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Community Health Specialist/Senior Community Health Specialist

Salary

$61,027.20 - $83,137.60 Annually

Location

Stillwater, MN

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

25-00136

Department

Public Health & Environment Dept

Opening Date

09/11/2025

Closing Date

9/21/2025 11:59 PM Central

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JOB SPECIFICS

Washington County Public Health is seeking a talented and motivated public health professional to join our team as a Community Health Specialist/Senior Community Health Specialist. Come join our innovative and progressive Department of Public Health and Environment in our mission to protect, promote, and improve the community’s health and the environment.

Washington County Public Health & Environment values your experiences, perspectives, and unique identity. We are committed to building and sustaining an equitable and inclusive work environment and believe diversity benefits and enriches our programs, our staff, and communities we serve.

The Community Health Specialist works to develop, promote, and evaluate community-based initiatives aimed at health promotion, the prevention of disease and injury, and community engagement. This position will primarily work with partners in the schools settings on topics related to nutrition, physical activity, commercial tobacco prevention, and mental well-being. This position will also focus on substance use prevention efforts.

POSITION SPECIFIC JOB DUTIES

+ Provide project management, technical assistance, and resources for health promotion initiatives in the schools setting for students and staff in the areas of nutrition, physical activity, commercial tobacco prevention, and mental well-being

+ Support population-level prevention efforts to reduce substance use among key populations (e.g. youth, pregnant and breastfeeding individuals, and communities experiencing greater health disparities)

+ Using data and community engagement efforts, develop and implement policy, systems, and environmental changes to promote community health and reduce existing health disparities

+ Coordinate partnerships with schools, healthcare systems, community organizations, and individuals with lived experience to advance culturally responsive, evidence-based prevention efforts

+ Conduct and support assessment efforts including data review, conducting focus groups, and identifying top health priorities with a health equity lens

+ Work alongside community partners to develop and implement projects and action plans to address community health priorities

+ Manage partner projects and grants, including communicating with partners, identifying goals and outcomes, supporting implementation, evaluating projects, and tracking budgets

+ Monitor and evaluate activities related to program area

+ Participate in and/or facilitate coalitions of community agencies, organizations, groups, and individuals to understand and promote prevention efforts

+ Present and share data and other key program information to partner organizations and stakeholders

+ Create and maintain partnerships with businesses, schools, healthcare providers, law enforcement, community agencies, and community members to develop and support programs

+ Apply a consistent health equity lens to all prevention activities, ensuring strategies are inclusive, culturally responsive, and accessible to engaged communities

+ Participate and represent the department and/or the county on various working groups as assigned

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE :

+ Knowledge of public health systems including policy, systems, and environmental change strategies to promote health and reduce chronic diseases

+ Knowledge of the spectrum of prevention and health promotion practices

+ Knowledge of and experience with project management and group facilitation

+ Experience and deep understanding of cultural competency, diversity, inclusion, and health equity in order to reduce health disparities

SELECTION TECHNIQUE : Your training and experience will be rated based on the required application material submitted and the top-scoring candidates will be forwarded to the hiring department for further consideration.

ANTICIPATED HIRING RATE: $53,518.00 - $63,211.00 Annually ( Position may be hired as Sr. Community Health Specialist (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washingtonmn/classspecs/811678?keywords=community%20health&pagetype=classSpecifications) depending on qualifications and experience of applicants.)

HOURS / DAYS: Position is based at the Washington County Government Center in Stillwater, with Telework options available. Work hours are primarily Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. Evening and weekend hours may be required. Work location and hours are subject to change based on business need.

E-Verify Participation: Washington County participates in the federal E-Verify program. This means that Washington County will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Washington County is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact DHS and/or the SSA before taking adverse action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers may not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants and may not limit or influence the choice of documents you present for use on the Form I-9.

E- Verify Participation Poster (https://web1.co.washington.mn.us/NeoGovNotices/HR/2024/E-Verify\_Participation\_Poster\_Eng\_Es.pdf)

Right to work Poster

JOB SUMMARY

The Community Health Specialist works to develop, promote and evaluate community based initiatives aimed at health education, promotion and maintenance, the prevention of disease and injury and community development.

EMPLOYMENT CRITERIA

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: The job requires a Bachelor's Degree in health education, nursing, nutrition or directly related field, or equivalent.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: A Master of Public Health degree and Certification as a Health Education Specialist is desirable.

CORE COMPETENCIES, JOB SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED FOR SUCCESSFUL JOB PERFORMANCE

Core Competencies (http://www.co.washington.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/5174) outline essential business and professional traits necessary to perform this job.

