HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER - SES - 64080707

Requisition No: 851147 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER - SES - 64080707

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 64080707 

Salary:  $56,000.00 - $58,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 04/21/2025 

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Internal Agency Job Opportunity

Applicants accepted only from Department of Health employees, (includes OPS, Career Service, SES or SMS employees). 

Applicants will not be accepted from outside of the department.

Come Join DOH-Team Duval!  If you are looking to establish an exciting and successful career in Public Health, you have come to the right place.  Many of our innovative and successful health programs are recognized throughout Florida. 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position spends the majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets.

This position serves as the Health Education Program Manager and works to identify at-risk populations, promote primary prevention efforts, promote access to health care and related services, develop strategic objectives to identify and decrease health disparities and increase access to HIV prevention, care and related services for HIV-infected and HIV at-risk racial and ethnic minority members. Under the leadership of the HIV/AIDs Program Coordinator (HAP-C) and Disease Control Director, this position also works in conjunction with members of the local Disease Control team to ensure the health and safety of the community. The incumbent acts as a liaison with community providers, hospitals, clinics, and the state Division of Disease Control and Health Protection.

The Health Education Program Manager coordinates and collaborates on activities with the HIV/AIDS state program office, Area 4 local CHD programs, and works in collaboration with the planning groups for HIV/AIDS prevention and patient care. This position provides technical assistance and training to organizations providing HIV-related services to at-risk groups within the Area 4 community. This position routinely requires travel in and outside of Area 4 and is created by Florida Statute 381.006.

Public Health Competency Domain 1: Analytical/Assessment skills

• Leads the Identification minority community-based organizations’ needs (i.e., training, information resources, etc.).
• Targets areas of high HIV risk to establish agreement with community partners to promote HIV awareness and access to services.
• Educates and orients staff to agency policy, programs and procedures.
• Works in collaboration with the Disease Control Quality Manager to analyze existing HIV testing rates using surveillance and early intervention data to prioritize private providers and/or clinics for outreach.

Public Health Competency Domain 2: Policy Development/Program Planning skills

• Oversees the recording and tracking of program data in assigned FDOH electronic databases.
• Develops and implements an annual MAC work plan in cooperation with HIV/AIDS Program Coordinator in Area 4.
• Provides data summaries and other reports monthly for program planning and program monitoring and evaluation.
• Coordinate with the HIV prevention program staff to avoid duplication of effort; maximize outreach efforts in accordance with the approved Area 4 Prevention Plan.
• Develops policy and procedures, training manuals, and sample marketing materials for statewide dissemination of Business Response to AIDS/ Faith-Based Response to AIDS (BRTA/FRTA)

Public Health Competency Domain 3: Communication skills

• Ensures information about the HIV epidemic and DOH efforts to respond to the epidemic are communicated through various modes, to include, community gatherings, targeted media campaigns, and meetings with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Provides written reports on HIV prevention and care activities in Area 4.
• Communicates regularly and effectively with People with HIV/AIDS (PWH) of color to determine barriers or challenges accessing services.
• Oversees FDOH staff implementing the BRTA/FRTA project, PrEP/nPEP efforts, Test Kits Distributions.

Public Health Competency Domain 4: Cultural Competency skills

• Use knowledge of varied racial, ethnic, economic, cultural and lifestyle characteristics to promote more inclusive HIV prevention and treatment programs in Area 4.
• Holds self and team members accountable to use a variety of appropriate strategies for interacting with internal team members and external partners from diverse backgrounds.
•  Ensures the consideration of the role of cultural, social, and behavioral factors in the accessibility, availability, acceptability, and delivery of services.

Public Health Competency Domain 5: Community Dimensions of Practice skills

• Along with the HAP-C, serve as a communication channel between DOH-Duval and external organizations and partners. Ensures information is shared between relevant parties.
• Provides support and technical assistance to the First Coast Community AIDS Prevention Planning Partnership and attend community planning meetings as scheduled.
• Participate in and provide technical assistance to the Jacksonville Metropolitan Area Ryan White Planning Council.
• Promote increased HIV testing for at-risk through community-based screening and outreach participation.

