliance with departmental policies and procedures; ensures that public health programs are consistent with appropriate public health laws and regulations; and acts as liaison between the funding representatives and Deputy Director.

20%

• Prepares monthly/quarterly/annual reports in accordance with grant reporting requirements.

10%

• Performs other duties as assigned

This position has no responsibility over any types of budget.

Provides project research and clerical support on organizational planning, organizational development and human resources projects.

This position trains colleagues, explains County procedures, negotiates and persuades and responds to public inquiries.

This position creates or edits documents, internal memos, emails, procedures and guidelines for public release, formal letters and reports.

Interacts extensively with employees, customers, the general public, vendors, regulatory bodies, and other groups and/or individuals and Institutions over the telephone, by email, and/or in person.

Consistently (More than 40% but less than 55% in a year).

Bachelor's Degree or demonstrated public health experiences performing work requiring considerable analytical skill and project follow-up in a public health setting; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Two (2) years directly related experience; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.

Customer and personal service; database management; education; information technology and knowledge of health and wellness programming.

Analytical thinking; critical thinking; analytical writing; analyzing training needs; developing training strategies; delivering training; developing alternative solutions; troubleshooting.

Express one's self orally; generate fluent new and useful ideas; make sense of multiple data; multi-task and read and write at professional level.

• Routinely stands to present and train.
• Regularly sits to complete report and operate computers.
• Routinely lifts work related…