• Promote a diverse, culturally competent, and respectful workplace;

• Demonstrates knowledge of public health principles, programs and practices;

• Demonstrates knowledge of health promotion;

• Demonstrates knowledge of principles of community needs assessment, program development, program evaluation, outcome measurement, and research tools;

• Demonstrates knowledge of educational, group facilitation training and consultation principles, practices, material, and tools with various populations;

• Demonstrates strong ability to organize and work with community groups and individuals;

• Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills;

• Demonstrates ability to effectively represent the Department in the community, at policy forums and at interagency meetings;

• Demonstrates the ability to manage diversely opinionated groups;

• Demonstrates the ability to translate complex information into understandable messages; and

• Demonstrates the ability to handle complex controversial community issues.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage community based health promotion initiatives:

• Provide leadership to community based organizations to plan, implement and evaluate programs or promotions;

• Provide development of short and long-term goals and action plans to address community health priorities;

• Advocate for public, organizational and community policies (local, regional and state) that create supportive and healthy environments;

• Interpret federal, state and local policies, regulations and rules for staff and community members;

• Recruit, train and coordinate community members to help implement local community health initiatives;

• Organize education, audiovisual, and publicity materials;

• Compile and prepare statistics and narratives or annual reports, Community Health Plans, grants and reports, program evaluations and other documents;

• Monitor health promotion initiatives for legal compliance, policies ordinances, procedures, reporting and budget requirements; and

• Make budget, staffing and service level recommendations to meet program goals.

Plan, implement and coordinate community health assessments:

• Collect and analyze behavioral, environmental and epidemiological data to evaluate community health issues;

• Prepare and present health data and statistical summaries for public forums, agencies, health organizations, schools and community groups;

• Create partnerships with businesses, schools, healthcare providers, law enforcement, community agencies and community members to develop and support programs; and

• Provide consultation, facilitation and education to individuals and groups for specific health priorities such as nutrition consultations, alcohol compliance, behavioral health, and chronic disease.

Collaborate with government agencies, health care providers, community organizations, schools, businesses, and the community.

Perform other duties as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work performed is semi-sedentary in nature, and typically performed within the Government Center, a satellite office or other location. Lifting requirement of up to 20 pounds on an occasional basis. Equipment used may include, but is not limited to, computer, calculator, telephone, camera, and copy and fax machine.

Work interruptions are frequent. There is some pressure associated with dealing handling controversial issues or group of individuals with differing opinions, project or activity deadlines and details.

Must have means of reliable transportation for business purposes; individuals operating a motor vehicle for county business must possess a valid driver's license.

Additional physical/mental requirements that occur may not be listed above, but are inherent in performing the position's essential functions.

This job description is intended to describe the kinds of tasks and level of work difficulty being performed by people assigned to this classification. The list of responsibilities is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. The County retains the discretion to add or change the contents of this job description at any time.

Washington County offers a comprehensive benefit package (https://web1.co.washington.mn.us/NeoGovNotices/HR/2025/BenefitsGuideBook2025.pdf) including paid time off, holidays, medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance.

For a more detailed overview of our AFSCME exempt (salaried ) benefit package, click here (https://www.washingtoncountymn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/50324/AFSCME-Exempt-Benefit-Synopsis-PDF) .

For a more detailed overview of our AFSCME non-exempt (hourly) benefit package, click here (https://www.washingtoncountymn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/55122/AFSCME-Non-Exempt-Benefit-Synopsis-PDF) .

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The position requires a Bachelor's Degree in health education, nursing, nutrition or directly related field, or equivalent. Please indicate below whether you possess these minimum qualifications:

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If you indicated meeting the minimums by having an equivalent combination of education and experience, please briefly describe the combination and explain why you feel it is equivalent. (If you answered "No" to the above question, enter "NA" in the text box.)

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Do you have a completed Master of Public Health degree?

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Do you have knowledge of public health systems including policy, systems, and environmental change strategies to promote health and reduce chronic diseases?

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+ No

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If you answered "Yes" to the above question, you must provide a brief summary of your experience and the name of the employer(s) where you gained that experience. (If you answered "No" to the above question, enter "NA" in the text box.)

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Do you have knowledge of the spectrum of prevention and health promotion practices?

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If you answered "Yes" to the above question, you must provide a brief summary of your experience and the name of the employer(s) where you gained that experience. (If you answered "No" to the above question, enter "NA" in the text box.)

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Do you have knowledge of and experience with project management and group facilitation?

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If you answered "Yes" to the above question, you must provide a brief summary of your experience and the name of the employer(s) where you gained that experience. (If you answered "No" to the above question, enter "NA" in the text box.)

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Do you have experience and deep understanding of cultural competency, diversity, inclusion, and health equity in order to reduce health disparities?

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+ No

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If you answered "Yes" to the above question, you must provide a brief summary of your experience and the name of the employer(s) where you gained that experience. (If you answered "No" to the above question, enter "NA" in the text box.)

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Employer

Washington County (MN)

Address

14949 62nd Street North Stillwater, Minnesota, 55082

Phone

651-430-6081

Website

https://www.washingtoncountymn.gov

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