Substance Use Prevention Health Educator - Health Department

About the role

Represents the Division of Community Health Services in countywide health education, health promotion, and risk reduction programs. Supports the Substance Use Prevention (SUP) Program in advancing evidence-based strategies for substance use prevention, health promotion, and risk reduction across Salt Lake County. Builds and strengthens relationships with community coalitions, decision makers, contracted service providers, community partners, and public health staff to support prevention initiatives and improve community health outcomes.

Responsibilities

• 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 links to communities
• Creates and implements policy 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

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
• Must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program
• Valid Driver's License accepted by the State of Utah required at time of hire; valid Driver's License issued by the State of Utah must be obtained within six (6) months of hire to operate a county vehicle

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of Health Education theory, preventive health strategies and risk reduction techniques, program planning/development/implementation, evaluation methodologies (including instrument design, data collection, analysis, and reporting), community organization methods, recent developments in health education/promotion/lifestyle/risk reduction, federal/state/local regulations related to medical/health care/public law, computer operations (word processing, graphics, spreadsheets, presentation design), program marketing/public relations/media relations methods, effective communication techniques including audio-visual use, principles/methods/techniques of conducting field/special studies using scientific research methods, and medical terminology
• Skills and abilities to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; communicate and deal effectively with public, government, business, and community leaders; use a word processor/computer; prepare and explain data by written, graphic, or verbal methods; work effectively with people from a variety of social, ethnic, economic, educational, and professional backgrounds; work with minimum supervision and act independently; design and implement evaluation methodologies, scientific studies, needs assessments, data collection, and reporting mechanisms; interpret and follow instructions; work effectively in team settings

Schedule

• Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• May require some evening and weekend work due to program needs
• Hybrid position with two days in the office required