Public Health Outreach Specialist

This position is located in the Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Public Health (DPH), Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health (BEOH), Environmental Epidemiology and Surveillance Section and is maintained through a contract and ongoing partnership with the UW School of Medicine and Public Health's Department of Population Health Sciences (PHS).

The public health outreach specialist is responsible for communication and health education activities within the state's Biomonitoring Program. Through the CDC State Biomonitoring Grant, Wisconsin DHS, along with Wisconsin's State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH), and the UW-Madison Real-world Evidence to Advance Community Health (REACH) Program will conduct a biomonitoring project to measure pesticide and heavy metal levels among residents living in rural regions of the state with high prevalence of agriculture and reliance on private wells for drinking water.

Specific activities include developing and implementing a communications plan for the biomonitoring project; facilitating the project's advisory group that will ensure our methods are aligned with community needs; designing, developing, and disseminating communication and health education products, including DHS website content and printed and electronic outreach and educational materials; implementing social marketing and data visualization best practices to create and disseminate program-specific communication products and messaging for outreach materials; developing and implementing strategies to effectively educate diverse audiences on programmatic activities; and maintaining the program website.

This position coordinates work assignments in the performance of the Section's assigned functions and responsibilities and works with professional and support staff consisting of epidemiologists, public health educators, program managers, the UW-Madison's REACH Program, and WSLH.

• 15% Identifies, promotes, and maintains external partnerships to support the outreach program
• 5% Schedules and secures resources and communicates logistics in support of an outreach program
• 10% Delivers outreach program content and materials to community members
• 65% Researches, develops, and facilitates outreach program content and materials
• 5% Develops and evaluates curriculum and programs and provides recommendations for improvement

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Preferred
Bachelor's Degree in communications or health education

Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of one year of experience working in the field of communications or health education
- Technical expertise in standard Microsoft Office, Adobe (e.g., InDesign, Illustrator) applications or similar design software, and experience with web content management software;
- Experience conducting communications needs assessment and applying the results to guide design and implementation of communications plan.

Preferred Qualifications:
- At least one year of experience working in the field of communications or health education, in areas of public health, environmental health, or chronic disease prevention and control.
- Experience with facilitating meetings and gathering feedback orally from a diverse group.

Skills and Characteristics:
- Ability to apply scientific data for public health purposes, utilizing data visualization best practices;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and experience working with diverse audiences (such as epidemiologists, researchers, policymakers and the public);
- Ability to coordinate and maintain new and ongoing partnerships with public and private entities;
- Ability and willingness to travel occasionally (in Wisconsin and out of state);

Full or Part Time: 80% - 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $58,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The minimum salary for the position is $58,000 but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/). SMPH Academic Staff Benefits flyer: (https://uwmadison.box.com/s/r50myohfvfd15bqltljn0g4laubuz7t0)

University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work eligibility. UW-Madison is not an E-Verify employer, and therefore, is not eligible to employ F1 STEM OPT Extension participants. If you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.

Travel is required. Must provide a valid driver's license. Employees may use their own transportation or receive approval for University Car Fleet usage. Employment is conditional pending the results of a Pre-hire Driver Authorization Check. See https://businessservices.wisc.edu/managing-risk/driver-authorization-and-insurance/driver-authorization/#become-authorized-driver (click on Become an authorized driver; then click on Required criteria).

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience. Please ensure that you address in your application materials how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.

Brittany Brown
brittany.brown@wisc.edu
608-265-2978
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Outreach Specialist(OE009)

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/POP HEALTH SCI/POP HLTH

Academic Staff-Renewable

309972-AS