Pay Grade: H

This is an exciting opportunity to make an impact on health outcomes for SNAP-eligible, low-income adults in Baldwin, Twiggs, Washington, and other counties through the implementation of direct nutrition education classes in community sites and workplaces. The SNAP-Ed Health Educator may have the opportunity to impact policy and environmental changes in workplaces to promote healthy eating and active living. The direct nutrition education classes include involving participants in recipe demonstrations and physical activity segments led by the SNAP-Ed Health Educator. If you are an enthusiastic and high-energy health educator, this could be the opportunity for you!

This position will be based in Milledgeville, GA (Baldwin County) and does not offer relocation assistance. Candidate must live within a reasonable commuting distance. If relocating to Milledgeville or surrounding area, please specify on the application. This is a grant-funded position.

Reporting Authority: Chronic Disease Prevention Manager

Direct Reports: 0

Funding: GIA Annex 595, DPH SNAP-Ed program

Core District Competencies

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  Communication: Respectfully listens to others to gain a full understanding of issues; comprehends written material; presents information in a clear and concise manner orally and in writing to ensure others understand his/her ideas; appropriately adapts his/her message, style, and tone to accommodate a variety of audiences.
• Adheres to HIPPA Regulations: Has been trained and adheres to established policies on privacy and security requirements for compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA"), as applicable by Agency policy.
• Customer Service: Understands that all employees have external and/or internal customers that they provide services and information to; honors all the State's commitments to customers by providing helpful, courteous, accessible, responsive, and knowledgeable service.
• Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperates with others to accomplish common goals; works with employees within and across his/her department to achieve shared goals; treats others with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanor; values the contributions of others.
• Results Orientation: Consistently delivers required business results; sets and achieves achievable, yet aggressive, goals; consistently complies with quality standards and meets deadlines; maintains focus on Agency and State goals.
• Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to delivering on his/her public duty and presenting oneself as a credible representative of the Agency and State to maintain the public's trust.
• Judgment and Decision Making: Analyzes problems by evaluating available information and resources; develops effective, viable solutions to problems that can help drive the effectiveness of the department and/or State of Georgia.
• Emergency Preparedness and Response: In the event of an emergency requiring activation of Public Health, all public health staff will be expected to perform duties and responsibilities as assigned. This may require work outside the normal work schedule.

• Develop relationships with community sites in Baldwin, Twiggs, Washington, and possibly other counties to actively recruit eligible participants for direct nutrition education.
• Manage all aspects of planning and preparing for the direct nutrition education class series from securing a location, to developing the schedule, to making sure all resources are in place.
• Facilitate classes using the Eating Smart, Being Active curriculum (8-week evidence-based curriculum) to provide direct nutrition education to eligible participants.
• Implement a minimum of four Eating Smart, Being Active 8-week series each quarter.

• Support DPH in disseminating the Community Garden mini-grant opportunity to community organizations in Baldwin, Twiggs, and Washington Counties.
• Maintain ongoing communication with mini-grant recipient organizations and actively participate in developing a bi-directional referral system between the direct nutrition education sessions and the community gardens.

• Support DPH in disseminating the Hydrate My State social marketing campaign which encourages the consumption of water instead of sugar sweetened beverages.
• Plan at least one in-person community event around the Hydrate My State campaign which will include infused water test tasting, interactive activities, and distribution of information handouts

• Participate in required DPH monthly telephone calls, webinars, trainings, collaboration meetings, and technical assistance opportunities.
• Participate in any site visits related to SNAP-Ed required by DPH.
• Submit monthly programmatic progress reports and group observation forms by 5th of each month.
• Submit quarterly workplan progress reports.
• Submit required pre- and post-surveys, sign-in sheets, and site assessments.
• Submit one success story annually illustrating one successful NCHD SNAP-Ed activity.
• With support of supervisor and budget analyst, submit monthly expenditure reports.

• Self-motivated, energetic.
• Enthusiastic about leading recipe demonstrations and physical activity segments with participants.
• Ability to work as a member of a team, but also able to get work completed individually.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communications skills.
• Cultural sensitivity and desire to work with the target group (SNAP-eligible, low-income adults).
• Proficiency with MS Office applications (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Attention to detail and deadlines in collecting data and completing required reports.

Master's degree in public health education from an accredited college or university OR Bachelor's degree in education, social, behavioral or biological sciences or a directly related field from an accredited college or university.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

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  Experience working in community health programs with low-income adults. First-hand experience working with community residents and community organizations.

Georgia Department of Public Health Commissioner and leaders encourages all employees to engage in regular wellness activities and to make lifestyle choices that promote health and well-being.

The use of wellness breaks during the workday is authorized to support this philosophy and assist employees in meeting their wellness goals. A maximum of 30 minutes in a given workday may be used to engage in wellness activities, generally in the form of two 15-minute breaks or one 30-minute break.

Employment Information

Current State employees are subject to State Personnel Board rules regarding salary.

DPH accepts educational credential recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and/or the US Department of Education (DOE) will be considered. DPH will contact educational institutions to verify degree, diploma, licensure, etc.

The candidate selected for this position may be subject to pre-employment drug screening and a criminal background check.

As an employee of DPH, in the event of an identified emergency you may be required, as a term and condition of employment, to assist in meeting the emergency responsibilities of the department.

If you require accommodations under the American Disability Act (ADA), email request by the closing date of this announcement to: DPH-HR@dph.ga.gov.

DPH is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification.

This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.