HEALTH EDUCATOR

Requisition No: 845727

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: HEALTH EDUCATOR - 64000001

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64000001

Salary: $40,000.00 - $44,000.00

Posting Closing Date: 02/07/2025

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Open Competitive

Your Specific Responsibilities:

The Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County (FDOH-SJC) is part of a statewide public health system.

Our Mission – To protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.

Our Vision – To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Our Values – Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Responsiveness, Excellence (ICARE)

This is an independent position that works with FDOH-SJC employees, community partners and community members. While this position works with all aspects of health education, the position may have a focus within FDOH-SJC as well.

This position works on Florida Health’s initiatives and deliverables for FDOH-SJC. This includes but is not limited to working on:

• Collaborating with public and private entities
• Bringing together state agencies, non-profit organizations, businesses, county and municipal departments and community members
• Engaging FDOH-SJC staff

This position:

• Identifies health needs for St Johns County and develops ways to address those needs
• Develops new outreach initiatives and ways to address those initiatives
• Tracks community outreach events and work with Health Education staff and supervisor to determine appropriate events to participate in
• Attends, participates in and manages outreach/community events
• Monitors FDOH initiatives and events for potential implementation at FDOH-SJC

This position works with FDOH-SJC Health Education staff to develop and implement strategies to:

• Promote activities with community partners to promote healthy communities
• Present trainings/education to the community and staff
• Distribute outreach material for all media types
• Conduct community-level health promotion events
• Participate in the development and implementation of FDOH-SJC’s Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan
• Enhance community health improvement initiatives
• Address objectives from FDOH-SJC agency plans

Perform other related duties as required.

Ensures the integrity/confidentiality of all data sets in programs, complies with information and security protocols and procedures, maintains security and privacy of client information, discloses or releases confidential information only after proper authorization has been obtained and maintains information that is exempt from public record disclosure in a confidential manner.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge, skills, and abilities, including utilization of equipment, required for the position:

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of health education
• Knowledge of program development
• Knowledge of the methods for data collecting and analyzing
• Skill with utilizing computers, Microsoft products or other database programs, and basic software applications
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with others
• Ability to plan, organize and implement community events
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds
• Ability to stand for long periods of time

Licensure/registration/certification requirements (If applicable, list the appropriate Florida Statute or federal regulation cite): valid drivers’ license.

Other job-related requirements for this position:

Incumbent may be required to work before, during and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency. Emergency duty required of the incumbent includes working in special needs or Red Cross shelters, or performing other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural.

Working hours: (A) Daily from 8:00 to 5:00 (B) Total hours in workweek 40 (C) Explain any variation in work (split shift, rotation, etc.) This position is required to work weekends and/or after work hours for outreach events

Florida Department of Health Mission, 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:

St. Augustine, Florida 32084

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

(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;

• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

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: http://www.sss.gov

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.