Health Educator Senior

State Role Title: Education Support Spec III

Hiring Range: $55,555.00 - $60,948.00

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: HENRICO HQ

Agency Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of Virginians. The VDH is made up of a statewide Central Office in Richmond and 35 local health districts. The Richmond & Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) are on the forefront of Public Health and Population Health. Our mission is to protect health, champion equity, and partner to address local needs. We accomplish this by exposing and addressing the root causes of health disparities and protecting health through disease prevention and monitoring, providing clinical services, nutrition services, environmental health services, vital records, emergency planning, and building health equity by partnering with communities and working collaboratively across sectors. WE ARE PUBLIC HEALTH!

Health Educator Senior Serves as a senior/lead resource to Community Health Workers and supports day-to-day CHW program operations. The Health Educator Senior works directly with the CHW Supervisor to discuss and coordinate the efficient delivery of Community Health Worker services. The Health Educator Senior assists the CHW Supervisor with coordinating program priorities, activities, staff coverage, outreach, and special projects. This position provides technical assistance, guidance, and training to CHWs regarding established program procedures and workflows. Supports QA/QI activities, including review of program documentation, referral processes, data quality, and established performance measures. Identifies operational concerns, trends, training needs, and opportunities for improvement and communicates recommendations to the CHW Supervisor. Supports onboarding and orientation of new CHWs and other assigned program staff. Assists with coordination of community outreach, Resource Center activities, partnerships, and program initiatives.

This position is critical because it will foster trusted community relationships and improve access to health and social services for Henrico County residents. Through health outreach, community education, advocacy, referrals, and partnership development, the Health Educator Senior will help bridge gaps between residents and healthcare in priority communities.

This position requires to work occasional evenings or weekends and travel between Richmond and Henrico Health Districts.

This position is “open until filled,” which means that applications will be accepted until a suitable pool of candidates is received. After five business days, this position may be closed at any time.

The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of public health issues; public and private health care practices; program evaluation; planning and policy development; community organizing; survey methods and use of data and health education principles
• Skills in program planning; implementations and evaluation; community assessment and organization; writing reports and program plans; grant writing; public speaking; group dynamics and consultation with other professionals and the general public
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, problem solve, make appropriate decisions and develop program goals and objectives, evaluate program outcomes, impacts and processes
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; utilize excellent interpersonal skills and foster good working relationships with professionals and community groups to achieve desired outcomes
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with information and security policies

Additional Considerations

• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) for Health Educators.
• Experience working in public health, social work, human services or health-related field preferred

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position. Supplemental questions are encouraged to be answered in a comprehensive manner and reference any pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as any previous experience that relates to the position.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.

It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: www.vdh.virginia.gov.

If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.

As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!

Contact Information

Name: Anita Sikka

Phone: 804-501-5057

Email: anita.sikka@vdh.virginia.gov