Public Health Program Specialist - Harm Reduction

Kentucky Public Health; Kentucky; On-site; USD 10,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Kentucky Public Health seeks a Public Health Program Specialist – Harm Reduction to develop and coordinate harm reduction services and outreach. You will connect individuals to resources, provide education, reduce stigma, and promote community health and well-being.

The role requires a Bachelor’s Degree with experience in public health and involves duties such as monitoring program effectiveness, reporting, training, and coordinating with funding authorities to ensure compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required or substitution as described in the posting.
• Five (5) years in Public/Community health agency or health-related position that demonstrates the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities will substitute for the education requirement.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a subject matter expert in an assigned program area and develops procedures, monitors program effectiveness, and interprets information for staff and the general public.
• Attends monthly meetings, prepares reports and analyses, reviews records, and liaises with funding authorities and departmental fiscal units to ensure compliance with laws, regulations and procedures.

Skills

Program management

Public health knowledge

Community outreach

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Advertisement Closes:10/31/2026 12:00 AMPay Grade:Non-Merit GradeSalary:$7.25 - $50.00 HourlyTime Type:Full timeHealth Department:Knox County Health DepartmentSummary:The Public Health Program Specialist – Harm Reduction supports the development, implementation, and coordination of harm reduction services and community outreach initiatives. This position works to connect individuals with resources, provide education, reduce stigma, and promote the health and well-being of individuals and the community.If you have any questions or would like any more information about this job posting please contact Rebecca Rains at [e-mail]:Serves as a subject matter expert in an assigned program area of responsibility and develops procedures, monitors programeffectiveness, interprets and provides information to other staff and general public of their assigned program, receives and reviewsreports and expenditures to determine financial status of the program.Establish program goals and objectives, monitor effectiveness, determine priorities to identify planning gaps and develop training,exercise activities and corrective action plans for the program area of responsibility. Attend monthly meetings. Prepares reportsand analyses. Reviews records and reports submitted by program requests or agency staff Serves as liaison with funding authorityand departmental fiscal unit, make recommendations as necessary to local or state officials which may include preparation orreview of annual and quarterly reports and analyses, implementing procedures, processes, services, and systems necessary to be incompliance with laws, regulations, policies and procedures regarding program requirements. Conducts educational outreachactivities and develops program information materials for distribution, Train employees in proper methods and procedures andensure correctness of work, interprets laws, regulations, policies and procedures regarding program requirements, Market trainingprograms, present and or facilitate lectures and trainings, facilitate and promote the use of the TRAIN learning managementsystem. Provides administrative assistance to departmental staff within the assigned program areaEDUCATION: Bachelor’s DegreeEXPERIENCE: (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.). NoneSUBSTITUTION CLAUSE: see belowEDUCATION: see belowEXPERIENCE: HS diploma/GED and combined education and experience totaling five (5) years in Public/Community healthagency or a health related position that would demonstrate the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities will substitute for therequired education.An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D