Health Education Home Visitor
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Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has a limited service opening for
Health Education Specialist
This announcement will be used to fill two Health Education Specialist positions, with one of the positions preferably having the ability to speak, read and write both English and Spanish fluently.
Length of limited service appointments are determined by the availability of funds such as grants and/or timeframes such as pilot projects or program termination. Appointments to a limited service position have permanent, classified status (with limited layoff rights) after successful completion of entrance probation and shall receive, no later than the date of hire, a written agreement describing the non-career nature of the job and the duration of employment. Updated agreements are required every two (2) years.
Responsibilities:
Develop, coordinate and/or provide education and training sessions on all components needed to implement Parents as Teachers program.
Conduct family assessments to determine needs.
Provide health education during home visits.
Introduce evidence-based quality improvement strategies within program.
Develop community partnerships.
Assess community needs, and provide program education and community outreach based on needs assessment.
Develop program evaluations and identify areas for improvement.
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
Good knowledge of:
Public health education principles and practices to include needs assessment, information dissemination and community organization relating to common health problems.
Basic disease etiologies and preventive strategies.
Survey methods and basic statistics used to collect and interpret data.
Training methods.
Experience:
Developing or reviewing and evaluating health-related informational material.
Preferred Candidates will have:
Strong communication skills.
The ability to read, write and speak fluently in English and Spanish (one position).
Examination:
The examination is a rating of your education and experience. Enter your responses to the questions in the spaces provided in the examination. You must have the minimum level of experience or education described for each question addressing minimum requirements to qualify for this position. Scoring will be based on the information you provide. A minimum rating of 70 is needed to pass this examination. Notification of your test results will be available online when the review process is complete.
To preview the exam, click on the link at the bottom of this page (you will not be able to take the exam from this screen) . If you wish to take the exam, click on any Apply Online button and follow the instructions provided.
How to Apply:
Click on any Apply Online button and follow the instructions provided to complete the Application Checklist and Exam for this position.
When completing your online application information, please select:
Health District 6 under Agencies
Full-time and Limited Service under Job Type/Shift
Pocatello under Cities.
When updating your online application information, complete/update all items in the Application Checklist. (This includes: Personal Information, Education, Work History, Cities, Agencies and Job type.) Without this information your name can't be referred to the hiring Agency.
Thank you for your interest in employment with Southeastern Idaho Public Health!
Open for Recruitment: January 14, 2015 - January 21, 2015
Announcement #: 0
Location(s): Pocatello
Salary Range: $16.76 - $24.65 per hour -Plus Competitive Benefits!Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has a limited service opening for
Health Education Specialist
This announcement will be used to fill two Health Education Specialist positions, with one of the positions preferably having the ability to speak, read and write both English and Spanish fluently.
Length of limited service appointments are determined by the availability of funds such as grants and/or timeframes such as pilot projects or program termination. Appointments to a limited service position have permanent, classified status (with limited layoff rights) after successful completion of entrance probation and shall receive, no later than the date of hire, a written agreement describing the non-career nature of the job and the duration of employment. Updated agreements are required every two (2) years.
Responsibilities:
Develop, coordinate and/or provide education and training sessions on all components needed to implement Parents as Teachers program.
Conduct family assessments to determine needs.
Provide health education during home visits.
Introduce evidence-based quality improvement strategies within program.
Develop community partnerships.
Assess community needs, and provide program education and community outreach based on needs assessment.
Develop program evaluations and identify areas for improvement.
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
Good knowledge of:
Public health education principles and practices to include needs assessment, information dissemination and community organization relating to common health problems.
Basic disease etiologies and preventive strategies.
Survey methods and basic statistics used to collect and interpret data.
Training methods.
Experience:
Developing or reviewing and evaluating health-related informational material.
Preferred Candidates will have:
Strong communication skills.
The ability to read, write and speak fluently in English and Spanish (one position).
Examination:
The examination is a rating of your education and experience. Enter your responses to the questions in the spaces provided in the examination. You must have the minimum level of experience or education described for each question addressing minimum requirements to qualify for this position. Scoring will be based on the information you provide. A minimum rating of 70 is needed to pass this examination. Notification of your test results will be available online when the review process is complete.
To preview the exam, click on the link at the bottom of this page (you will not be able to take the exam from this screen) . If you wish to take the exam, click on any Apply Online button and follow the instructions provided.
How to Apply:
Click on any Apply Online button and follow the instructions provided to complete the Application Checklist and Exam for this position.
When completing your online application information, please select:
Health District 6 under Agencies
Full-time and Limited Service under Job Type/Shift
Pocatello under Cities.
When updating your online application information, complete/update all items in the Application Checklist. (This includes: Personal Information, Education, Work History, Cities, Agencies and Job type.) Without this information your name can't be referred to the hiring Agency.
Thank you for your interest in employment with Southeastern Idaho Public Health!
Open for Recruitment: January 14, 2015 - January 21, 2015
Announcement #: 0
Location(s): Pocatello
Salary Range: $16.76 - $24.65 per hour -Plus Competitive Benefits!Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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