WIC Public Health Educator

WIC Public Health Educator (Public Health Educator 2) - Limited Duration (17 months)

Salary Range: $4,465 - $6,851

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division (PHD), Oregon WIC Program  in Portland, OR is recruiting for a limited duration WIC Public Health Educator to provide guidance, technical assistance and review of the nutrition education component of the WIC program. This public health program is designed to improve health outcomes and influence lifetime nutrition and health behaviors in a targeted, at-risk population. Nutrition education is the cornerstone of the WIC Program.

The Oregon Health Authority’s strategic goal is to end all health inequities by 2030.

OHA values health equity, service excellence, integrity, leadership, partnership, innovation, and transparency. OHA’s health equity definition is “Oregon will have established a health system that creates health equity when all people can reach their full potential and well-being and are not disadvantaged by their race, ethnicity, language, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, social class, intersections among these communities or identities, or other socially determined circumstances. Achieving health equity requires the ongoing collaboration of all regions and sectors of the state, including tribal governments to address: the equitable distribution or redistributing of resources and power; and recognizing, reconciling, and rectifying historical and contemporary injustices.” OHA’s 10-year goal is to eliminate health inequities. Click here, to learn more about OHA’s mission, vision, and core values.

OHA values service excellence, leadership, integrity, health equity and partnership.

Most of this work may be performed remotely at an alternative worksite with full access to the needed operating systems and technology.

What will you do?
As the WIC Public Health Educator, you will perform the following duties:

• Work closely with the education coordinator and provide technical assistance to assure participant education materials meet program standards for readability, literacy, and cultural competency.
• Collaborate with other state staff to develop communications and educational materials for local agencies, clients, or partners.
• Provide leadership to develop program guidelines and processes in the development, review, and selection of educational materials to assure quality, professional materials that support the program mission and needs of the target audience.
• Provide technical assistance and consultation to local agencies in public health education, adult learning theory, training strategies, educational materials development, communications for low literacy audiences, and other policy areas as assigned and upon request.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and evaluation of the state training module component of local agency staff training.
• Collaborate with other state WIC staff to develop module content according to state standards and develop competency models to be used to guide training development for local agency staff.
• Provide expertise in area of eLearning including development of online modules and project management.
• Develop and update training curriculum and materials that may include training modules, lessons, training supervisors’ guide, job aids, activity sheets, training resources.
• Ensure modules meet identified writing and graphic standards, formats, and guidelines.
• Oversee pilot testing of training modules including development of the pilot testing process, test questionnaires, review guidelines, and analysis of pilot data.
• Participate in the assessment and identification of training needs for contracted local agency staff and provide training to meet the program needs.

What's in it for you?
The public health division is a team of passionate individuals working to promote health across the lifespan of individuals, families, and communities. We value and support unique perspectives using a trauma-informed approach and aim to reflect these values in our hiring practices, professional development and workplace. We are committed to racial equity as a driving factor to improve health outcomes for all communities that experience inequities.

We offer full medical, vision and dental benefits with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave and 10 paid holidays per year plus pension and retirement plans. If you are a skilled public health educator with WIC experience, apply today.

What are we looking for?

Minimum Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in health education, public health, education, community health or a public health related field AND three years of progressively responsible professional experience in health education, public health, education, or community health;

OR

A master’s degree in health education, public health, education, community health or a public health related field AND one year of health education, public health, education, community health experience.

Requested Skills

• Master’s degree in health education, public health, or community health and experience working in the WIC program or similar public health program is preferred.
• Experience providing public health education to a variety of audiences.
• Experience developing training materials and curriculum based on adult learning theory.
• Experience in public health program design, implementation and evaluation.
• Experience in quality assurance and quality improvement methods, processes, and techniques.
• Experience working as a contributing member of a self-directed team, which includes the willingness to collaborate, share information, and contribute to the team’s success.
• Experience in cooperative training facilitation.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills necessary to relate to both internal and external customers from a variety of backgrounds and cultures.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, PowerPoint, and social media.
• Experience with partnership development and community collaboration.
• Experience promoting a culturally competent and diverse work environment.

How to Apply

Complete the online application at oregonjobs.org using job number REQ-118897

https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/Portland--OHA--Oregon-Street/WIC-Public-Health-Educator--Public-Health-Educator-2----Limited-Duration-Job-Rotation--17-months-_REQ-118897