Health Preparedness Education Specialist
City of El Paso El Paso, Texas, United States
- Location: El Paso, Texas, United States
- Categories: Education and Training, Public Health
- Job Type: Full Time
- Posted: Feb 20, 2025
Job Description:
Health Preparedness Education Specialist
Description
RequirementsMOS Code: 3F211 (Air Force), 0169 (Navy)
Education and Experience : Bachelor's Degree in Health Education, Community Health Education, Public Health Education, School Health Education, or related field.
Licenses and Certificates : Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state by the date of appointment.
General Purpose
Under general supervision, organize educational presentations and materials according to lesson plans to educate and guide the community on good public health practices.
Typical Duties
- Compile, review, and disseminate materials on specific subjects of public health interest, including pandemic prevention and mitigation measures and vaccination clinics from selected sources and references.
- Works with news media and civic groups on public awareness campaigns to increase awareness of the importance of participation in health education services.
- Assist with community outreach information on mass vaccination clinics.
- Organize educational community engagement seminars and workshops.
- Develop and present health education and promotion programs to community organizations.
- Facilitate the coordination of Crisis and Emergency Risk Communications (CERC) response, and community mitigation education.
- Assist in planning and coordinating training programs and continuing education programs to increase the expertise of departmental personnel.
- Assist with the coordination of the availability of faculty, equipment, and course materials for the smooth progression of the training effort.
General Information
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Salary Range: $42,330.00 - $64,33.00 per year.
The starting salary is generally at the beginning of the salary range.
Note: This is an unclassified contract position. Employment is predicated on the continuation of state/federal funding.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a present number of qualified applications have been received.
Please note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Determined by agreement
Closing Date/Time: 2/25/2025 11:59 PM Mountain