Panhandle Health District Hiring for Health Education Specialist, Sr Job at Hayden, ID Full Time

Panhandle Health District has an opening for a full-time Health Education Specialist, Sr. to manage the Partnerships for Success Grant (PFS). The PFS is a state substance use disorder prevention grant which is sub-granted to communities, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The PFS aims to reduce underage drinking, marijuana use, and methamphetamine use with a comprehensive array of prevention strategies. This position will participate in overall program planning, implementation, and management of the funding at the health district level, within defined guidelines, in coordination with the Idaho Regional Behavioral Health Board.
The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in public health or another social science-related field
• Knowledge of behavior change theory, community health and assessments, behavioral health and substance abuse, rural health issues and cultural competence

This is a limited service position with funding through approximately September 2023.
Responsibilities:

• Conduct a limited community assessment;
• Develop project action plans, goals, objectives, and work timelines;
• Work with a variety of stakeholders to write and implement action plans;
• Plan, implement, coordinate, and evaluate regional substance misuse prevention activities;
• Develop and monitor service/contract agreements and quality assurance;
• Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations;
• Manage a program budget;
• Coordinate media campaign material dissemination within the district;
• Facilitate the implementation of evidence-based substance misuse prevention curriculum for community;
• Identify other agencies and organizations as project partners;
• Consult with and provide problem solving assistance to partners on matters related to project activities;
• Report progress in accordance to state requirements;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Candidates must have good knowledge of:

• Public health education principles and practices to include needs assessment, information dissemination and community organization relating to common health problems;
• Basic disease etiologies and preventive strategies;
• Survey methods and basic statistics used to collect and interpret data;
• Training methods.

Experience: * Developing or reviewing, and evaluating health-related informational material;

• Developing, implementing, and evaluating public health education programs.Interested applicants must apply online at www.dhr.idaho.gov. From the Current Openings tab, search for Health Education Specialist, Sr. Position closes on 1/14/22.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.56 – $28.76 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• public health: 1 year (Required)
• basic statistic methods: 1 year (Required)
• reviewing and evaluating health-related information: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver’s License (Required)

Work Location: One location