"Health Educator III"

Position Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Health Educator III for NJMS- Emergency Medicine. The Health Educator III position is responsible for fostering statewide public awareness on poisoning injury risk, poison prevention safety, and the services of NJPIES by providing poison prevention education programs to diverse populations within the state of New Jersey. This is a full-time position under the direction of the Director of Public Education.

Key Duties:

• Assesses and communicates community health needs.
• Plans, develops, implements and evaluates NJPIES' community education programs. It is anticipated that majority of time (50 -75%) will be dedicated to field work (health fairs, teaching, special events) with the remainder in the office.
• Provides outreach and education to diverse populations within the state of New Jersey by collaborating with community-based organizations, schools, municipal government, civic groups, community leaders, colleges/universities, religious groups, childcare centers and other injury prevention organizations.
• Serves as a community resource person on unintentional poisoning injury and poison center services.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Bachelor's Degree in Public Health/Health Education/Health Promotion and a minimum of two (2) years' experience in providing health education to diverse populations or a Master's Degree in Public Health/Health Education/Health Promotion and a minimum of one (1) year experience in providing health education to diverse populations. Degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Special Conditions:

This position requires travel to all 21 counties in the state of New Jersey for community education programs, meetings and events. Travel costs (mileage and tolls) will be reimbursed.

Salary:

A maximum of $65000 is budgeted for this position.