Job Description

Community Health Educator Employment Type: 0 - Full-time Regular Pay Range: $52,898.00 - 79,347.00 Location: Castle Rock, CO Overtime Exempt: Y Elected Office / Department: PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT Conducts health education and advocacy in assigned program areas around chronic diseases, immunizations, injuries, tobacco control, and behavioral health with community partners to support policy change and other population-based prevention activities. We are hiring two Community Health Educators to join the Douglas County Health Department in the Community Health Division: Tobacco control in Elbert County: This position will conduct health education and policy advocacy in assigned program areas around tobacco control with community partners in Elbert County to support policy change and other population-based prevention activities. Immunizations in Douglas County: This position will conduct health education and policy advocacy in assigned program areas around vaccine preventable diseases, including COVID-19, with community partners to support policy change and other population-based prevention activities. Generally, the hiring range is $52,898-$66,123 annually. Qualifications, education and experience as it relates to the position will be taken into consideration when determining hiring salary. Tobacco Control: View the full job description here Immunizations: View the full job description here ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (The following examples are illustrative only and are not intended to be all inclusive.) Participatesincommunity coalitions,partnerships, andcollaborations tosupport and advance work, including youth coalitions and youth-adult partnerships. Developsandfosterspartnerships withavarietyofpartnersandstakeholders. Provideseducationandtrainingtokeystakeholders onselected healthtopics. Participates incommunity assessment processes. Workswithkeystakeholders andcommunity-basedpartnersto advocateforhealth-related policies on the local level. Provideseducation, resources, andrelatedsupporttocitystaffandlocalelected officials. Supports community-basedand governmental organizationssuch as schools, housingauthorities,workplaces, parksandrecreationdepartments anddistricts, non-profits, andothers indevelopment of organizationalpolicies that promote health. Uses assessment data and evidence-based practice guidelines to make recommendations for strategies to improve the public health policy landscape, considering the varied needs of specific populations, such as issues related to age, gender, culture, and health disparities. Supportscommunityeducationeffortsincludingmassmediacampaigns, social media, community outreach events. Workswithotherteammemberstoensureconsistentmessaging incommunities and across the agency. Provides education, both internally andexternally, to raise awareness andunderstanding ofchronicdiseases,tobacco,injuries,and/or behavioralhealth. Participates inimplementationofDCHD’s StrategicPlanasitrelatestochronic disease, tobacco prevention, substance abuse, and/or behavioral health. Participates inprogram development, grant writing, andgrant implementation includingprogramworkplansandbudgets.Participates inthetimelycompletion of applicable grant progress reports and other documentation as required. Collaborates withprogramevaluators indatacollectionandotherevaluation related activities. Participatesinrelevantgranteemeetingsandtrainingsasrequiredbyfunders. Mayparticipate ondepartment-wide cross-divisionalwork groupsand projects. RepresentstheDepartmentoncommunityprevention committees andother relevant groups as assigned. Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Requires abachelor’s degreefromanaccredited collegeoruniversity withmajor coursework in public health, health promotion, health communication, social work, education, ora related field. Master's Preferred. Requires aminimum of two years of related work experience. An equivalent combination of related education, training, and experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to effectively perform the functions of this position may be considered.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, & REGISTRATIONS:

Bilingual(English/Spanish)skillspreferred. This position requires successful completion of a criminal background check including fingerprinting through a national database. Must possess a valid Colorado Driver’s License upon hire, with complying insurance. Review of motor vehicle record is required at time of hire and periodically throughout employment.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Closing Date: 6/20/2025 5:59PM MST. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is selected. The job details outlined in thispostingmay represent a modifiedsummary ofthe fulljob description. For a full copy of the job description CLICK HERE to view our job classifications. In the event of an emergency/disaster in or near the County, all County employees are expected to make every effort to be available to assist the County Manager, Elected/Appointed Officials and Department Directors to ensure the continued operation of any and all necessary County functions. This may mean being available to perform additional duties and hours beyond what is normally required. In the event that an exempt employee does work more than 40 hours a week in support of County operations during an emergency, such employee may receive overtime or other appropriate wage compensation in accordance with existing County policies or at the discretion of the County. #J-18808-Ljbffr Douglas County

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Full time, Work experience placement, Work at office, Local area, Immediate start,

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