Openings

The Cass County Health Department is seeking a dedicated and organized Public Health Program Coordinator to support and advance community health initiatives. This position is responsible for coordinating, implementing, and overseeing grant-funded public health programs, including but not limited to Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP), Tobacco Control, Hepatitis B prevention, and other assigned public health initiatives.

Full Time Benefits Included:
- Competitive salary based on experience 
- IMRF pension retirement plan
- Health, dental, and vision insurance available
- Life insurance
- Thirteen paid holidays, as well as vacation, personal, and sick time plans

Salary Range: 
- $26-$30 per hour based on experience

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Develop, implement, and manage work plans for assigned grant programs (PHEP, Tobacco, Hepatitis B) in alignment with federal, state, and local guidelines.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate program goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
• Serves as the lead coordinator for the Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN) process, including assessment planning, data collection and analysis, community engagement, coalition development, strategic planning, implementation tracking, and reporting requirements.
• Monitor program timelines, deliverables, and performance measures; ensure accurate documentation and timely submission of required reports.
• Collect, analyze, and utilize data to support program planning, evaluation, quality improvement, and grant reporting activities.
• Assist the Health Education Director with program budget development and monitoring in collaboration with fiscal staff; ensure expenditures comply with grant requirements and organizational policies.
• Lead or support grant applications, renewals, progress reports, and other required communications with funding agencies.
• Coordinate and deliver educational programs, trainings, and presentations for schools, community organizations, healthcare partners, and the general public.
• Provide or assist with CPR training for health department staff and community members as needed.
• Collaborate with internal departments, community partners, and stakeholders to support coordinated service delivery and achievement of program goals.
• Participate in community outreach, engagement, coalition activities, and public health emergency preparedness initiatives.
• Maintain current professional and technical knowledge through participation in trainings, conferences, meetings, and review of relevant public health literature and best practices.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Public Health, Public Administration, Health Education, Health Promotion, Community Health, or a related field preferred. A minimum of two (2) years of experience in public health, health-related programs, grant management, program coordination, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience that provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

   

  Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions form groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Current driver's license
• Current automobile insurance
• CPR instructor certification (can obtain during employment)

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of the job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.