Community Health Planner II

Overview

Incumbent works under the direction of the Health Director or designee, planning and coordinating public health initiatives and preparedness efforts.

Essential Functions:
Lead and coordinate current public health initiatives, developing plans for response and preparing administrative reports.
Establish and maintain effective work relationships with clients, supervisors, County employees, elected officials, attorneys, law enforcement, judges, other agencies, and the public.
Comply with Civil Service policies and regulations, collective bargaining agreements, County policies, department policies and laws to create a cooperative, safe, respectful, and quality work environment.
Support public health initiatives and community meetings (e.g. facilitating, planning, coordinating, preparing, disseminating meeting agendas, proceedings, recordings, announcements).
Lead, monitor, and ensure fulfillment of scheduled project tasks.
Serve as liaison with state and local program partners.
Track program budgets and project fiscal controls.
Fulfill required projects, initiatives progress, and fiscal reporting requirements.
Assist with preparing and processing purchase orders and requisitions (e.g. equipment, supplies, payment).
Arrange logistics for meetings, travel accommodations, and conference calls of assigned public health initiatives.
Provide technical assistance to government and private entities involved in public health planning and response efforts.
Maintain knowledge and job skills (e.g. research, training, continuing education, webinars, seminars, conferences, meetings).
Prepare and maintain various records, reports, correspondence and documents (e.g. mileage reports, time sheets, inspection reports).
Prepare drafts of notices, hearings, and court letters.
Inform immediate supervisor of emerging issues and events related to public health issues.
Assist with department team projects.
Serve on internal and community committees.
Respond to proposal requests communicating ideas and public inquiries.
Participate in emergency response and preparedness planning and training, responding during a public health emergency.
Safely operate a motor vehicle when required to travel on County business.
Report to work with regular, consistent attendance.
Perform other duties as assigned and directed.

Education and Work Experience and Other Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Community Health Nursing, Community Planning, or Human Services required.*
Two (2) years of development and program coordination with a health-related agency required.
One (1) year of progressive large and small group facilitation experience or training required.
Valid driver’s license and own transportation upon hire and maintained throughout employment required.
Completion of a pre-employment criminal record check and conditional offer drug screen required.
*Equivalent combination of education and work experience may be substituted for requirements on a year-for-year basis.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is generally performed in an office setting or other community locations. Noise level is usually moderate. Work hours are typically standard day-shift hours; however, schedule may vary (e.g. days, shifts, weekends, overtime/extra hours, holidays, emergency call-in). Work may be stressful when dealing with time constraints, multiple/changing priorities, limited resources and uncooperative or irate individuals.

Work requires some physical activity, including extended periods of sitting, standing, frequent walking, carrying, reaching, and climbing, and occasional balancing, and kneeling, bending. Work also requires the ability to frequently lift and/or carry objects weighing up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 25 pounds.

Required sensory abilities include vision, hearing and touch. Visual abilities, correctable to normal ranges, include close, distance and color vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Communication abilities include the ability to talk and hear within normal ranges. Incumbent must possess the hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate computers and other equipment.