Health Educator

Job Description
GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION:
Under general supervision, the Health Educator leads various public health education initiatives;
plans, conducts and evaluates special and continuing programs in health education;
may supervise subordinates engaged in such work;
and performs related duties as required.
NATURE OF POSITION:
This position may require sustained physical effort involving continuous walking with some bending and stooping in conducting activities with occasional exposure to health and safety hazards and other unpleasant conditions. Also requires sustained time working at a computer workstation. May occasionally be required to work evenings and weekends.
Under general direction, the Health Educator performs the following essential job functions:
Acts as health education specialist to inter and intra-departmental divisions across the full Spectrum of Prevention;
this may include:
policy development, systems/organizational change, coalition building, mobilizing community, and educating providers, community members and individuals.
Supervises Assistant Health Educators, interns, or other staff engaged in related work, as needed.
Supports and provides backbone staffing to DPH and community coalitions focused on culturally relevant health prevention and promotion projects, activities, and programs. This may include planning, organizing, implementing, facilitating, and evaluating programs and meetings;
conducting correspondence;
compiling, editing, andwriting monthly newsletters;
developing and distributing meeting agendas and notes;
updating websites and social media, etc.
Plans, organizes, conducts, and evaluates training programs for DPH employees, the SF Health Network, and community partners.
Develops communications plans utilizing relevant and effective communication strategies;
develops, produces, andupdates printed and electronic materials.
Keeps informed of current trends in public health, the work of other agencies, community relations;
represents the health department in professional and community affairs.
Partners with and provides technical assistance to community organizations to support objectives and programs of DPH;
attends and addresses meetings;
acts as technical advisor to organizations;
arranges meetings and obtain speakers;
recruits volunteers forDPH programs.
Analyzes and utilizes data for policy analysis, program planning and evaluation, and other related work.
Prepares strategic plans, reports to funders, grant proposals, position papers, quality improvement (QI) activities, and other key documents.
Confers with supervisor and Branch leadership regarding assignments, problems, and progress.
Attends Branch, Division, and Department level staff meetings.
The 2822 Health Educator also performs other related duties as assigned.