0000007673.HEALTH EDUCATOR.HHS-COVID-19 HLTH DISPARTIES STRAT 3

Dallas County

Dallas, TX

On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for community-focused health professionals who coordinate outreach and manage bilingual programs.

Best fit for

Community-focused health professionals with experience in public health education and outreach coordination
— “Assists in the development and implementation of health education and health promotional activities to meet the needs of a given population/group of Dallas County”
Candidates with bilingual capabilities and a background in translation services for non-English speaking populations
— “Provides translation services to non-English speaking residents and serves as initial point of contact for the non-English speaking residents for the targeted group”
Individuals adept at creating educational materials and managing community partnerships for health promotion
— “Assist in writing, editing, and coordinating the development of promotional, educational, training materials, newsletters, brochures”

Things to consider

Requires reliable transportation for off-site visits and potential travel to community locations
— “Ability to visit various off site work locations”
Bilingual skills may be required depending on the targeted community or group
— “Bilingual is preferred or may be required based on community/group targeted”

How to stand out

Highlight experience managing health education programs for specific populations in your resume and interviews
— “Assists in the development and implementation of health education and health promotional activities to meet the needs of a given population/group”
Emphasize your ability to build and maintain community partnerships and outreach initiatives
— “participating in established partnerships with other interested health entities/ individuals”
Demonstrate your skills in creating and coordinating promotional and educational materials for public health
— “Assist in writing, editing, and coordinating the development of promotional, educational, training materials”
Showcase any prior experience in providing translation services or working with non-English speaking communities
— “Provides translation services to non-English speaking residents”
Demonstrate your ability to manage and oversee health promotional displays in a public health setting
— “Oversees monthly health promotional displays within the department”

Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

Develop and implement health education programs
Provide translation services
Represent the department at community meetings

Typical background

Bachelor’s degree in Health Education or related field1+ year of work experience in a health care setting

Skills & requirements

Required

Health EducationPublic Health TrainingCommunity OutreachTranslation Services

Preferred

Bilingual

Stack & domain

Health EducationPublic HealthTraining MaterialsHealth Promotional ActivitiesTranslation ServicesCommunicationTeamworkCustomer Service

About the role

Original posting from Dallas County

Assists in the development and implementation of health education and health promotional activities to meet the needs of a given population/group of Dallas County for a particular or specialized program to include participating in established partnerships with other interested health entities/ individuals to focus on design and implementation of promotional strategies that successfully address community/program health issues for a specific population/group; identifies appropriate population/group specific language media for notices, announcements, and informational needs of the population/group and liaisons with community outreach and represents the department/division at meetings and various activities of community organizations.
Researches training materials, resources, and facilitates related to public health education programs for the community or a specific group as well as develops, coordinates, and conducts health education programs and activities.
Assist in writing, editing, and coordinating the development of promotional, educational, training materials, newsletters, brochures as appropriate to the program for the community or given population/specific group as well as develops health education materials and resources for Health and Human Services and responds to requests from the community for literature.
Oversees monthly health promotional displays within the department.
Identifies populations or specific groups, communities, and organizations that would benefit from public health training courses and program.
Provides translation services to non-English speaking residents and serves as initial point of contact for the non-English speaking residents for the targeted group, Medical Reserve and Corp Volunteers.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Education, Experience and Training:
Education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Health Education, or in a job related field of study. One (1) year of work related experience in a health care setting.
Special Requirements/Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Skilled in the use of standard software applications. Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, departments and the general public. Must possess a valid Texas Driver’s License, with a good driving record and reliable transportation. Bilingual is preferred or may be required based on community/group targeted.
Physical/Environmental Requirements:
Standard office environment. Ability to lift up to 25 lbs., unassisted. Ability to visit various off site work locations.

Source: Dallas County careers