Responsible for assisting with planning and executing lead prevention and healthy homes education and activities in-person and virtually throughout northern New Jersey.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Provide lead poisoning prevention and healthy homes education to professionals, parents, and young children throughout eight Northern New Jersey counties: Bergen, Essex (excluding Newark), Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union, and Warren. This may include scheduling and preparing for in-person and virtual workshops and presentations.
Provide eco-healthy childcare training to childcare center staff.
Assist programs' four lead poisoning prevention coalitions in coordinating educational campaigns.
Initiate quarterly mass mailings promoting the Keep Me Lead Free program among childcare centers, schools and community-based organizations throughout the eight designated counties.
Attend state task force meetings and regional lead poisoning prevention and healthy homes coalition meetings.
Participate in health fairs and parent workshops including evenings and weekends as needed, to distribute lead prevention resources and incentives.
Perform administrative functions at coalition meetings (e.g., taking minutes, assisting with set-up, etc.)
Conduct marketing and outreach activities, as needed.
Assist in planning and implementing outreach events and activities for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.
Assist in providing quarterly social media outreach.
Track all education and activities provided accurately and in a timely manner.
Handle other assignments as requested.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Environmental Health, Health Education, or a related field.
Bilingual (English/Spanish or Creole or Arabic) required.
Experience working with diverse populations
Experience conducting group educational presentations
Demonstrated knowledge of environmental public health topics.