DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES

Address: 150 N. 18th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85303

Salary: $62,164 

Grade: 22

Closing Date: Open until filled

The Environmental Health Education Liaison is responsible for overseeing OEH block grant activities related to the SunWise Skin Cancer Prevention Program, Environmental Public Health Tracking, and State Heat Initiatives. This position also manages interns and fellows and duties will include: 1) determining program priorities and assigning interns/fellows as appropriate; 2) oversee the development and implementation of projects under this contract; 3) collaborating with Agency Leadership, partners, and stakeholders; 4) provide information and recommendations: and 5) to manage, direct, and evaluate the effectiveness of the Program.

The Environmental Health Education Liaison is responsible for promoting healthy behaviors through development of educational materials, training educators, and participating in local and national work groups.

Responsibilities also include cultivating and strengthening internal and external partnerships, developing policies, internal and external programs, and the public. This position is responsible for project and financial reporting, as well as grant writing, and program evaluation. This position will be responsible to develop and implement public health education strategies to reach vulnerable populations for environmentally-related illness prevention, recognition, and treatment. This position will prepare educational materials and participate actively in community outreach. This position will use program evaluation findings in program planning and decision-making.

The Environmental Health Education Liaison position requires advanced critical thinking skills, expertise in health equity, community engagement, and program planning and coordination.

This is a hybrid position that may be available for remote work within Arizona. The successful candidate should anticipate commuting at least two days a week.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

-Direct office-wide activities, such as developing health education materials, reviewing documents or other educational materials, translating technical information into easily understandable key messages, evaluate the effectiveness of the program activities.
-Strategic planning for program activities by setting goals and determining program priorities, collaborating with internal and external programs, and collaborating with stakeholders, providing training, and soliciting feedback.
-Manage and direct interns and fellows (recruitment, work assignments, setting priorities, hiring, discipline, provide training, scheduling, and preparing evaluations).
-Lead collaboration and liaise with other programs, offices, bureaus, and divisions within the agency.
-Carry out administrative grant responsibilities including grant writing, grant reporting, and budget oversight, preparing annual reports, meeting with contractors to evaluate progress and challenges, and other pertinent documentation associated with grant and program implementation and tracking.
-Other duties as assigned as related to the position (typically 5% - 10%)

Knowledge of:

- Program and personnel management.
- Public health principles such as surveys and research methods.
- Learning styles and teaching methods pertaining to health.
- Management theory and practices, including planning, organizing, and directing programs.
- Environmental health issues, such as sun safety and radon.
- Health equity and inclusive teaching methods.
- Collaborative learning.
- Knowledge may be acquired through education or on-the-job training and experience in a field such as public health or environmental health.
- Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), and Lean methodologies.

Skill in:

-Management, leadership, and interpersonal relationships in relation to work with other staff, managers, contractors, and staff from other departments and agencies.
- Establishing priorities.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving techniques.
- Word processing, graphic presentations, statistical analysis, and database manipulation using software such as MS Office Suite.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Translating technical information into easily understandable key messages to promote the adoption of healthy interventions/behaviors.

Ability to:

- Plan, organize, and direct the work of others.
- Provide leadership in the planning and administration of programs and services.
- Work with a wide variety of individuals and organizations.
- Delegate and function as both a team leader and member.
- Analyze, review, and evaluate the effectiveness of program activities; perform assigned tasks in a timely, responsive and accurate manner.
- Creative, to communicate effectively based on an individual's level of understanding, and to establish and maintain good working relationships.
- Must be able to travel to various parts of the state to convene and participate in and coordinate meetings, working groups, conferences, conduct inspections, and other related events.
- Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination.

Bachelor's degree in public health or closely related field with 2 years of professional work experience involving public health activities or a Master's degree in public health or closely related field involving public health activities. Health education or outreach experience and familiarity with program design/implementation is also preferred.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
− Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
− Paid vacation and sick time
− Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
− 10 paid holidays per year
− Wellness program and plans
− Life insurance
− Short/long-term disability insurance
− Defined retirement plan
− Award winning Infant at Work program
− Credit union membership
− Transit subsidy
− ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will contribute to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27-week wait period for contributions to begin.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 542-1085. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.