REPOST ES Health Educator - Child Care / 61057552

Doc PersonalBeratung GmbH; Charleston (SC); Presencial; USD 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Long-term disability

Life insurance

15 days annual vacation

15 days sick leave

13 paid holidays

Paid parental leave

State retirement plan

Deferred compensation

Descripción de la vacante

South Carolina Department of Social Services is seeking an ES Health Educator to plan and implement health education policies and training across early care and education programs in South Carolina. This role focuses on nutrition, physical activity, and wellness in child care facilities, with opportunities to lead statewide trainings and collaborate with regional teams.

The position emphasizes community health improvement for young children, with responsibilities spanning program development,

Formación

• Master's Degree in Health Education or Health Promotion and one year of health education experience.
• CHES/MCHES eligibility preferred.
• Experience in early childhood education preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Plan, develop, and implement evidence-based health education policies and programs for child care settings.
• Deliver state, regional, and local training to child care providers on nutrition, physical activity, and wellness policies.
• Conduct health and safety inspections and provide corrective actions where needed.
• Coordinate with regional program sites to improve outdoor play environments.
• Support partnerships and resource connections for the assigned region.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Training delivery

Policy development

Collaboration

Educación

Master's Degree in Health Education/Health Promotion/Early Childhood Education

Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education/Health Education/Public Health Education or related field

Descripción del empleo

SPECIAL NOTICE: This is a REPOST -- Previous applicants need not re-apply for this position.

Job Responsibilities

Do you have a passion to provide meaningful work in the community? Would you like to be part of an organization whose central mission is helping to protect, stabilize and strengthen the lives of children, families, and vulnerable adults? Then the South Carolina Department of Social Services has the right job opportunity for you.

Job Duties

• The ES Health Educator will plan, develop, and implement evidence-based policy, systems, and environmental approaches to improve health in early care and education programs. Support the integration of nutrition, physical activity, and wellness strategies within ABC Quality and across the Division of Early Care and Education to impact child care facilities across the state. Promote and support best practice recommendations for nutrition, physical activity and wellness policies through training and technical assistance to child care programs to improve the environment and health of children.
• Develop and deliver state, regional, and local level training to child care providers on ABC Quality best practices for nutrition, physical activity, and wellness policies; and provide training to License Exempt programs on Physical Activity and/or related topics.
• Conduct Health & Safety facility inspections with required corrective action in regionally assigned License Exempt programs.
• Provide technical assistance and basic coordination to regional Grow Outdoors SC program sites; assist programs in transforming and naturalizing their outdoor play and learning environments utilizing best practices from the Natural Learning Initiative and ECHO.
• Conduct special projects relating to policy, systems, and environmental change approaches to improve health and wellbeing of young children in early care and education programs as assigned.
• Provide technical assistance on nutrition, physical activity, and wellness policies and practices through site visits, email or phone calls to child care programs; assisting child care providers to promote healthy practices to children, parents and the community; serving as resource to assigned child care programs to promote environmental changes to improve health, answer questions, develop strategies, make connections to available resources, and for other program-initiated needs.
• Coordinate with professionals within and outside this DSS agency serving child care programs to assure implementation of developmentally appropriate strategies and non-duplication of services; establish and support partnerships on implementing best practices; and identify community resources and support for assigned region of state.
• Obtain professional development as required. Perform other duties as required.

Minimum And Additional Requirements

A Master's Degree in Health Education, Health Promotion, and/or Early Childhood Education and one (1) year of health education experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)/Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES) eligible.

A Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Health Education, Public Health Education, or a related field and two (2) years of health education experience.

The South Carolina Department of Social Services offers an exceptional benefits package that includes:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs

DIVISION:

Economic Services / Charleston County

Benefits For State Employees

The state of South Carolina offers eligible employees generous benefits, including health and dental insurance; retirement and savings plan options; and paid vacation and sick leave. Plus, work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules are available to employees of some state agencies.

Insurance Benefits

Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits. Other available insurance benefits include dental, vision, term life insurance, long term disability and flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.

Retirement Benefits

State employees are also offered retirement plan options, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Additionally, eligible employees may elect to participate in the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.

Workplace Benefits

State employees may also be eligible for other benefits, including tuition assistance; holiday, annual and sick leave; and discounts on purchases, travel and more.

Note

The benefits above are available to most state employees, with the exception of those in temporary positions. Employees in temporary grant and time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some or none of these benefits as benefits are associated with each position type. For these positions, contact the hiring agency to determine what benefits may be available.