Senior Public Health Specialist

3 weeks ago

Harlingen, Texas, United States Texas Health & Human Services Commission Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as a Senior Public Health Specialist. This role will be responsible for overseeing the implementation and evaluation of community-based healthy border and binational initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement annual work plans, goals, and objectives to improve health conditions and reduce community health hazards in border communities.
  • Oversee the development of border public health training and educational curriculums for delivery to program staff, community health workers, and border communities and stakeholders.
  • Develop and maintain partnerships with community residents, local, county, state, and federal governments; binational agencies; non-profit and faith-based organizations; universities, and community health worker organizations.
  • Coordinate and assist in the implementation of binational activities and communication, such as binational health councils, binational health week, and any binational-related activity.
  • Oversee the implementation of training needs assessments and environmental scans to understand the current capacity and knowledge of border community health workers and public health workforce.
Requirements
  • Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in public health, communications, or a related field.
  • Two years of professional work experience in public health, health education, binational (US-Mexico) projects, or a related field.
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) speak, read, and write required.
  • Community Health Worker and Community Health Worker Instructor Certification in Texas, both required at time of hire or within 6 months of hire.
Working Conditions

This position requires the ability to work effectively and productively with other professionals and individuals on both sides of the US/Mexico border. The selected candidate must be willing to travel a minimum of 35% with overnight stays and work in PHR 11.

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