Public Health Educator bei Sheboygan County, WI

About the Department

Sheboygan County - Health & Human Services is a proud 2025 Gold recipient of Mental Health America’s Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health, awarded for our commitment to employee mental health and well-being. Learn more about the Bell Seal at mhanational.org/bestemployers.

Here is why working at Sheboygan County is for you:
It is our imperative to remain an inclusive workplace. Sheboygan County is committed to attracting, supporting, and retaining a culturally diverse workforce that represents our community. Sheboygan County Health and Human Services also strives to be a trauma informed organization which fully realizes the prevalence of trauma, recognizes the effects of trauma, and responds with trauma informed policies and practices, and we are looking for staff who will help us champion this journey.

Becoming a member of our growing team also means that YOU become our top priority. You will not only enjoy a dynamic work environment but a variety of perks including but not limited to the following:

• Generous benefits package and access to our free InHealth Clinic
• Time off: 15 vacation days, sick time and 10 paid holidays
• Other perks: Referral program, Wisconsin Retirement System, education discount and more!

What to Expect:
The Public Health Educator promotes individual and population health by developing and implementing health promotion and education initiatives and health behavior-change programs in a variety of settings for the diverse populations represented in Sheboygan County. These have a focus on strengthening community-based partnerships involving multiple public and private organizations and agencies to address the identified community health priorities in Sheboygan County.

Position Duties

Under general supervision and/or as part of various workgroups and teams, the Public Health Educator performs the following essential functions within the framework of the core functions and essential services of public health:

Data and Analytic Assessment
1. Participate in Sheboygan County Division of Public Health’s community health assessment and health improvement planning and intervention activities including qualitative and quantitative data collection efforts.
2. Participate in the analysis of data to identify trends, health problems, environmental health hazards, and social and economic conditions that adversely affect the public’s health. Use data to determine the root causes of health disparities and inequities.
3. Analyze the quality of existing data and use methods and tools for collecting data for appropriate analysis and to inform program performance management plans and operations.
4. Assess efficacy and reach of public health messaging to improve communications strategies and promote community awareness.
Policy Development and Program Planning
1. Assist in developing and implementing a collaborative community health assessment and improvement planning process and monitors the impact of the implementation of planned strategies.
2. Apply a collective impact framework to identify and engage with individuals and organizations who can contribute to implementation of policies, programs, and services that improve health.
3. Contribute to development, monitoring and evaluation of strategies and goals, measurable objectives, targets, and timeframes for policies, programs, and services for internal efforts and community level interventions in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
4. Contribute to and assist in the implementation of the organizational strategic plan and workforce development planning.
Communication
1. Deliver targeted, culturally-appropriate and health literate information to ensure individuals and groups understand health promotion and disease prevention information, public health policies, regulations and code, utilizing appropriate methods.
2. Utilize appropriate methods for interacting effectively and professionally with persons of all ages and from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, lifestyles and physical abilities. Suggest approaches for responding to information, misinformation, and disinformation.
3. Foster communication (e.g., building trust, engaging in active listening, conducting in-person and virtual meetings, considering language and accessibility needs, being clear and transparent). Express ideas clearly in oral and written form.
4. Develop presentations, reports, correspondence, and other communications that are well organized, easily understood, and effective. Communicate well with people of varied backgrounds. Elicit feedback and listen carefully to what others have to say.
Health Equity and Trauma Informed Care
1. Ability to describe the diversity of individuals and populations in the community (e.g., language, culture, values, socioeconomic status, geography, education, race, gender identity, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, profession, religious affiliation, mental and physical abilities, historical experiences) and how this may impact health outcomes.
2. Deliver targeted, culturally-appropriate information to help individuals and groups understand health promotion and disease prevention information, public health policies, regulations and code, utilizing appropriate methods for interacting effectively and professionally.
3. Collaborate with the community to identify systemic and structural barriers that perpetuate health inequities (e.g., discriminatory policies and practices, lack of affordable housing or public transportation, food deserts) and determine strategies to address these barriers.
4. Contribute to assessment of the impact of organizational policies, programs, and services on health equity and trauma informed practice.
5. Ability to talk with individuals seeking services about the prevalence and impact of trauma, and how it can affect engagement and involvement.
6. Address the diversity of individuals and populations when developing, implementing, evaluating, and improving policies, programs, and services.
Community Partnerships
1. Assist in the development and coordination of community and agency partnerships, initiatives, programs and events to address identified community health priorities and improve population health; develop and implement processes to ensure public involvement and input.
2. Collaborate in Sheboygan County Division of Public Health's community health assessment and health improvement planning and intervention activities, acting as a liaison with other community agencies and professionals in efforts to address community health priorities and advance health equity.
3. Collaborate with community members and organizations to identify assets and resources for improving community health and resilience (e.g., community coalitions, community-based organizations, public libraries, hospitals, businesses, faith-based organizations, community organizers, community development financial institutions, civic groups, advocacy groups, academic institutions, federal grants, fellowship programs, environmental agencies and organizations).
4. Contribute to development and implementation of strategies to maintain relationships and partnerships that improve community health and resilience.
Public Health Sciences
1. Assist with the development and implementation of multiple strategies, initiatives and activities that promote health and prevent disease, in settings including, but not limited to all designated homes, community organizations and businesses, schools, and the community in general.
2. Ensure adherence and compliance to the policies and procedures of the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Maintain familiarity with and assure the effective and efficient delivery of services within the framework of consumer needs, applicable laws, policies, procedures, evidence based practices, and available resources.
3. Research and retrieve information regarding evidence-based health promotion and health education initiatives, programs and activities from a variety of text and electronic resources. Interpret evidence to support decision making.
4. Apply evidence in developing, implementing, evaluating, and improving policies, programs, and services (e.g., translating research for practice, considering public perspectives and opinions, navigating power dynamics). Design and conduct health educational programs for the Division, community organizations, members of the general public and other professionals, that is culturally appropriate and educationally sound.
5. Implement quality improvement methods and tools to improve policies, programs, services, and organizational performance (e.g., identifying opportunities to apply quality improvement, building a culture of quality, integrating quality improvement into daily work, sustaining improvement).
6. Apply and facilitate the use of best practices, logic models and tools to evaluate community change strategies within community conversations and to manage projects within coalitions.
Management and Finance
1. Participate in developing resources for health promotion and disease prevention initiatives and activities through assessment and analysis including cost-benefit, cost effectiveness, and cost-utility analyses.
2. Assist program supervisor in developing a budget for marketing campaigns and potential contracts regarding website development, marketing campaigns and/or public service announcements.
3. Contribute to the development and preparation of proposals for funding from external resources for health promotion and disease prevention initiatives and programs. Assist with grant reporting and tracking.
4. Contribute to development and implementation of strategies to improve workforce satisfaction and maintenance of professional development plans.
5. Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of work plans within assigned programs, organizational teams, and community health improvement initiatives.
Leadership and Systems Thinking
1. Act in compliance with the 10 essential public health services and all Federal and State laws and regulations applicable to practice as a public health professional.
2. Build public confidence and trust in public health professionals and messages (e.g., demonstrating empathy, validating fears and concerns, acknowledging mistakes, framing messages for different audiences, addressing misinformation and disinformation).
3. Contribute to the quality improvement (QI) and performance management (PM) processes and/or techniques to improve the effectiveness of the respective public health program.
Emergency Preparedness
1. Perform emergency response duties in alignment with the 15 CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness Capabilities as assigned and consistent with job classification and training provided, in response to threats to the public’s health.
Other
1. Perform other duties as assigned consistent with job classification.

BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS:
? Demonstrate support for individuals’ and families’ needs, goals, preferences, cultural traditions, family situation, and values
? Demonstrate compassion, courtesy and respect within all encounters
? Demonstrate a commitment to relationships that are honest, reliable and transparent
? Foster a work environment that is inviting, approachable, and helpful to others
? Act with integrity

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Licensure, Certifications, Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, nursing, public administration, health promotion/education, social work or other closely related field . Master’s degree preferred.
  
• Two (2) years of public health/community development experience.
  
• National Incident Management System (NIMS)/Incident Command System (ICS) 100 and 200 certification within six (6) months of employment.
  
• Crisis Emergency Risk Communication Training and/or Public Information Basics through Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) within 1 year of employment.
  
• Familiarity with social media page management and public messaging strategies preferred.
  
• Valid Wisconsin driver’s license, current certificate of vehicle insurance, and access to reliable transportation to all assigned work locations.
  
• Ability to navigate computer software systems including Microsoft and Google Suite, CANVA, Piktochart and state required documentation servers.
  
• Knowledge of or experience with trauma-informed principles and practices is preferred.
  
• Due to the need for all Division of Public Health personnel to respond to public health emergencies, the employee must be assessed for his/her ability to meet the physical demands of performing the following activities:
  
• Must be able to be fitted and wear appropriate respiratory protection.
  
• Engage in the following movements: climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, lifting, grasping, feeling, writing and repetitive motions.
  
• Exert up to 30 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
  
• Hearing ability sufficient enough to communicate with others effectively in person and over the phone.
  
• Visual ability must be sufficient enough to read typewritten documents, a computer screen and drive a car.
  
• If unable to demonstrate these abilities based upon a standardized, objective assessment performed by external occupational health professionals, all reasonable accommodations will be made, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and any other applicable Federal and Wisconsin law.
  

Other Qualifications

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• Reports to Human Services Manager. Works with various disciplines within Public Health including Nutritionists, Sanitarians, Public Health Educator, Public Health Nurses, Community Healthy Workers and others. Frequent contact with co-workers, consumers, members of the public, and representatives of other agencies.
  
  

WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• General office setting in Division of Public Health facilities, as well as community sites including clients’ homes and workplaces.
  
• Work performed in the community is sometimes subject to conditions that range from inclement weather to dangerous conditions such as snow/ice, cold, heat, noise, wetness/humidity, vibration, sudden temperature changes, and poor illumination at the job site or due to travel on the job.
  
• Travel to and from field locations may subject workers to increased risk of driving hazards.
• Community locations may subject workers to communicable diseases, insects and other disease vectors, toxins, hazardous materials, chemicals and animals.
  
• In all settings, employees in this classification may occasionally need to relate to members of the public who exhibit challenging, atypical or hostile behaviors and/or communication.
  
• Risk of blood-borne pathogen exposure is considered medium.
  

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