Health Educator

Hybrid position. Must live in the Indianapolis area.

Pay: $32.30/hour

• Provide education and training consultation and technical assistance to local health departments, health care providers, and the public with respect to tuberculosis;
• Lead or coordinate a variety of health education activities hosted by TB control or external partners, including the Annual World TB Day Conference.
• Assist TB Regional Nurse Consultants in training LHD staff on TB and coordinating and disseminating updated training materials.
• Prepare and disseminate written and oral reports, handouts, training documents, the TB newsletter, and presentations that communicate necessary information to internal and external partners.
• Develop resources and toolkits to provide outreach and education to specific partners, including civil surgeons, homeless shelters, primary care providers, and infection control practitioners.
• Conduct educational presentations and/or trainings for a variety of audiences, including local health departments, health care providers, and the general public.
• Engage directly with members of the public at health fairs and other outreach events.
• Serve as the primary liaison with Indiana American Lung Association, Global TB Institute at Rutgers, and CDC regarding education and training activities.
• Participate in writing grants and other funding proposals.
• Assist the TB Prevention & Care Director in planning and implementing ongoing professional development activities for TB Prevention & Care staff.

• Bachelor's in public health education, community health education, public health, education, health science, or a behavioral health-related field.
• Knowledge of the epidemiology and biology of tuberculosis.