PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATOR 2 - 11032026-82248
State of Tennessee
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Job summary
State of Tennessee is seeking a Health Education professional to design and manage Health Promotion programs at the Henderson County Health Department in Lexington, TN. You will develop strategies, engage the community and coordinate with local officials to improve public health outcomes.
The role requires a bachelor’s degree in health education or related field and flexibility to substitute education with professional experience. A valid driver’s license may be required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in health education, biology, or related field; one year professional health education work experience.
- Experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis, up to four years.
- Additional graduate coursework may substitute for required experience, up to one year.
Responsibilities
- Develop SMART goals and objectives for Health Promotion plans and programs; report on activities and assist with County Performance Plans and budgeting.
- Develop, present and market Health Promotion programs; engage communities and organize health-related events.
- Serve as a contact for health department initiatives; coordinate with county directors for Board of Health information.
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Job description
Opening Date/Time 11/03/2026 12:00AM Central Time
Opening Date/Time 11/03/2026 12:00AM Central Time
Closing Date/Time 11/16/2026 11:59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly) $3,667.00 - $4,578.00
Salary (Annually) $44,004.00 - $54,936.00
Job Type Full-Time
City, State Location Lexington, TN
Department Health
Under general supervision, is responsible for providing and managing health education programs that help individuals, families and communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. This is the working class in the public health education sub-series. An employee in this class performs a full range of public health education program development, evaluation and consulting work of average difficulty. This class is flexibly staffed with and differs from that of Public Health Educator 1 in that an incumbent of the latter performs at entry level. This class differs from the Public Health Educator 3 in that the incumbent of the latter may provide supervision of Public Health education work or have statewide oversight of a moderate to large public health educational program.
- Develop SMART goals and objectives for Health Promotion plans and programs as well as reporting for all activities and participate in the process of developing County Performance Plans, goals and objectives. May include budgeting.
- Develop, present and market Health Promotion programs in a culturally competent manner using a variety of strategies to engage the intended audience and organize community events that meet the community's health-related needs.
- Serve as the point of contact for health department initiatives, programs and services which may include but are not limited to collaborating with county directors to gather necessary information for the county Board of Health.
- Interpret data and health policies and recognize trends and areas of improvement and help translate complex health concepts into manageable, community-friendly health programs and information.
- Lead Health Councils in decision-making processes to help them determine health priorities based on county data. Lead through the County Health Assessment (CHA) process including but not limited to facilitating focus groups, assisting with grants, etc.
- Partner with local media outlets (radio, TV, newspaper, social media) to promote national health observances, and other departmental projects and activities and encourage coalition building and partnerships within the community.
- Establish and train youth health groups to positively impact health outcomes for their peers and build and sustain teams to accomplish program goals and objectives (i.e., teen health councils, Primary Prevention Initiative teams, health council subcommittees, serve on TNSTRONG Youth Summit planning subcommittees, and others as needed.)
- Develop an evaluation method to determine the effectiveness of Health Promotion programs and/or policy changes.
- Customer Focus
- Decision Quality
- Resourcefulness
- Collaborates
- Situational Adaptability
- English Language
- Sales and Marketing
- Customer and Personal Service
- Programming
- Time Management
- Speaking
- Coordination
- Persuasion
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Originality
- Selective Attention
- Written Comprehension
- Computer
- Phone
- Other Standard Office Equipment
State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:
- A valid driver's license
- For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.
- Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.
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