Bilingual Health Promotion Spe

SUMMARY: This position is located in the Community Health Division with the Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD). The Total Wellness program's focus is on prevention through health education and referral services for adults. The employee will be responsible for conversing and interacting with various persons/groups, regarding preventative health care and health promotion including disease prevention; working with community groups, businesses, and other organizations, in both English and Spanish, to promote effective health promotion activities. Wage range: $47,880 - $60,240 annually PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: This is a summary of the duties and responsibilities commonly found within this classification. All employees must maintain a commitment to the OCCHD's mission, vision and strategic goals. This summary is not meant to be all-inclusive, thus, other related activities or tasks may be assigned. This position functions at the program support level (Tier 1) as defined by the Council on Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals with integration of all Core Competency Domains. An emphasis on the following domains is important in this role: Communication Skills Health Equity Skills Community Partnership Skills ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Assist in developing, presenting, and instructing educational information programs, in preventive health care, health promotion and disease prevention in both English and Spanish. Provide educational programming and services to individuals and large groups in the community. Assist with promotion and recruitment of various sites and volunteers for Total Wellness program. Perform medical tests such as finger stick, blood pressure, height, weight and other measurements to assess health status. Assist in designing and coordinating the dissemination of professional materials, e.g., posters, exhibits, leaflets, brochures and multimedia presentations. Maintain knowledge of class education lessons, assist volunteers and follow class participants; providing information and resources as needed. Assist in maintaining adequate inventory of supplies and materials needed for class instruction. Assist with technical assistance and consultation to personnel in developing and imp