A Health Educator creates programs that are designed to teach people and motivate them to follow healthy behaviors. Works with individual patients and families in a health care settings, or develops campaigns and materials directed to larger groups such as college students. Organizes events like health screenings, trainings for peer educators or professionals, or incentive programs like weight loss challenges. May advise on public health policy.
Public Health Instructor Venesco is seeking a Public Health professional to support the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as a Public Health Instructor. US Citizenship is required for this position. Background The 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW), headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, is the first human-centric warfare wing to consolidate human performance research, education and consultation under a single organization. Established under the Air Force Research Laboratory, the 711 HPW is comprised of the Airman Systems Directorate (RH) and the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM). The Wing delivers unparalleled capability to the Air Force through a combination of world class infrastructure and expertise of its diverse workforce of military, civilian and contractor personnel encompassing 75 occupational specialties including science and engineering, occupational health and safety, medical professions, technicians, educators, and business operations and support. Tasks Assist with activities of Public Health Education Division. Serve as a subject matter expert for the creation of Public Health Education training. Help design Public Health lesson plans using Instructional System Development methodology. Contractor shall have no more than two minor formatting errors and two minor text errors found in any course documentation. Conduct classroom instruction for public health subjects. Provide platform instruction for scheduled/assigned lessons in Public Health Apprentice, Contingency Preventive Medicine, Operational Entomology, Hearing Conservation Certification, Hearing Conservation Re-certification, Community Health Workshop, Force Health Management Workshop and Occupational Medicine Workshop. Present instruction according to lesson plans, or deviates, based on student needs. Adjust learning experiences to meet student needs. Instructional delivery must reflect approved instructor methodologies as found in Air Force Instruction. Teaching steps to include attention, motivation, and interim summaries will be used during each lesson taught with no more than one missed teaching step per four hours of instruction.
Requirements:
Required Qualifications Associate's Degree in Public Health 8 years of experience within a public health related field. Prior Air Force military experience is preferable. Personnel will be required to complete Basic Instructor Course (BIC) presented by
USAFSAM/ED
within 1 year of start date if they are not already BIC certified. Experience providing operational consultation relevant to Force Health Management and Community Health Public Health programs in the Air Force. Advanced skills in utilizing equipment authorized or required to be used in Public Health offices, i.e. outbreak investigation tools, mosquito traps, and food inspection materials. Requires experience utilizing health-related databases and conducting health surveillance. Venesco, LLC, is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Venesco is committed to administering all employment and personnel actions on the basis of merit and free of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability. Consistent with this commitment, we are dedicated to the employment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, persons of all ethnic backgrounds and religions according to their abilities. For more information on Venesco, LLC., visit https://venesco.com.
