Community Health Program Manager

WAGE & DEPARTMENT

WAGE: $37.43-DOE/DOQ DEPARTMENT: Weber-Morgan Health Department

PERSONNEL STATUS: Full Time ; FLSA Exempt BENEFITS: Health, Dental, Vision, Retirement, 401k match, Sick/Vacation, Life Insurance, Short-term Disability, Accident, Critical Illness;
Parental Leave;
Maternity Leave

Under general guidance and direction of the Community Health Administrator, performs professional administrative and supervisory work in the areas of public health education.

• Manages, supervises, coordinates, and evaluates health education activities.
• Assists Administrator with general operation of Community Health division including problem solving and staff training and scheduling.
• May act in the absence of the Community Health Administrator.
• Acts as coach and mentor, trains, or determines and ensures the proper training of health education staff; attends and participates in seminars, on-the-job training, and other educational activities.
• Establishes performance expectations, conducts employee performance appraisals and reviews and evaluates the work of those supervised; rewards and disciplines those supervised and recommends promotions as appropriate following established policies and procedures.
• Reviews and approves time and attendance, mileage, employee leave, travel, and education request, and ensures appropriate use of time of those supervised.
• Documents work completely and ensures that work of those supervised is documented completely; assures that accurate records are kept and data are collected, analyzed, compiled, evaluated properly, and that assignments given are completed.
• Plans and conducts studies; prepares, reviews and approves reports, presentations and materials.
• Assists with preparation and administration of budgets within specific program areas.
• Promotes conditions for effective teamwork and team participation; motivates decision making processes; plans work activities; reviews and evaluates program effectiveness and efficiency; estimates present and future health education problems and solutions.
• Respond to public health emergencies and disasters as needed, utilizing the skills authorized under your professional scope of practice.
• Be familiar with departmental Continuity of Operations Plans and the WMHD Emergency Operations Plan.
• Have general knowledge of the Incident Command System and specific knowledge of your functional roles and position assignments during an emergency, minimizing the impacts of Public Health Emergencies in Weber and Morgan counties.

Other duties as assigned.

• Manages, supervises, coordinates, and evaluates community health activities.
• Assists Administrator with general operation of the activities including problem solving, staff training, and scheduling.
• Acts as coach and mentor, trains, or determines and ensures the proper training of nursing staff; attends and participates in seminars, on-the-job training, and other educational activities.

Education: Graduation from a college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health Education, Community Health Education, Public Health Lifestyle Management or a closely related field.

AND

Experience:

Three (3) years of experience in Community Health education.

AND Certification: Certification as a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), Certified in Public Health (CPH) certificate, or similar credential. ORA Master’s Degree in Health Education, Public Health, Public Administration or a closely related field.

Knowledge: Considerable knowledge of Social Determinants of Health, understanding of public health methods and preventative health practices. Considerable knowledge of health education methods and preventative health practices. Considerable knowledge and understanding of public health behavior change theory. Considerable knowledge of community analysis and survey techniques, need assessment, and principles of community development and organization. Considerable knowledge of educational tools and use of the media for information dissemination.

Considerable knowledge of state and local political processes.…