Health Educator - Lead

Salt Lake County…A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live, work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Community is more than a place….its our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with /Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year. We work in a hybrid environment giving you flexibility to manage working from home and being in the office.

Additional Benefits include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
• Professional Development including professional membership fees paid
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic, childcare and gym; hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.  

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JOB SUMMARY

Represents the Division of Community Health Services in countywide health education, health promotion and risk reduction programs.

Specifically, this position is responsible for:

1) Preventing lead exposures through primary prevention practices – “the removal of lead hazards from the environment before a child is lead exposed”

2) Educating the public, partners, and stakeholders about lead-related issues

3) Developing and maintaining collaborative partnerships, which includes but is not limited to agencies that serve children under the age of 6, community-based organizations, healthcare providers, churches, worksite wellness programs

4) Targeting interventions to high-risk geographic areas and populations

5) Linking lead-exposed children and their families to recommended services This position requires travel throughout SL County

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Health Education, Health Science, Public Health, Early Childhood Education, Community Health, or Behavioral Science and Health with an emphasis in Health Education; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience.

A valid Driver’s License issued by the State of Utah and reliable means of transportation is required at the time of hire.

It is mandatory that all new hires receive the Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis) vaccine before beginning employment or provide a copy of their immunization record prior to starting employment. The immunization record must show the vaccine name and date received.

Upon hire, a two-step Tuberculosis skin test will be required. The first will need to be placed prior to starting employment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Develops, plans and implements health education, behavior risk reduction, and outreach programs.
• Assesses health education needs and priorities of various populations using appropriate assessment tools.
• Develops, conducts and evaluates the effectiveness of health education/health promotion programs.
• Creates marketing and educational materials; promotes events through various marketing methods.
• Acts as a resource providing provides linkages to communities.Policy development and/or implementation focused on population-based behavior change.
• Develops and prepares required reports and documents.
• Collaborates with internal and community agencies to accomplish stated objectives.
• Acts as a representative of the agency and program.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POSITION

Time-limited Appointed employees will perform work for a specified amount of time dependent on agency funding. They are exempted by law from the rights of a merit employee and work as an at will employee. 

This position works Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM; with some weekends and after hour work required.

This position is located at South Redwood Public Health Center located at 7971 S. 1825 West, West Jordan. Hybrid schedule is available with 2 days a week in office.