Health Education and Prevention Specialist
Salary
$49,753.60 - $62,192.00 Annually
Location
Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type
Unclassified
Job Number
U0445-0726
Department
PUBLIC HEALTH
Opening Date
07/16/2026
Closing Date
7/21/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Non-Exempt
Max Number of Applicants
75
Requirements
MOS Code: 68s (Army), 861A (Navy)
Education and Experience: A Bachelors degree or higher in Health Education, Community Health Education, Public Health Education, School Health Education, Behavioral Sciences or a related field and two (2) years experience providing health education in a public health, clinic and/or school setting or direct contact experience with the public, patient or provider in a communicable disease control, epidemiology or preventive health program.
Licenses and Certificates: Texas Class "C" Drivers License or equivalent from another state.
General Purpose
Under general supervision, develop, deliver and administer public health presentations, counseling, or outreach activities to individuals or groups in various settings or clinics on a variety of prevention programs to promote a healthy lifestyle.
Typical Duties
Research, plan, develop and conduct public health presentations. Involves: Prepare and present presentations on various public health topics to include, but not limited to, hygiene, nutrition, tobacco prevention, sexual health, child injury prevention, HIV/AIDS, obesity prevention, and infectious/communicable conditions, such as influenza. Create, use and/or modify educational materials for ethnically and racially diverse audiences. Organize and prepare materials on specific subjects of public health interest and utilize various resources such as audio-visuals, handouts, visual aides, etc.
Conduct individual and group counseling sessions to specialized or high risk populations. Involves: Conduct client risk assessments, counseling, testing and referral services using individual-level and/or group-level counseling protocols and tools designed to help clients reduce risk of HIV, STDs, tobacco-related illness, child injury, obesity and other consequences of risky or unhealthy behaviors. May administer HIV tests using venipuncture or finger sticks. Provides referral for treatment, education, social services and other interventions as required by the program. Provide confidential follow up by telephone or field visit as required by the program.
Conduct outreach to designated target populations to deliver prevention messages. Involves: Attend health fairs and other events targeting the general population or specific high risk groups. Prepare and handout literature, brochures, prevention materials and information related to a specific health topic. Promote community events, outreach activities, and campaigns. Market health education and Department of Health programs to increase utilization of services.
Perform related, professional duties contributing to program goals. Involves: Collect, input, format and report information for various programs. Administer internal and external data collection instruments to include telephone interviews, printed surveys, electronic surveys and related evaluation tools. Submit monthly reports and required data and participate in meetings and conference calls. Attend required training set forth by the program in order to meet required program goal and deliverables. Work with community organizations, agencies and advocacy groups to accomplish program goals and serve on Ad Hoc committees. Provide designated support for special projects, audits or activities overseen by other staff or supervisor. Maintain records, filing systems and compile and organize information.
General Information
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Note: This is an unclassified contract position. Employment is predicated on continuation of state/federal funding.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of applications have been received.
Note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See résumé" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Determined by agreement
01
Do you have a Bachelors degree or higher in Health Education, Community Health Education, Public Health Education, School Health Education, Behavioral Sciences or a related field?
02
Do you have a minimum of two (2) years experience providing health education in a public health, clinic and/or school setting or direct contact experience with the public, patient or provider in a communicable disease control, epidemiology or preventive health program?
03
Do you have a valid USA drivers license? If so, what type of drivers license do you have?
04
Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your diploma, transcripts, degree or other required documents translated and evaluated by an agency of NACES?
05
Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.
Required Question
Employer City of El Paso
Address 300 N. Campbell
El Paso, Texas, 79901
Phone 915-212-0045
Website http://www.elpasotexas.gov