Public Health Educator - OD2A Community Outreach Lead

CDC Foundation; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

The CDC Foundation seeks a Public Health Educator to support the OD2A program in Dallas, educating communities on health initiatives and overdose prevention. The role focuses on education, outreach and collaboration with local partners to implement program objectives.

Qualified candidates have a master’s degree in public health or related field, 3+ years of public health experience, strong communication skills and proven ability to work with diverse audiences, including training delivery for

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health, education, or health sciences.
• Minimum of 3 years’ public health or community-based work experience.
• Excellent written, verbal and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge in overdose prevention, substance use disorder treatment, harm reduction, recovery, and/or drug policy.
• Experience in collaborating with program staff members on best practices.
• Experience in collaborating with internal and external partners.
• Experience developing and implementing needs assessment surveys.
• Experience with data visualization.
• Experience in presenting public health information on a local, state or national level.
• Experience in delivering training to jurisdictions and/or professional development materials to diverse audiences and incorporating different learning styles.
• Demonstrated ability to work well independently and within teams.
• Ability to create content concerning overdose prevention, harm reduction and treatment.
• Ability to complete supporting project materials for OD2A from creation to execution.
• Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint, Teams and Zoom.

Responsibilities

• Create publications, pamphlets, and/or educational materials for the local and state agencies to distribute among communities with higher risk of substance abuse.
• Manage internet presence of OD2A program objectives and resources through social media platforms, as well as the jurisdiction website.
• Host public health trainings/forums tailored for engagement with communities at high risk for substance abuse.
• Develop community partnerships to achieveOD2A program objectives.
• Collaborate with other public health agencies, community outreach programs, correctional facilities, homeless shelters, schools, overdose treatment centers, etc. to determine needs and opportunities for overdose education and training.
• Assist in creating sustainability of overdose prevention programming.

Education

Master’s degree in public health, education, or health sciences

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Teams

Zoom

Job description

The CDC Foundation seeks a Public Health Educator to support the OD2A program in Dallas, educating communities on health initiatives and overdose prevention. The role focuses on education, outreach and collaboration with local partners to implement program objectives.

Qualified candidates have a master’s degree in public health or related field, 3+ years of public health experience, strong communication skills and proven ability to work with diverse audiences, including training delivery for