Job Posting End Date: 06-26-2024 Worker Sub-Type: Regular Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world! POSITION SUMMARY This position promotes health and disease prevention; assesses the health status and needs of the community; identifies gaps; and works to collaboratively develop, implement, and evaluate community health policies, systems, environments, and initiatives. Some positions may have a special focus on a specific community health priority. Work is performed under the general direction of the Director-Community Health Improvement. QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s or master’s degree from an approved college or university in health education, community health education, public health education, or related field, plus some related work experience. Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) is required or must be obtained within one year of employment and maintained during incumbency. Also required is a driver’s license and a driving record that meets County standards or ability to obtain reliable transportation. PUBLIC HEALTH COMPENTENCIES REQUIRED Data Analytics and Assessment Skills Describes factors that affect the health of a community. Accesses existing quantitative and qualitative data. Analyzes and uses quantitative and qualitative data. Assesses community health status. Policy Development and Program Planning Skills Develops, implements, and evaluates policies, programs, and services. Utilizes quality improvement to strengthen policies, programs, and services. Influences policies, programs, and services external to the organization. Engages in community health improvement planning. Communication Skills Determines communication strategies. Communicates with internal and external audiences. Responds to information, misinformation, and disinformation. Facilitates communication among individuals, groups, and organizations. Health Equity Skills Recognizes the diversity of individuals and populations. Advocates for health equity and social and environmental justice. Community Partnership Skills Describes conditions, systems, and policies affecting community health and resilience. Establishes relationships to improve community health and resilience. Maintains relationships that improve community health and resilience. Collaborates with community members and organizations. Public Health Sciences Skills Applies public health sciences in delivering the 10 Essential Public Health Services. Uses evidence in developing, implementing, evaluating, and improving policies, programs, and services. Management and Finance Skills Engages in professional development. Contributes to securing financial and material resources. Contributes to development, implementation, and evaluation of work plans. Applies critical thinking in decision making. Facilitates collaboration among individuals, groups, and organizations. Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills Creates opportunities to achieve cross-sector alignment. Implements a vision for a healthy community. Engages politicians, policymakers, and the public to support public health infrastructure. Advocates for public health. NORMAL DUTIES Obtain, disseminate, or provide expert assistance on best practices in population health, local data, and community conditions that affect health behaviors, status, and outcomes. Create and articulate effective communications for a variety of audiences using multiple mediums. Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate initiatives for identified health priorities. Independently, or with community planning teams, analyze public health needs in the community and identify, implement, and evaluate program impacts and outcomes. Establish effective relationships and manage community groups to coordinate and achieve programmatic goals and leverage resources and community assets. EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED Recruit community organizations, stakeholders, and potential participants for collaborative initiatives, program planning, and program implementation. Establish and maintain relationships with community partners to advance the community health priorities. Design, implement, and coordinate community health improvement collaborations and initiatives. Obtain, review, and interpret health related data about social and cultural environments, needs, protective and risk factors, health behaviors, and population health outcomes. Create public health messaging, infographics, and media campaigns using the principles of health literacy, data visualization, and message mapping. Employ educational advocacy with stakeholders for policy changes to address community health issues. Maintain data related to programs, services, population health initiatives, and health outcomes. Prepare media releases and serve as a media spokesperson. Conduct effective meetings and collaborative decision-making through group process facilitation. Utilize quality improvement processes to develop solutions to add value to collaborative work. Establish professional development goals that advance broader County goals and community health priorities. Contribute to a positive work culture. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment such as multi-line phone, computer, laptop, scanner, printer, calculator, copy machine, fax and other office machines; audio visual equipment; environmental health monitoring equipment; or related materials used in performing essential functions. Requires the ability to coordinate eyes, hands, feet, and limbs in performing coordinated movements requiring moderate skill such as data entry and/or typing. Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of objects weighing five to ten pounds. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a workstation or keyboard. Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes, sounds, and textures associated with job-related objects, materials, and tasks. COMPENSATION Starting hourly rate: $26.38 Marathon County benefits: https://www.marathoncounty.gov/about-us/careers/employee-benefits SELECTION PROCEDURE Selection of the successful candidate may be made by assessment of experience and education, background check, oral interview, review of references, written management assessment, and other appropriate job-related selection procedures. All applicants will be notified as to the status of their application. Special Accommodations: Marathon County will make arrangements to furnish appropriate auxiliary aids and services where necessary and reasonable to afford an individual with a disability the opportunity to participate in the recruitment process. Please notify the Employee Resources Department office or phone (715) 261-1451 to request special accommodations prior to the application deadline. Notice to Applicants: Wisconsin Statutes, Sections 19.36 (7), 64.09 (5), and 64.11 (7) require public employers to treat the following items as a public record: Each applicant’s application, records, recommendations, and qualifications except as provided in Section 19.36 (7), Wis. Stats. that allows the identity of an applicant to remain confidential if the applicant requests in writing that the County not provide access to this information. If you choose not to have this information become a public record, you must make such a request in writing to the Employee Resources Department. If you become a finalist for the position, your identity may be disclosed as required by law We value each individual and the unique skills and background he or she brings to our community. We offer a wide variety of career opportunities and encourage you to explore your true potential in an environment that fosters professional and personal growth. Our work experience is the combination of everything that is unique about us: our culture, our core values, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it is our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble and truthful. Sound like your kind of place? If so, we invite you to explore our many exciting careers We value each individual and the unique skills and background he or she brings to our community. We offer a wide variety of career opportunities and encourage you to explore your true potential in an environment that fosters professional and personal growth. Our work experience is the combination of everything that is unique about us: our culture, our core values, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it is our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble and truthful. Sound like your kind of place? If so, we invite you to explore our many exciting careers! Why Work Here Strong values and positive work culture are showcased in employee stories. To view videos, Click Here To see more about what Central Wisconsin has to offer, click here Recruitment Questions: 715-261-1455 OR 715-261-1456 Have Recruiting Questions? Please contact us at 715-261-1455 OR 715-261-1456