What are the responsibilities and job description for the Public Health Program Specialist position at Carver County?
This position will focus on Emergency Preparedness and Community Engagement.• Comprehensive understanding of:
- Public health discipline, including approaches, research, policy development;
- Policy interventions including rules, ordinances, and regulations;
- System change in organizations including schools, businesses, and parks & recreation;
- Environmental interventions to the economic, social, and physical environment.
• Collaborate with individuals, businesses, community organizations, committees, and multidisciplinary groups to identify community health needs, resources, problems, solutions, and evaluate outcomes.
• Facilitate or lead projects relating to the planning, development, and implementation of public health programs and services in the community.
• Plan and conduct needs assessments analyze results and communicate findings to key audiences.
• Educate the community regarding public health issues and advocate for community action.
• Design and implement evaluation strategies to monitor and assess the effects of public health programs.
• Develop and manage contracts and grants, including preparing applications, implementation, evaluation, and reporting.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data and infer recommendations to a variety of audiences.
• Address Public Health reporting requirements, including the Local Public Health Act, in all job functions.
• Investigate Public Health Nuisance complaints.
• Provide emergency/disaster public health services.
• Performs other comparable duties of a like or similar nature as assigned.
• Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) in Public or Community Health, Health Services Administration, Environmental Health, Public Administration, Social Services, or a related field plus three (3) years paid work experience in Public Health, Community Health, Environmental Health, Public Administration, Social Services, Social Justice, Human Rights or other related field
or
• Master's Degree in Public or Community Health, Health Services Administration, Environmental Health, Public Administration, Social Services, or a related field plus two (2) years paid work experience in Public Health, Community Health, Environmental Health, Public Administration, Social Services, Social Justice, Human Rights, or other related field
and
• Valid MN driver's license and/or evidence of mobility.
Salary : $79,373 - $119,059
