Chatham County Public Health Department

Chatham County Employment Opportunity HR Announcement Number:   Job Title: Child Care Consultant – Public Health Educator II Location:  Chatham County Public Health Department, 80 East Street, Pittsboro NC Contact Person:   Dorothy Rawleigh Telephone number:  919-545-8322 Address to send application and College transcript to:  Chatham County Human Resources PO Box 1809, Pittsboro, NC  27312   Or apply online at:   https://chathamnc.seamlessdocs.com/f/ChathamJobApplication   For State of North Carolina Application (PD-107): http://oshr.nc.gov/document/nc-state-government-application-employment-pd-107   Job Summary:  The Chatham County Public Health Department seeks a collaborative, self-motivated, creative, and enthusiastic individual with a background in public health, teamwork, and child health for the Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) position in the Health Promotion and Policy Division. The CCHC position is a community-based position that works with early care and education (child care) administrators, operators, early educators, health care professionals, families and community partners to ensure healthy and safe environments for children in child care. The CCHC offers training and technical assistance through consultation and coaching. The CCHC understands and utilizes equity principles when implementing programs to promote equitable health outcomes for child care programs, early educators, children and their families. The CCHC position is funded by Smart Start through the Chatham County Partnership for Children Specific responsibilities include: Work closely with the NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center, Child Care Licensing Consultant, Environmental Health Specialist and the local Chatham County Partnership for Children to understand and share the latest child care guidance, rules, regulations and best practices Work collaboratively with stakeholders and apply a framework of equity, diversity, and inclusion to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate strategies to achieve high quality, healthy and safe child care environments Guide early educators to meet child care health and safety requirements and achieve best practice standards Offer consultation based on quality improvement plans Provide health and safety training to improve health knowledge and skills of early educators Provide consultation and training for early educators to interpret and implement medical action plans for children with special health care needs Act as a liaison with local health professionals and community service agencies by offering health education, community information, and referral resources to facilities and families Advocate for young children by actively serving on and coordinating with local, regional, and statewide committees that support healthy growth and development of children Establish and maintain on-going working relationships with other professionals offering technical assistance to early care and education settings Participate in on-going professional development opportunities Participate in webinars, regional meetings, and the annual CCHC conference Manage the CCHC budget per Smart Start spending requirements Gather and submit required program related data and report to funding agency, the Chatham County Partnership for Children Work with Chatham County Partnership for Children to implement the Farm to Early Care and Education program Serve on the epidemiology team and lead COVID-19 response efforts in child care Provide COVID-19 vaccine education and outreach for child care programs Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities : The preferred knowledge, skills, and abilities for a CCHC candidate include: Being self-motivated to learn and have the ability to work in an independent role Having an understanding of health equity principles and how to implement them Engage in conversations and seek on-going professional development on racism, its root causes, different forms, the effects it has on health outcomes and how to dismantle it on individual and structural levels Having excellent communication and active listening skills Having experience and knowledge of child health, development, and special health care needs Having knowledge and skills related to public health theory, practices, principles, and techniques Being able to understand and communicate the importance of injury prevention and health promotion Knowing state and federal child care guidelines and regulations Knowing how to locate community resources and access services for child care providers and families Having experience in providing group training and be knowledgeable of adult learning strategies Respecting the belief systems and cultural values of all people Have experience or a strong interest in helping child care programs start their own educational gardens Understand how to identify accurate and trustworthy health information Be able to communicate the importance of childhood immunizations Spanish speaking preferred, not required Being able to: multitask and prioritize identify people’s capabilities, knowledge, skills, assets, and strengths and work to reinforce and build upon these foundations tailor consultation to help early educators meet the needs and goals of families elicit information and communicates clearly and concisely nurture new partners and maintain positive and collaborative existing relationships be flexible in the delivery of training and technical assistance based on the availability of facility staff develop and maintain relationships with local and state early care and education technical assistance providers document on-going child care assessment, quality improvement plans, consultation, and training complete and submit regular reports to funding and hiring agencies develop and distribute training materials and health and safety resources to facilities   Acceptable Training Experience:   A masters degree in public health education or in public health with a major in public health education; or graduation from a four-year college or university with a major in health education and two years experience in public health education or a related field; or graduation from a four-year college or university and three years experience in public health education; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. The health professional becomes a qualified CCHC upon successful completion of the NC Child Care Health Consultant Course and receipt of a certificate of qualification. The 14-week course is facilitated by the NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center: www.healthychildcare.unc.edu and includes web-based distance learning, one on-site training sessions in the Raleigh area, and a final project.   Work Schedule: Typically, CCHCs work a Monday – Friday, 8 hour/day schedule. This position is primarily office based but may include flexibility for some remote work days. Occasional work on weekends and evenings is required to provide training. Extensive county or regional travel is required.   Salary Grade 63 ($46,191 – 58,893)   Position Closing Date Sunday, May 2, 2021 Chatham County is an equal opportunity employer

Maternal Health Program Coordinator (Public Health Nurse II or III, depending on qualifications) Job Type: Full Time Salary / Pay Rate: PHN II: $53,473 - $68,178; PHN III: $56,145-$71,585 Chatham County Employment Opportunity HR Announcement Number:     Job Title: Maternal Health Program Coordinator (Public Health Nurse II or III, depending on qualifications) Location:  Chatham County Public Health Department, 1000 South Tenth Ave, Siler City Contact Person:   Bonnie Dukeman, Clinical Nursing Supervisor Telephone number:  919-742-5641 Address to send application and College transcript to:  Chatham County Human Resources PO Box 1809, Pittsboro, NC  27312   Or apply online at:   https://chathamnc.seamlessdocs.com/f/ChathamJobApplication For State of North Carolina Application (PD-107): http://oshr.nc.gov/document/nc-state-government-application-employment-pd-107 Job Summary The Chatham County Public Health Department (CCPHD) seeks a positive and self-driven Maternal Health Program Coordinator who is highly skilled at providing direct services to expecting mothers from diverse backgrounds. CCPHD’s mission is to build a healthy Chatham County through community partnerships and a commitment to equity, and this position plays an important role in carrying out this mission. The primary responsibility of this position is to manage and coordinate the Maternal Health Services Program per guidelines put forth by the Women’s Health Branch, Perinatal Health Unit (Department of Public Health). The primary mission of the Maternal Health Program is to ensure that all low-income pregnant women have access to early and continuous prenatal and postpartum care. This position also provides professional nursing services to clients at the public health department’s clinic as needed, including Family Planning, Child Health, STD, Immunization and Communicable Disease (including COVID-19 response efforts). An ideal candidate will have experience with maternal health and be adaptable and willing to embrace change, be adept at relationship building and program development, possess an ability to work and engage effectively with staff and community members of diverse backgrounds, and have a grounding in health equity principles. Minimum Qualifications Public Health Nurse II: A current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina by the N.C. Board of Nursing. Graduation from a four-year college or university with a B.S. in Nursing which includes a Public Health Nursing rotation and one year of Public Health Nursing experience; or Master’s in Public Health and graduation from a school of professional nursing and one year of professional nursing experience; or graduation from a school of professional nursing and two years of professional nursing experience including one year of Public Health Nursing experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Public Health Nurse III: PHN II Minimum Qualifications + completion of approximately three months of training that includes both a didactic and on-the-job supervision phase in the expanded role (in STD and Adult Physical Exams). Salary PHN II (Grade 66): $53,473 - $68,178; PHN III (Grade 67): $56,145-$71,585 Position Closing Date Open until filled Chatham County is an equal opportunity employer