Harm Reduction Public Health Consultant (PN 20013848) HYBRID

What You'll Do:

• Acts as program consultant for statewide Ohio Violence and Injury Prevention Section (OVIPS).
• coordinates and evaluates programs, policies and procedures related to community harm reduction programs, including promoting and implementing evidence-based strategies to reduce harms and infectious diseases related to illicit drug use.
• Serves as technical resource for community harm reduction programs to share best practices and promote comprehensive services.
• Plans and develops monthly information sharing calls, webinars, organizes meetings, identifies and coordinates involvement of state and community partner groups.
• Develops public relations campaigns on behalf of the OVIPS to promote priority injury issues.
• Furnishes information and explains programs to public, legislators and news media.
• Makes speeches and presentations and maintains injury-related web pages.
• Aids supervisor in responding to requests from professionals, media, government officials, and the public.
• Assists supervisor in planning and coordinating of annual statewide Injury Symposium.
• Coordinates planning groups to identify audience for the symposium and facilitates symposium arrangements.
• Develops and coordinates health information, health education and health promotion activities designed to reduce health risk and promote healthy lifestyles.
• Assesses training needs of subgrantees and develops and delivers training.
• Prepares grant applications.
• Develops processes to track program initiatives, projects and grants/contracts.
• Identifies emerging issues related to harm reduction topics by compiling information from literature searches, networking and participating in workshops and conferences related to "best practices" in injury prevention, education and program resources, materials, and potential partners.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

• 6 mos. exp. in providing direct service &/or consultation in a public health, community health, hospital &/or clinic setting, to include exp. in program evaluation, grant review, developing & presenting training programs & in facilitating &/or working collaboratively with coalitions or groups;
• Completion of graduate core coursework in public health, health care, health administration or related field; must be able to provide own transportation.

-Or

• 18 mos. exp. in providing direct service &/or consultation in a public health, community health, hospital &/or clinic setting, to include exp. in program evaluation, grant review, developing & presenting training programs & in facilitating &/or working collaboratively with coalitions or groups;
• Completion of undergraduate core coursework in public health, health care, health administration or related field; must be able to provide own transportation.

-Or

• Equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Public Health

Technical Skills: Grants Administration, Program Management

Professional Skills: Consultation, Confidentiality, Collaboration, Presenting

Applications of those who meet the minimum qualifications will be further evaluated against the following criteria:

• Experience in naloxone distribution or the implementation/operation of naloxone distribution programs
• Experience working with risk factors of harm reduction and the prevention of drug overdose
• Experience with creating data reports and building instruments in REDCap
• Proficiency in computer software (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word, MS Teams, Zoom)
• Experience in monitoring/administering grants or contracts, including budget tracking
• Bachelors or advanced degree in public health, health care, health administration or related field
• Experience facilitating or coordinating meetings, and presenting information/public speaking
• Experience facilitating a committee or coalition
• Experience providing technical assistance or consultation related to public health efforts (e.g. injury prevention, infectious disease)

All eligible applications shall be reviewed considering the following criteria: qualifications, experience, education, active disciplinary record, and work record.