Public Health Competency Domain 6: Public Health Sciences skills

• Stays abreast of emerging trends in HIV/AIDS prevention and care. Ensures communication and dissemination of information is shared with internal and external partners in a timely manner.
• Consistently develops internal and external relationships to increase the use of Public Health evidence[1]based practices for the prevention, care, and treatment of HIV/AIDS.

Public Health Competency Domain 8: Leadership and Systems Thinking skills

• Responsible for the supervision of staff including hiring, conducting performance evaluations, planning and directing their work, approving leave, and taking disciplinary action or effectively recommending such actions.
• Communicates in writing, in person, and through electronic means concisely and positively. Takes initiative to multi-task with accuracy.
• Communicates and solves problems appropriately. Exhibits and maintains a positive attitude while working independently and in a team setting. Participates in outreach events and presentations throughout Area 4. This will entail planning, coordinating staff and services, storing, and maintaining supplies, and traveling throughout a five-county region in northeast Florida.
• Incorporates ethical standards of practice as the basis of all interactions with team members and partners.
• Promotes mentoring, peer advising, coaching or other personal development opportunities for self and team.
• Demonstrates self-awareness and a commitment to personal development.
• Demonstrates public service professionalism and integrity.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge:

• This position requires knowledge of HIV and STD symptoms, and risk factors.
• Knowledge of public health systems, as well as professional and interpersonal skills to interact with healthcare clients, healthcare professionals and others who impact STD Prevention and Control. • Understanding Public Health Awareness campaigns.
• Working familiarity with racial and ethnic minorities, as well as economic, cultural and lifestyle characteristics common to people at risk for HIV and other STDs.
• Understanding of surveillance and early intervention data request procedures and data handling.

Skills:

• Communicating with and eliciting information from patients and target groups with diverse racial, ethnic, and social backgrounds.
• Active listening - giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Reading comprehension - understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Speaking - talking to others to convey information effectively. Social perceptiveness - being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Time management - managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Writing – communicating work activities via monthly and quarterly reports, including detailed summary narratives.
• Service orientation - actively looking for ways to help clients, partners, and fellow DOH staff.
• Critical thinking - using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems; understands how clients or other stakeholders may have different viewpoint.
• Instruction – facilitating learning in others through class presentation, facilitation of discussion, and use of illustrations/examples.

Abilities:

• Oral Comprehension - the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral expression - the ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Speech clarity - the ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Written comprehension - the ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Leadership Competency: Emotional Presence – maintains appropriate self-confidence and controls emotional reactions when relating to others in a group or one-on-one so effective communication can occur. Communicates without ridicule, threats, or emotional outbursts. Allows time for practice of new tasks or skills. Explains reasoning behind own opinions. Remains calm in high-pressure situations. Demonstrates high standards of ethical conduct.
• Leadership Competency: Impact and Influence – possesses an intention to positively and appropriately persuade, convince, influence, or impress others in support of DOH-Duval vision, mission, and strategy. Promotes professional leadership and growth.
• Leadership Competency: Managing Change – motivates, trains, and develops a diverse workforce and provides an environment conducive to achievement and growth.
• Leadership Competency: Staffing – assesses current and future staffing needs based on agency goals and budget realities. Ensures staff are appropriately selected, developed, utilized, appraised, and rewarded; takes corrective action appropriately.
• Leadership Competency: Interpersonal – establishes productive, cooperative relationships with subordinates, peers, and management. Understands and responds to others’ needs and priorities. Resolves conflict in positive ways. Works in collaboration with all partners.
• Leadership Competency: Judgment – weighs alternative courses of action and makes decisions that reflect information and are based on rational and logical assumptions that take organizational resources into consideration. Ensures adherence to protocol, policies, and procedures.

Qualifications:

Minimum:

• Currently certified as an HIV 500/501 Train-the-Trainer.
• Currently working in identifying businesses/churches for community impact projects/outreach.
• 1 year of experience in HIV/STD field with outreach, testing, and education.
• Experience facilitating presentations in various community/educational settings
• Experience using software to create databases for reports, templates, data collection.

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in public health, health education, or related field of study.

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

Florida Department of Health in Duval County

Central Health Plaza

515 W. 6th Street

Jacksonville, FL 32206

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);
• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com. 

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.  

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov 

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.  Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement. 

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system.  E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.   

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.  

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. 

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. 

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. 

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women.  The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise.  Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.    

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.