Health Promotion Specialist - Limited Duration

Announcement# 2025-014

Closing Date: May 2, 2025

Salary Range: $5,284 to $6.540 per month

The HEALTH PROMOTION SPECIALIST position is full-time, 40 hours, limited duration for two years, Civil Service, and Union represented.

Columbia County is looking for a dynamic team player who is enthusiastic about working within our Columbia County communities to improve health and wellness programs to promote healthy lifestyles for our citizens.

Columbia County Public Health is committed to improving quality of life and protecting the health and well-being of all residents by addressing social, economic and environmental conditions. We want to ensure that all people in Columbia County have the opportunity for a healthy life.

DUTIES: Coordinate alcohol and drug prevention and education programs and other health promotion related programs per Opioid Settlement Prevention Treatment Recovery Board Section G of Exhibit E guidelines. Provide related health education to community organizations, schools, partners, and public. Implement local program plans for alcohol and drug prevention and education, and other health promotion related programs to meet the needs of the community. Translate state policy into organizational plans, structures, and programs. Select appropriate interventions and program activities. Use policy, systems, and environmental change as the primary tools in advancing prevention, chronic disease prevention, early detection, and self-management. Design program using culturally appropriate principles and values. Perform outreach and education.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Equivalent to a four-year degree in public health, environmental health, or related field. Three years' of increasingly responsible experience in public health or closely related field. Any satisfactory combination of experience and training, which demonstrates the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be substituted for the above requirements.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: Experience in the health promotion field preferable. Team player willing to work collaboratively toward shared goals and be open to diverse ideas and perspectives. Receive constructive feedback in a positive manner.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Possession of a valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of public health principles and practices related to health promotion and chronic disease prevention. Knowledge of federal, state, and local rules and regulations concerning public health. Knowledge and ability to prepare training and other material and present effectively. Knowledge of grant writing and project management.

Specific knowledge related to public health including:

• Social Determinants of Health and root causes of health disparities/health inequities.
• Ten Essential Public Health Services Framework.
• Health promotion strategies based on the Social-Ecological Model.
• The Foundational Public Health Services Model.
• The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) operational definition of a functioning local health department.

Skill in various software programs and Microsoft Office products. Skill in organization and project management; preparing and delivering reports as required.

Ability to:

• Organize, prioritize, and produce an accurate work product and meet deadlines.
• Express ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing. Use sound judgment.
• Adapt to change or new situations and openly acknowledge and work through conflict. Accept responsibility and be able to work well with ambiguity.
• Work independently and as part of a team.
• Act in such a manner as to maintain the confidentiality of the records and issues and other matters that may be encountered.
• Develop and maintain harmonious and effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, county officials, and the general public.
• Effectively coordinate and supervise volunteers.

Join our team - Columbia County online application must be completed - Apply today!

www.ColumbiaCountyOR.gov