Community Health Education Specialist I Kingman

This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/7637513 About the Position: This position is part of our HIV Prevention Program and supports efforts to provide valuable services to the community. The HIV Prevention Program offers testing, post-test counseling, and referrals to providers for appropriate care. This positions duties involve exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials.The successful candidate must be comfortable working in a clinical environment and follow all applicable health, safety, infection-control, and confidentiality protocols. Must pass pre-employment background screening Must be able to travel throughout different county locations. Working conditions would include but not limited to: - Work environment is mostly within the community with occasional office setting. - Required interactions with the public and some public presentations. - Possible exposure to contaminate or infectious materials and samples encountered in a health service area. - Possible outside exposures when participating in outreach community events. - This position requires occasional outreach to other community partners and agencies. - Developing curriculum and materials tailored to different age groups and demographics. - Leading presentations in schools, community centers, and public forums. - Collaborating with local organizations and stakeholders to expand outreach. - Evaluating program effectiveness through surveys and data collection. - Travel will be mostly in Mohave County but may be required to another part of the state as needed. - Travel will be mostly within Mohave County with travel to additional outlying county locations as needed, including Bullhead City, Lake Havasu City, Northern Arizona Strip, and other areas including attending required trainings or meetings, while operating a Mohave County provided vehicle. - The ability to work outdoors performing moderate labor in varying weather conditions, including strong winds, extreme heat to extreme cold temperatures. - This position may also include the occasional moderate lifting of 25 - 50lbs. - This position requires an equal amount of time spent standing, walking, running, sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and bending. Essential Job Functions - Develops and coordinates County health education programs including prevention and education services, counseling, and training. - Coordinates and presents a variety of workshops designed to educate the public on health, exercise, sports science, tobacco use prevention and other issues as may be defined by the grant program and the prevention of illness, disease, and injury. - Provides prevention and intervention counseling services for individuals; refers individuals to appropriate County or outside agency for assistance. - Answers questions and provides information to the public; conducts community outreach services to include preparing articles and providing interviews for mass media publication. Participates in community task forces/committees and special events. - Documents, collects, and interprets data for reporting to state and federal agencies. Assists in identifying funding sources and preparing of grant proposals. - Assists in interpreting program goals while monitoring compliance with state, federal and local policies and procedures, regulations, and division rules. - Coordinates and organizes collaborated community-wide task forces to address and assess local needs as they related to health issues. - Works with subcontractors to ensure grant/program (i.e., Tobacco program) compliance, accurate reporting, and program evaluation. - Attains ad itional knowledge in the health education field and area to which assigned through reading of health-related information and materials and attends training and educational classes. - Create and maintain a supportive work environment with other departments and community programs, Public Health divisions, and Public Health leadership on accreditation domain while maintaining a culture of quality improvement. - Apply basic principles, practices, techniques, teaching, and communication methods related to the age, gender, race/ethnicity, educational level, and socioeconomic status of community members. - Communicate and act in a culturally competent and professional manner maintaining cooperative relationships with community members, co-workers, and work contacts. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Public Health and health education techniques and skills. Some assignments may require specialized knowledge specific to the area of assignment such as exercise/sports science, gardening, tobacco use prevention, opioid overdose prevention, chronic disease, nutrition, techniques and skills or prevention/education/intervention techniques and skills. Principles,practices,andservicesrelatedtopublichealthandthespecificareatowhichassigned(i.e., nutrition, opioid overdose pr