County of San Diego
Community Health Promotion Specialist ll-Spanish-24482205S Job at County of San
County of San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States, 92189
The Health and Human Services Agency is currently accepting applications for the position of
COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION SPECIALIST II -SPANISH
Qualifying applicants must be fluent in English and Spanish to be considered.
COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION SPECIALIST II -SPANISH
Qualifying applicants must be fluent in English and Spanish to be considered.
This position is eligible for appointment at step 1, $72,987.20 annually.
County employees are subject to the County Promotion Rule for step placement in accordance with Comp Ord 1.3.5.
County employees are subject to the County Promotion Rule for step placement in accordance with Comp Ord 1.3.5.
Community Health Promotion Specialist II's are responsible for independently planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive public and community health education and health promotion programs. Some positions may also act as project leaders for less experienced public and community health promotion staff. The current vacancy is in Public Health Services; however, the list established from this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies in other departments.
Duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Initiates, coordinates, implements, and evaluates public and community health education projects, grants, and studies.
- Serves as liaison to and coordinates activities with state and local health officials.
- Designs, develops, implements, and analyzes results of evaluation tools used to assess the community's public health education needs.
- Provides technical assistance and consultation to community agencies, health care organizations, schools, industries, and other community groups.
- Plans, writes, coordinates and/or edits public health information materials related to assigned program areas for use by the media.
- Plans, writes, coordinates, and/or edits reports related to assigned program areas.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Possession of a master's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency in public health with a specialization in public health education, community health education or health promotion from a programaccredited by the *Council on Education for Public Health (California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 1303);
AND,
HIRING TIMELINE AND DATES
#J-18808-LjbffrPossession of a master's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency in public health with a specialization in public health education, community health education or health promotion from a programaccredited by the *Council on Education for Public Health (California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 1303);
AND,
- One (1) year of experience as a Community Health Promotion Specialist I in the County of San Diego; OR
- One (1) year of full-time (post-graduate) experience in public health education, community health education or health promotion preferably in a local public health department. Experience must have been equivalent to a Community Health Promotion Specialist I in the service of the County of San Diego.
HIRING TIMELINE AND DATES
The timeline for this recruitment is outlined below.
- Job Offer and Background Process begins shortly after interviews. Note: Current County employees may be excluded from additional background screening.
- Pre-employment Medical Screening: Approximately 3 days following successful background investigation results.
- Anticipated Start Date: Start date will be based upon successful completion of medical screening or other mutually agreed upon date.
If you are not selected for this interview process, you may have the opportunity to compete for future vacancies.
EVALUATION PROCESS
Qualified applicants will be placed on asix (6) month employment list based on scores received during the evaluation of information contained in the supplemental questionnaire. Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the responses you provide on the supplemental application form will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in the initial screening process, your application will be reviewed individually to confirm that the information you provided is accurate and qualifying.
Qualified applicants will be placed on asix (6) month employment list based on scores received during the evaluation of information contained in the supplemental questionnaire. Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the responses you provide on the supplemental application form will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in the initial screening process, your application will be reviewed individually to confirm that the information you provided is accurate and qualifying.
CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT
As part of the County of San Diego’s pre-employment process, prospective candidates will undergo a background check (including fingerprinting) and a pre-employment medical screening prior to beginning County employment. Additional types of background investigations may be conducted based on the job-related activities of the position.Note: Current County employees may be excluded from this process.
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