Job Posting : May 5, 2022, 1:10:45 AM Closing Date : May 19, 2022, 4:59:00 AM Full-time
A.M.
P.M.
Collective Bargaining Unit: AFSCME Health and Hospital Systems Posting Salary: $34.772
LOCATION: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SHIFT: DAYS / 8:30AM - 4:30PM
This is a grant funded position ending in May 2025.
Job Summary AFSCME 1276
In alignment with the vision and mission of the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH), The Public Health Educator III is responsible for working with community and clinical partners to support public health education initiatives.
This includes planning and implementing interventions; providing technical assistance to community- based partners; creating materials to support communication strategies and efforts; facilitating partnerships, collaboratives and meetings to promote goals, priorities and plans and supporting evaluation activities and reporting.
Typical Duties
- Works with internal and external partners to ensure successful, coordinated, and timely implementation of initiatives
- Coordinates and collaborates with individuals, community partners, government agencies, healthcare entities, and other stakeholders to support strategies that help implement, monitor, and evaluate the public health initiative
- This may include, but not limited to:
- Formation, cultivation and maintenance of local committees, coalitions or partnerships
- Provision of in-person visits, education or training related to effective and sustainable strategies for implementation (e.g., coalition building; facilitation; community engagement)
- Appropriate follow up, facilitation and coordination of efforts at local or county levels involving multiple partners and agencies
- Develops and presents materials to stakeholders to raise awareness and support for the initiative and related activities, as needed
- Prepares reports and other documentation to support initiatives
- Creates content and/or materials to support intervention strategies and/or communication efforts and campaigns. Leverages social media platforms to support efforts and campaigns.
- Coordinates and maintains partnerships or collaboratives, including identification of additional local organizations for possible partnerships to advance objectives
- Supports monitoring of grant-related initiatives
- Utilizes project databases for surveillance, monitoring and evaluation purposes and prepares reports as needed
- Represents the CCDPH on approved committees and community projects.
- Participates in research activities that support and augment program objectives.
- May conduct investigations and risk assessments, as needed.
- Performs audits and quality assurance activities, as needed.
- Assists with initiation and preparation of grant applications, as needed.
- Supports day-to-day project operations
- Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Public Health or related field from an accredited college or university
- Three (3) years of experience in Public Health or health education
- Prior experience in program development, implementation and evaluation that includes community-based initiatives and alliance/coalition building
- Must be trained and certified in NIMS FEMA IS-100, 200, 700, and 800 management within six
(6) months of employment.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to work evenings or weekends, as needed
- Position requires local travel for which the employee must possess a valid driver's license and insured vehicle or otherwise provide an acceptable and reliable means of transportation
- Bilingual in Spanish
Preferred Qualifications
- One (1) - Three (3) year(s) of experience in area of specialty
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics
- Knowledge and demonstrated experience with applying health promotion theory and/or with advancing policy, systems and environmental change, using evidence-based or best practice strategies
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
- Excellent written/verbal communication skills and experience with diverse communities and outreach
- Knowledge of principles of health communication, and determinants of community health and how to build local capacity
- Ability to plan, coordinate and manage with strong organizational skills; cultivate and manage key relations/stakeholders, as well as lead and facilitate group process; effectively work independently and as a part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to build logical approaches to address problems or opportunities; manages the situation at hand by drawing on own knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary; approaches analysis with an unbiased impartial view.
VETERAN PREFERENCE
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When applying for employment with the Cook County Health & Hospitals System, preference is given to honorably discharged Veterans who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States for not less than 6 months of continuous service
To take advantage of this preference a Veteran must :
- Meet the minimum qualifications for the position.
- Identify self as a Veteran on the employment application by answering yes to the question by answering yes to the question, "Are you a Military Veteran?"
- Attach a copy of their DD 214, DD 215 or NGB 22 (Notice of Separation at time of application filing. Please note: If you have multiple DD214s, 215s, or NGB 22S, Please submit the one with the latest date. Coast Guard must submit a certified copy of the military separation from either the Department of Transportation (Before 9/11) or the Department of Homeland Security (After 9/11). Discharge papers must list and Honorable Discharge Status. Discharge papers not listing an Honorable Discharge Status are not acceptable
OR
- A copy of a valid State ID Card or Driver's License which identifies the holder of the ID as a Veteran, may also be attached to the application at time of filing.
If items are not attached, you will not be eligible for Veteran Preference
VETERANS MUST PROVIDE ORIGINAL APPLICABLE DISCHARGE PAPERS OR APPLICABLE STATE ID CARD OR DRIVER'S LICENSE AT TIME OF INTERVIEW.
*Degrees awarded outside of the United States with the exception of those awarded in one of the United States' territories and Canada must be credentialed by an approved U. S. credential evaluation service belonging to the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE). Original credentialing documents bust be presented at time of interview.
*Please note all offers of Employment are contingent upon the following conditions: satisfactory professional & employment references, healthcare and criminal background checks, appropriate licensure/certifications and the successful completion of a physical and pre-employment drug screen.
*CCHHS is strictly prohibited from conditioning, basing or knowingly prejudicing or affecting any term or aspect of County employment or hiring upon or because of any political reason or factor.
COOK COUNTY HEALTH & HOSPITALS SYSTEM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
