Target Zero Manager​/Safe Kids Coordinator

Position Summary

Do you enjoy working with the public, contributing to the health of your community and have experience and education related to community health education with a focus on improving traffic safety and preventing childhood injuries? The Grant County Health District (GCHD) is hiring for the position of Target Zero Manager (TZM) and Safe Kids Coordinator. Target Zero Managers work to improve traffic safety by guiding multi‑agency traffic safety coalitions in 17 regions across Washington State.

TZMs are funded through the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC). The selected individuals will be classified as Health Educator II. See the list of Knowledge and Abilities to determine if this position is a good fit for you!

Traffic crashes are a public health crisis in Washington – roadway deaths and serious injuries have increased each year since 2020. In 2023, Washington State experienced 810 fatalities on our roads, the deadliest single year since 1997. Impaired driving, speeding, distracted driving, and not wearing a seatbelt are the leading causes of these avoidable fatalities.

Region 15 TZM is hosted and employed by GCHD located in Moses Lake. This position coordinates the work of one or more Traffic Safety Coalitions comprised of experts across engineering, enforcement, education, emergency medical services, community agencies and organizations, and local residents representing marginalized communities across Grant, Adams, Lincoln and Ferry counties with an interest in safer roads. The individual selected for this position will convene, connect, delegate, and empower the coalition(s) to carry out community engagement, education and outreach, data‑driven safety initiatives, and enforcement activities designed to change risky driver behavior and create safer roads and highways for all users.

GCHD is the local public health district serving Grant County, WA located in beautiful North Central Washington State. The health district is governed by the Grant County Board of Health. To learn more about GCHD’s programs and services visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). or on Facebook at  .

This position carries out a scope of work established by WTSC. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to work independently with limited oversight and will coordinate closely with WTSC representatives and a statewide network of peers.

Core responsibilities include but are not limited to the following tasks:

• Establish and maintain coalitions of traffic safety stakeholders.
• Identify, recruit and engage new stakeholders across the region in traffic safety efforts.
• Develop expertise in traffic safety issues and countermeasures designed to prevent crashes,
• Raise awareness and influence behavior surrounding traffic safety issues and seek community and stakeholder input through community engagement.
• Assess the regional and statewide traffic culture and follow the data.
• Conduct traffic safety needs assessments using regional and statewide data.
• Act as a consultant on behavioral traffic safety interventions to community stakeholders working to address traffic crashes.
• Prioritize opportunities for traffic safety in the region.
• Develop logic models and implement plans for new traffic safety strategies to guide projects and maximize effectiveness.
• Develop and implement a portfolio of strategies to address traffic safety issues and needs.
• Execute the implementation plans and guide the conversations created.
• Use Positive Community Norms (PCN) messaging for outreach and education. Have a strong understanding of communications and media.
• Detail progress and activities through in‑person and virtual meetings, and written reports.
• Coordinate and implement Safe Kids Grant County childhood injury prevention initiatives and programs.

• Participate in community engagement outreach events.
• Demonstrated ability in public health program planning.
• Engage and communicate with community partners and organizations locally and nationally.
• Track program impact, outcomes, and results.
• Compile data, tools, laws, best practices, and other information in support of childhood injury prevention and traffic safety.
• Knowledge on local,…