• Conduct education presentations, workshops, and “train the trainer” sessions to a wide variety of audiences on a variety of environmental health topics.
• Staff education booths at community fairs and events.
• Analyze and interpret technical information and assist in developing new programs to accomplish outreach goals.
• Use social marketing and behavior change theory to develop specific strategies to identify and effectively reach target groups.
• Develop, review, update, and revise informational and educational materials.
• May oversee graphic design and production of materials.
• Develop multi-media campaigns targeted toward appropriate audiences.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of program materials and methods and makes suggestions for modification.
• Collaboratively work as a team member and with community partners to ensure program effectiveness.
• Coordinate activities and efforts to maximize program success in the community.
• Gather and track program-supporting data and other information.
• Analyze program effectiveness and identify methods to improve programs.
• Conduct research and identify emerging and changing issues impacting program and make recommendations to management for improvements.
• Perform other work as required or assigned, including, but not limited to, a 24/7 response during public health emergency situations and disease outbreak investigations.

• Experience using community-based social marketing techniques to create effective behavior change programs promoting actions to improve or protect environmental health.
• Knowledge about household hazardous products and methods to reduce exposure, safely store, and properly dispose of unwanted products.
• Ability to create and sustain collaborative working relationships with community partners.
• Knowledge and skills in Healthy Homes practices.
• Experience with audience assessment and program evaluation.

• Work-Life Balance: We are committed to ensuring that our staff experience the reward of public service, while also sustaining a routine that suits each individual’s lifestyle.
• Plan for Your Future: As a member of our team, you enjoy great employee benefits, including a retirement plan, pre-tax savings accounts, as well as comprehensive health care and dental/vision care for you and your family. Please visit our 2024 Thurston County Employee Benefit Plans website for more information. 
• Paid Leave: Full-time regular employees earn a minimum of 12 paid vacation days per year in addition to 11 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays. 
• Robust Training Program: Employees are encouraged to attend County-paid training to help them further their career, learn new skill sets, and stay on top of emerging trends in our industry. We also encourage staff to participate in professional organizations and attend conferences.  
• Flexible Work Schedules: Options some employees may take advantage of include alternative or compressed schedules and/or remote working.
• See under Benefits later in this job description for detailed information about the many other benefits the County offers.

• Bachelor’s degree in education, public health, environmental health, environmental science, or other closely related field. Additional experience can be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.
• Must have three years experience working in public health, environmental issues, or other related field promoting education, outreach, media campaign, public relations or other comparable experiences to successfully perform duties and responsibilities of the classification.
• Must have the ability to utilize a personal computer with related software to perform the essential functions of the position.
• Current Washington State Driver’s License or have requested and obtained an appropriate accommodation.
• A professional certification applicable to area of assignment is highly desired (examples: Pesticide Applicator, Public Health Educator Certification, Hazardous Waste Health and Safety training, etc.).

Respect and Organizational Culture:

• Create an environment where employees and partners can safely express needs or concerns and where employees can make and correct mistakes
• Effectively interact with sensitivity while working with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, ethnic, and professional backgrounds, and persons of all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, and lifestyles
• Thrive in a fast-paced, robust organization maintaining a positive work environment 

• Serve the public in a timely, complete, accurate, and professional manner while ensuring that written and verbal communication is clearly understood by others
• Maintain cultural competency to support diverse perspectives in developing, implementing, and evaluating policies, programs, and services that affect the health of the community
• Strong oral communication for networking and interpersonal relationships
• Excellent written communication including the ability to craft correspondence, reports, and articles or web postings with minimal grammatical and syntax errors

• Use strategic thinking and planning for goal setting and evaluation
• Effectively plan, organize, and manage competing priorities and challenges under pressure
• Create a sense of mission by articulating and modeling confidentiality, professional values, and ethics with honesty and integrity
• Operate with a high degree of flexibility, initiative, attention to detail, and commitment
• Delegate and use persuasion and negotiating skills for shared responsibility and acceptance of change

Questions about this recruitment?
The contact person for this recruitment is: Vickie Larkin: vickie.larkin@co.thurston.wa.us or (360) 867-2505
 
This position is:
– Represented by a Union
– Eligible for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
– Eligible for benefits
– Contingent on the ability to pass a criminal background check
 
Items required for consideration:
– Application
– Resume
– Cover letter
 
PLEASE NOTE: The candidate selected for this position is required to show proof of the following immunizations by their agreed upon start date:

• Proof of immunizations of measles/mumps/rubella (MMR)
• Proof of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap/TD)