Community Health Specialist

Do you have a passion for community health development? Are you looking for an enriching career opportunity to transform the life and health of our community? We are looking for a dedicated community health specialist to join our experienced team. If you are interested in joining a team of exceptional professionals, our team is ready to connect with you! The Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) is a progressive public health leader providing services that promote population health, protect public health and the environment, and ensure residents' equitable access to health services and information. Developing a competent public health workforce is integral to the department's mission. The health department looks to enhance its workforce with a dynamic and innovative individual to fill this position within the Community Health Development Division.

Duties include:

• Support the work of the Fairfax Food Council and workgroups of the Partnership for a Healthier Fairfax.
• Identify effective relationships, engage new partners and serve as a liaison with multidisciplinary, multisector stakeholders and volunteers throughout the Fairfax Community.
• Provides support for the convening of partners, stakeholders, and council members.
• Conducts research and development of outreach materials.
• Provides technical support for community education and training.
• Provides community outreach to various ethnic communities, interfaith organizations, non-profit organizations, hard to reach populations, and small businesses.
• Develop and disseminate timely internal and external communications about events, activities and progress.
• Gathers and maintains all files and email lists.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelors degree in health education, human services, or a directly related field; plus one year of experience in communicable and/or chronic disease education, investigation or other types of health-related work involving considerable public contact.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

• Valid Driver's License
• CPR (Required within 60 days)
• AED (Required within 60 days)

• Master's degree in public health or related field of study.
• One or more years of experience performing community outreach, and providing health promotion and prevention education to various ethnic communities, non-profit organizations, hard to reach populations, small businesses and faith communities.
• One or more years of experience working with community coalitions and with volunteers.
• Experience working with a Food Council.
• One or more years of experience designing, implementing, and contributing to community-based health initiatives with culturally and age-diverse populations.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of individuals and groups, such as community members, businesses, nonprofits and faith-based groups.
• One or more years of experience working independently.
• Must communicate effectively using verbal, written and electronic means.
• Advanced knowledge of basic Microsoft Office Suite applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).