Health Prevention Coordinator (2 positions), St. Louis County, MN

Working Title

Health Prevention Coordinator (2 positions)

Educ Pro 2-Community Based Ed & Outreach (job code 8312CB), Civil Service

Full-Time position, 40 hours/week (100% time)

St. Louis County Extension Offices in Duluth and Virginia, MN;
Please identify your office preference (either Duluth or Virginia) in your cover letter. This is an in‑office and in‑person position.

$28.00 to $34.00/hour; depending on qualifications/experience

August 30, 2026

The Prevention & Health Coordinator is supported by St. Louis County Opioid Remediation Settlement Funds and is a joint partnership between St. Louis County Public Health, Community Health and Education unit, and the Department of Family, Health and Wellbeing (FHW), University of Minnesota Extension. The person in this role balances education delivery, curriculum adaptation, stakeholder collaboration, and programmatic management to drive sustainable community health outcomes.

These positions will be in the St. Louis County Extension Offices in Virginia and Duluth, Minnesota. Each office will have one position, so please indicate your office preference in your cover letter. This is in-person work for which you are working in the office when not out programming in the community.

This is a Monday through Friday position, with the ability to maintain a flexible work schedule, including occasional evening or weekend work, along with one overnight per quarter.

• Conduct a county-wide needs assessment on substance use prevention in community and school settings utilizing local data indicators from tools such as the Minnesota Student Survey, Community Health Assessments (CHAs) and Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIPs), Minnesota Compass
  -to analyze local needs, identify trends, and identify priority audiences.
• Set up, track, and maintain a regional dashboard database of substance use awareness and prevention curricula to assist schools in evaluating evidence-based materials for audience appropriateness, local learning environments, and cultural competency.
• Deliver substance use awareness and prevention curricula tailored to meet local needs and Minnesota's mandated health education standards across grade levels, including focus on cannabis education and opioid awareness; incorporate a Protective Factors Framework and Positive Community Norms (PCN) messaging.
• Coordinate and host classroom presentations and events, focused on both substance use and mental health, featuring local subject matter experts.
• Coordinate and support annual or semi-annual curriculum teacher workshops, ongoing coaching, and structural fidelity checks for school staff to improve overall educator knowledge, confidence, and competence to build internal school capacity.
• Implement process and outcome evaluations to drive curriculum improvements, ensure program fidelity, that may include measuring staff confidence and knowledge, tracking student success, and school-community partnerships.
• Implement and support data compliance protocols for program databases with schools to ensure participant and program data privacy.

• Identify, build, and strengthen ongoing regional partnerships with local schools, educators, and district leaders.
• Coordinate and facilitate collaborative planning meetings with community members, regional stakeholders, and program partners; examples include public health professionals, treatment providers, healthcare experts, recovery community members, and law enforcement when appropriate.
• Assist with the development and implementation of strategic marketing and communication plans to promote health initiatives, establish new regional affiliations, and strengthen ties with stakeholders.
• Extend engagement beyond the classroom by integrating public health messaging into school climate initiatives, extracurricular programming, school-wide campaigns, and family communication materials.
• Collaborate with existing regional efforts emphasizing prevention, early intervention, harm reduction, and the implementation of strategies that promote…