HEALTH EDUCATOR CONSULTANT - SES - 64027979

Requisition No: 869969 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: HEALTH EDUCATOR CONSULTANT - SES - 64027979

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 64027979 

Salary:  $58,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 03/03/2026 

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Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for advanced level work with the Escambia County Health Department (Escambia CHD) requiring specialized skills and independent decision making. 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, ensure proper coverage, and complete timesheets. This position will coordinate breastfeeding services for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program and supervise WIC Health Support Technicians and Breastfeeding Peer Counselors. Provide technical assistance for community partners including hospitals, businesses, childcare centers, maintain breastfeeding equipment inventory, and collect and analyze data related to breastfeeding initiation and duration to inform best practices within the WIC program and the community. This position performs a wide range of duties under the limited supervision of the Health Services Manager B-SES. Travel may be required.

Coordinate WIC Breastfeeding Services:

Maintains International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) certification. Manages breastfeeding promotion and support services in all Escambia WIC clinic sites. Establishes agency wide protocols to enhance and support breastfeeding. Reviews and develops breastfeeding education materials to be used by WIC. Manages monthly breastfeeding pump inventory and maintains required documentation. Collects and analyzes data on breastfeeding initiation and duration in various populations and geographic areas. Reviews Escambia’s five quarterly breastfeeding (BrF) reports for our BrF rates. Monitors breastfeeding high-risk report for contacts monthly. Collects monthly services and phone contacts report from BrF Peer Counselors. Monitors overdue Pump Loan report and contacts clients for pump return by phone and certified letter when necessary. Submit all reports to state office in timely manner. Makes recommendations to WIC program coordinator for evidence-based interventions to increase breastfeeding rates based on data. Develops or approves outline and class materials for monthly breastfeeding classes and breastfeeding education provided to all new WIC prenatal. Provides or monitors staff providing individual instruction and follows-up for high-risk breastfeeding women and their infants enrolled in the WIC Program. Manages complex breastfeeding problems and makes medical referrals as needed regarding infant nutritional status and breastfeeding. Coordinates care with medical providers as needed. Serves as Designated Breastfeeding Expert (DBE) for the Escambia CHD WIC.

Community Breastfeeding Promotion:

Prepares and delivers presentations on breastfeeding as a public health issue. Provides technical assistance to hospitals, childcare centers, businesses, and other community organizations interested in supporting breastfeeding. Plans in-services for WIC and other Escambia CHD staff. Instructs visiting students and medical residents on promotion and support of breastfeeding as a public health issue.

Counseling & Collection of Anthropometric Data

Performs nutrition assessment and provides client centered interactive individual nutrition counseling for low-risk WIC participants. Documents counseling in FL WiSE. Identifies high-risk clients and refers to the Nutritionist.

Obtains anthropometric data on women, infants, and children as needed. Ensures appropriate documentation of breastfeeding services in client’s medical record. Ensures early contact with all new breastfeeding mothers to evaluate postpartum nursing.

Other related duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Basic computer skills: Excel, Word, Breastfeeding experience; IBCLC preferred.

Qualifications:

Minimum - , 1 to 3 years work experience, hold an Internationally Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) credential, Advanced Lactation Consultant (ALC), Certified Lactation Consultant (CLC), or Advanced Nurse Lactation Consultant (ANLC) credential, at least 2 years experience assisting Breatfeeding Dyads,  able to load and transport equipment that weighs up to 25 pounds. 

Preferred -Bachelors degree in Health Education or A master's degree in Health Education l. Completed and passed a minimum of eight college courses from an accredited institution in the health sciences: Human Anatomy and Physiology, Biology, Infant Growth and Development, Nutrition, Counseling Skills, Sociology, Introduction to Clinical Research.

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:

1295 West Fairfield Drive; Pensacola, FL 32501

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

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• 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:

These duties can not be performed through Telework.

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.