PROGRAM SPECIALIST

2 weeks ago


LANSING MI USA, United States Ingham County, MI Full time
Applications are accepted until there are sufficient numbers of qualified applications or qualified candidate has been identified.  The position could possibly close at any time.*  

Under the supervision of a Health Department supervisor, assists with carrying out the functions of specific health programs such as health plan enrollment; access to healthcare and mobile healthcare initiatives; overdose and substance use disorder prevention/harm reduction; tobacco treatment/cessation, basic life support (BLS) training, and connections to statewide and/or federal healthcare and human services navigation tools.  Duties may include assisting in recruiting and training program staff, developing curriculum, data collection, report writing, and assistance in grant writing. Works with community resources and represents the department by servicing on community coalitions.

1. Participates in specific health department programs by assisting with the planning, coordination, and implementation of programs, community workshops, and events.

2. Recruits staff and discusses job duties with potential applicants. Receives and review applications, participate in the applicant interview process, and makes hiring recommendations. May process new employees by arranging for physical examinations and completing and sending required forms to the Human Resources department.

3. Explains various programs and workshops offered by the Health Department to schools, community organizations, and other interested groups. Schedules programs, gathers information about the needs of various groups, and prepares program materials.

4. Assists coalitions formed to work with specific Health Department programs. May plan and schedule meetings, facilitate meetings, assists with policy development, and take minutes. May recruit appropriate persons to be coalition members.

5. Maintains records and statistics on program activities and prepares activity and financial reports as required by grant funding sources. May assist with preparation of grant funding requests.

6. Markets and interprets the goals and objectives of programs to community groups, schools, professionals, and other interested people. Promotes and conducts local activities that are part of statewide campaigns.

7. Participates in staff meetings and attends and/or conducts conferences and workshops. Represents the Health Department on various councils and task forces.

8. Coordinates services and networks with schools, businesses, community organizations, and other agencies in identifying community needs and providing information or programming.

9. May train new staff to deliver Health Department programs and facilitate workshops.

Other Functions:

10. None listed.

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the above tasks. (These examples do not include

all of the tasks which the employees may be expected to perform.)

Education: Possession of a Bachelor's Degree in a social science and/or one or more of the following certifications preferred: National Certificate in Tobacco Treatment Counseling, Certified Application Counselor, Marketplace Navigator, Certified BLS Trainer.

Experience:  A minimum of one year of experience in a health-related field. Experience in access to healthcare, health plan navigation, BLS training, tobacco treatment counseling, and/or substance use disorder (SUD) prevention or treatment experience preferred. 

Other Requirements:

The qualifications listed above are intended to represent the minimum skills and experience levels associated with

performing the duties and responsibilities contained in this job description. The qualifications should not be viewed

as expressing absolute employment or promotional standards, but as general guidelines that should be considered

along with other job-related selection or promotional criteria.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to travel throughout the County.

Ability to access office files.

Lifts and transports materials and equipment.

[This job requires the ability to perform the essential functions contained in this description. These include, but are

not limited to, the following requirements. Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified

applicants unable to fulfill one or more of these requirements]:

Working Conditions:

Works in office conditions and travels throughout the County to attend meetings.

PROGRAM SPECIALIST - HEALTH 

ICEA County PRO-05

December 2019

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