Disease Intervention Specialist Training Coor

Essential Functions

• Affirms tribal and state DIS workforce segment needs using various channels of engagement.
• Culturally engages in developing DIS trainings tailored to specific needs, including epidemiology, DIS skills, and informatics.
• Creates, acquires, and adapts training procedures manuals, guides, and course material.
• Presents training and development programs using various forms and formats, including group discussion, lecture, simulations, videos, webinars, etc.
• Maintains records of training and development activities, attendance results, test/assessment results, and retraining requirements.
• Maintains knowledge of the latest trends in epidemiology, tribal and state relationships, DIS, and informatics.
• Assigns, monitors, and documents any mandatory compliance training.
• Prepares and implements training budget, maintains records, and reports expenses.
• Collaborates with program manager, department director, tribal, state, and other stakeholders to align training and engagement initiatives with organizational goals and outbreak response.
• Assesses the effectiveness of training programs through various evaluation methods and uses feedback to improve training initiatives.
• Connects current DIS structures to tribal programs to increase workforce capacity for performing disease intervention services.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

• Education/Relevant Experience: Bachelor’s degree and one (1) year of experience, or associate’s degree and three (3) years’ experience, or high school diploma or GED and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience.

Native American/American Indian Preference

Our policy is to give preference to qualified Indian/Tribal candidates over qualified non-native candidates in hiring decisions if all other qualifications are equal.

Physical Demands And Work Environment

The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items, such as papers, books, or small parts; or driving an automobile. The employee must be able to read, write, speak and hear. The environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, requiring use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.