Job Description
Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Waco, TX
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 2024-01120
Department: HEALTH SERVICES
Division: HEALTH EQUITY
Opening Date: 04/29/2024
Summary Grant Funded Position Depends on Qualifications WHY WORK FOR WACO: - Meaningful and challenging work
- Make a difference and improve communities
- Competitive Salary and Benefits
- Full Range of Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life Insurance
- Retirement Plan with a 2:1 City Match
- Education Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Longevity Pay
- And More!
- Chance to do work you are passionate about
- Job Security
- Desire to give back
Minimum Qualifications: Required:
- Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Business, Public Administration, or a related field is required and 1 year experience in training programs; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Texas Driver's License
Position Overview: Under basic supervision, prepares and presents health education materials, provides outreach services for at-risk populations; conducts public educational forums on priority health issues. Engages and maintains partnerships with community members and local organizations to promote wellness, strengthen innovative collaboration, and drive policy and systems changes.
Essential Functions: • Plans and presents community outreach programs to promote health education, risk reduction and healthy behaviors; informs community of services available through Public Health District (PHD) and other community resources; prepares and delivers presentations on assigned health topics.
•Prepares educational materials; coordinates and presents training and public education programs; collects, compiles and maintains data on PHD health education activities.
•Researches health education issues; prepares educational materials; coordinates and presents training and public education programs; collects, compiles and maintains data on PHD health education activities.
•Provides leadership, coordination of efforts, and facilitation of the Healthy Women & Children Coalition. Works with Healthy Women and Children Coalition partners to develop annual goals and objectives using evidence-based public health frameworks and within the scope of available resources and funding.
•Fosters and develops new relationships with community partners to maximize participation and engagement in meetings and implementation of Healthy Women and Children Coalition strategies.
•Works with coalition steering committee and Health District leadership to guide the direction of the coalition and move coalition initiatives toward sustainability. Compiles data and monthly/quarterly reports describing coalition efforts and other program deliverables.
The City of Waco offers a complete benefits package for eligible employees including; health, dental, vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Accounts, life insurance, long term and short term disability, retirement, deferred compensation plans, holidays, vacation, sick leave, credit union and savings bonds.
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Job Tags
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