Job Description

Requisition No: 842995 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: SENIOR HEALTH EDUCATOR - 64060886

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64060886 

Salary: $40,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 12/17/2024 

Total Compensation Estimator 

Internal Agency

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This is professional work planning, implementing and conducting health promotion and public health education programs for clinics, schools and community groups. This position is under the direct supervision of the Health Services manager. The overall purpose of the Heart Health Plus Program is to reduce health inequity in areas with disproportionate burdens of heart disease and related risk factors. The incumbent will provide case management/care coordination services as delineated in the Heart Health Plus Program guidelines. The goal of the Senior Health Educator is to increase outreach and education to priority populations on chronic disease prevention and ways to address associated risk factors. The Senior Health Educator will also increase screenings and referrals to hypertension management, diabetes prevention, diabetes management, asthma, and tobacco cessation programs for priority populations. 

 

The employee will work promoting, maintaining, and improving individual and/or community health through SWAT (Students Working Against Tobacco) activities. The employee will collect and analyze data to identify individual and/or community needs prior to planning and implementing the program. This position is responsible for various aspects of the SWAT work plan, tracking and evaluation of projects, policy and advocacy work, meeting deliverables, and completing reports. Incumbents may also serve as a resource to assist individuals, other professionals and/or the community. This position requires the ability to work independently and to work with both youth and adults. Public speaking, coalition building, and program development skills experience is preferred. This position requires travel and some weekend and/or evening hours. This is an inhaled nicotine and tobacco-free position.

 

 

Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT)

 

• Serves as the SWAT Coordinator and leads this policy area for the tobacco prevention program

 

• Maintains and builds relationships with public, private, and charter schools, as well as community-based youth organizations to establish and maintain SWAT groups

 

• Establishes and maintains SWAT groups through activities such as, but not limited to, recruiting youth to participate in clubs, acting as a resource for SWAT Advisors,regularly attending SWAT meetings, and ensuring consistent communication with SWAT groups including progress assessments

 

•  Works with local schools and school-based SWAT Advisors to plan and implement antitobacco activities

 

•  Chaperones SWAT events and meetings per approved required activities for fiscal year

 

•  Transports youth to statewide and regional events

 

•  Serves as a mentor for the SWAT Chapter and assist by demonstrating and teaching responsible youth empowerment by increasing skills, knowledge of tobacco issues and prevention, and advocacy training

 

•  Responsible for establishing and facilitating SWAT Leadership Group, meeting regularly to guide and coordinate efforts

 

Conducts screenings and blood pressure checks, as well as developing novel approaches to boost screening and referral rates among selected target populations. Incumbent identifies impediments and proposes strategies to prevent or address them. Incumbent keeps open lines of contact with Program Managers to keep all stakeholders informed of current events. Facilitate navigation of the healthcare and social service systems. Works with Gadsden County School Board, community organizations, and local stakeholders to increase countywide tobacco prevention activities for youth.

Maintains and builds relationships with public, private, and charter schools, as well as community-based youth organizations to establish and maintain SWAT groups. Transports youth to statewide and regional events.

Serves on task forces and advisory committees of community and health related agencies.

Establishes and maintains SWAT groups through activities such as, but not limited to, recruiting youth to participate in clubs, acting as a resource for SWAT Advisors, regularly attending SWAT meetings and ensuring consistent communication with SWAT groups including progress assessments.

 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of health education.
• Knowledge of a variety of health specialty areas.
• Knowledge of the methods of data collection.
• Skill in operating a variety of audiovisual and computer equipment.
• Ability to plan and coordinate the development and implementation of health promotion and public health education programs and projects.
• Ability to collect and analyze data.
• Ability to evaluate health education practices for compliance with applicable statutes, rules and regulations.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to prepare a wide variety of written material such as reports, memoranda, pamphlets, curricula, lesson plans and grant requests.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

 

Qualifications:

Preferred-Bilingual

 

Florida Department of Health Mision, Vision, and Values:

Mission:
To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.
Vision:
To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.
Values:
I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.
C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.
A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.
R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.
E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

 

Where You Will Work:
Florida Department of Health in Gadsden County

278 LaSalle Leffall Dr. Quincy, FL 32351

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
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• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!
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Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.

 
This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions. 

 
Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website:  

 
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement. 

 
The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system. E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.

 
Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women. The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise. Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.

 

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking  here . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement. 

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement. 

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