Bilingual Program Specialist

CLASSIFICATION: Full-time/37.5 hours/week

ANNUAL SALARY: $43,500 – $45,500

Join our passionate team at PMCH and help drive meaningful change in our community. As a CLPP Program Specialist, you’ll play a key role in delivering mission‑driven programs that make a real difference. You’ll be the connector—coordinating daily operations, supporting strategic planning and evaluation, and fostering clear, effective communication across teams, participants, and community partners.

• Provide lead poisoning prevention and healthy homes education to professionals, parents, and young children throughout eight Northern New Jersey counties:
  Bergen, Essex (excluding Newark), Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union, and Warren. This may include scheduling and preparing for in‑person and virtual workshops and presentations.
• Provide eco‑healthy childcare training to childcare center staff.
• Assist programs’ four lead poisoning prevention coalitions in coordinating educational campaigns.
• Initiate quarterly outreach campaigns to promote the Keep Me Lead Free program and other workshops offered for parents and professionals, by contacting childcare centers, schools, and community‑based organizations through phone and email across the eight designated counties.
• Attend state task force meetings, regional lead poisoning prevention and healthy homes coalition meetings.
• Participate in health fairs and parent workshops including evenings and weekends as needed, to distribute lead prevention resources and incentives.
• Perform administrative functions at coalition meetings (e.g., taking minutes, assisting with set‑up, etc.)
• Conduct marketing and outreach activities, as needed.
• Assist in planning and implementing outreach activities for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.
• Track all education and activities provided accurately and in a timely manner.

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated interest and knowledge in environmental public health topics.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Environmental Health, Health Education, or a related field required.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish, Creole, or Arabic) is required.
• Experience working with diverse populations.
• Experience conducting presentations.

All PMCH employees must comply with PMCH’s Immunization Policy.