Nutritionist, Health Educator

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About Harris County Public Health:

Harris County Public Health (HCPH) includes a network of more than 1,100 public health professionals working together to improve health outcomes for the third most populous county in the United States. HCPH provides a multitude of services such as medical and dental services, community programming, and health education for the approximately 2.3 million people in unincorporated Harris County. Through its core values of innovation, engagement, and health equity, HCPH strives to bring meaningful solutions to public health issues while keeping Harris County healthy and vibrant.

This is a grant-funded position.

Position Overview:

The Health Educator, Nutritionist is responsible for supporting the Diabetes Prevention Program under the Chronic Disease Prevention Program by providing pre-diabetes and nutrition education to Harris County residents. Responsibilities also includes building and maintaining relationships with community partners, scheduling new classes ,and delivering continuous support to partners and participants with the goal of providing high quality services.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Instructs, manages, and provides lifestyle education based on an evidence based curriculum for the Diabetes Prevention Program yearly cohorts.
• Attend community outreach events, such as health fairs to increase program’s engagement and participation.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with community stakeholders, schools, providers, and community healthcare agencies to facilitate and support the diabetes prevention program yearly cohorts.
• Tracks/inputs participant data to include number of participants seen, demonstrating participants progress to goals.
• Provides monthly, quarterly and annual program reports.
• Keeps abreast of current research, approaches, theories, and practices related to pre- diabetes/diabetes.
• Other duties as assigned.

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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and foster teamwork in a diverse environment
• Ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information
• Ability to work well with public and staff members
• Must use your personal mobile device for our Multifactor Authentication process

Core Competencies:

Organizational Leadership

• Understands the organizational mission
• Understands ethics and public good; is concerned with public trust
• Demonstrates respect for the opinions and beliefs of others

Collaboration

• Contributes to an inclusive workplace where equity, diversity, inclusion, and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission
• Demonstrates a sense of responsibility for the success of the group
• Collaborates with others to improve quality and address needs

Innovation

Interpersonal Abilities/Personal Characteristics

• Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect
• Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner
• Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses
• Uses sound judgment
• Self-motivated
• Organizes and maintains work environment to allow for maximum productivity

Communication

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Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:

• This is a full-time | grant-funded position.
• Days and hours of work are typically Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
• Must be willing to flex work hours when required, including weekends.
• Expected to travel within Harris County jurisdiction.

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