Public Health Specialist (Well-being)

Primary Objective

The City of Bloomington Public Health Division is seeking an individual to join our efforts in identifying, treating, and preventing substance use and addressing mental health in the Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield (BER) communities we serve. We are seeking a motivated and experienced professional to fill a crucial role in the development, implementation, and oversight of community-based education programs aimed at addressing substance use and mental health issues. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in community-based health education, community engagement, and a commitment to enhancing the well-being of individuals and families.

CITY VALUES & EXPECTATIONS

• Models and contributes to a positive work environment, culture of communication, engagement, and safety.
• Communicates effectively and respectfully with employees and the public, including but not limited to those of diverse racial, ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Works cooperatively as a member of a team; develops and maintains effective working relationships with diverse coworkers and community members; consistently brings a high level of self-awareness and empathy to all personal interactions.
• Embrace the City’s shared values and contribute towards accomplishing the City’s vision and goals by being creative, innovative, continuously learning, and communicating clearly.
  
  

Examples of Duties

Responsibilities

• Provide and manage wellbeing programs that improve community mental health.
• Use data to identify community needs and assets prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating public health programs and activities.
• May administer fiscal resources for health education programs.
• Community Events: attend, support, plan, coordinate, and facilitate.
• Prepare grant applications and reports.
• Serve as the point person and provide coordination for mental health work in the Division.
• Serve as a liaison for the health department in the community by participating on community coalitions, committees, and task forces.
• Coordinates development and implementation of community-based substance use and mental health initiatives that align with organizational goals and community needs in collaboration with Substance Use Prevention, Wellbeing & Policy Supervisor and Population Health and Planning teams.
• Leads and coordinate immediate, short-and long-term planning and implementation process with Bloomington Public Health Division and City leadership, residents, and community partners to identify Well-being strategies, priorities, recommendations, and outcomes for work plans geared at prevention of substance misuse and its impacts in the BER community.
• Establish and manage internal and external partnerships and build relationships with communities, community leaders, and those who have direct experience with substance misuse prevention and harm reduction efforts to ensure that all voices are represented in planning and implementation.
• Coordinates and facilitates meetings with diverse stakeholders, including scheduling, agenda development, logistical planning, meeting minutes, and reporting.
• Coordinates the development and implementation of individual and programmatic work plans that support timely and impactful program outcomes.
• Collaborates with SUMH Supervisor to develop and manage program work plans, budgets, and reporting, ensuring fiscal monitoring and compliance with funding requirements.
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, community partners, and local organizations to maintain a supportive network for sustainable substance use and mental health initiatives.
• Serves as a key point of contact for the ongoing Well-being, mental health, cannabis, and commercial tobacco prevention work both locally and across the State.
• Seeks out resources to support the City’s Mental Health and Wellbeing and other substance misuse prevention efforts in partnership with the Public Health Division’s process to manage funds.
• Demonstrates a consistent ability to apply a health equity lens to all aspects of substance use and mental health work and other work across the Division that impacts the community and intersects with the purpose of this role.
• Collaborates with the Substance Use/Mental Health team and other partners across the Division and City to facilitate community outreach and education initiatives to raise awareness and reduce stigma surrounding substance use and mental health.
• Analyzes and monitors community risk factors, providing regular reports based on program effectiveness and feedback to develop recommendations that enhance program outcomes and impacts.
• Promote public health programs and services.
  
  

Essential Duties

• Assessment & Surveillance
• Plans assessments, defining the purpose and scope of the assessment.
• Identifies priority populations, existing and available resources, policies, programs, practices, and interventions; designs process, impact, and outcome evaluations of the intervention.
• Obtains and identifies primary data, secondary data, and other evidence-informed sources and determines its validity and reliability.
• Manages collection and evaluation of data using appropriate technology; conducts community and participant surveys to ascertain health needs, develop desirable health goals, and determine availability of services.
• Analyzes the data to determine the health of the priority population(s) and the factors that influence health.
• Synthesizes assessment findings to inform the planning process.
• Interprets data. Uses findings to improve programs.
  
  

• Community Partnership Development
• Engages priority populations, partners, and community organizations for participation in the planning process.
• Serves a role in local coalitions, regional initiatives or groups, and state level coalition groups; participates in coalition meetings.
• Coordinates relationships with partners and community organizations. Provides training to expand the capacity of partner organizations.
• Promotes and represents programs at community events and at internal activities.
• Recruit health care providers/clinicians, community and faith-based organizations, and other partners to promote programs to clients.
• Serves as a facilitator in coordinating meetings and distribution of information.
• Works with community members to assist with cultural and linguistic educational materials for target population.
• Assists in identifying local health resources that could be mobilized to improve substance use prevention and cessation activities.
• Organizational Competencies
• Leads implementation and evaluation of community-based prevention and cessation programs that focus on substance use.
• Coordinates the delivery of intervention(s) consistent with the implementation plan.
• Delivers health education and promotion interventions.
• Monitors implementation and assesses progress in achieving objectives.
• Assists with writing, editing, and collecting documentation to ensure full compliance with corresponding grants, including deliverable outcomes.
• Assists with identifying and recommending grant expenditures.
• Prepares submission of State and/or Federal grants as appropriate and is responsible for managing program budget, reporting and grant requirements.
• Researches and prepares grant applications, prepares grant reporting documents.
• Creates required reports reflected of program services.
• Maintains inventory of educational materials.
• Communications
• Promotes public health programs and services.
• Provides targeted individual and group level education and outreach for substance use risk reduction, harm reduction, overdose prevention, and naloxone use.
• Determines health education and promotion interventions, including creating logic models and pilot testing; develops plans and materials for implementation and evaluations.
• Works with partners and community members to evaluate educational materials to determine appropriateness (cultural & linguistic) for clients being served.
• Prepares written and digital materials on substance use issues in conjunction with Communications Specialist.
• Assists in developing marketing plans with Communications Specialist to promote substance use cessation and prevention efforts.
• Develops effective messaging for target audiences; selects methods and technologies to deliver messages and delivers messages effectively using identified strategies.
• Prepares and provides presentations in the community.
• Develops and circulates programmatic newsletter to clients and public.
• Provides health education to clients in group settings.
• Other
• Performs public health emergency response functions as trained and assigned within the department’s emergency response plan.
• Performs other related duties as apparent or assigned.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Knowledge of:
• Effective health promotion education principles and methods as well as health education theory.
• Health equity.
• Principles and practices of community outreach and engagement as well as health communication.
• Social media and other digital communication methods.
• Agency policies/procedures.
• Grant application process.
• County community resources to adequately perform job.
• Research methods to gather data.
• Marketing and communications principles & presentation techniques for culturally diverse audiences.
• Social science assessment, intervention, and consultation principles and practices.
• Community organization.
• Program management, planning, evaluation, needs assessment, and grants management.
  
  

• Ability to:
• Story-tell with data
• Develop & present effective health promotion marketing & educational materials in a variety of settings.
• Organize work activities to meet established objectives.
• Communicate effectively in writing and orally to individuals and groups.
• Apply interviewing and assessment techniques for culturally and socioeconomically diverse populations.
• Use MS Office and conduct data analysis.
• Management multiple programs.
• Conduct literature reviews.
• Communicate in writing and verbally, including public speaking, marketing, and design.
• Present programs and materials in a culturally sensitive manner and use literacy and health equity considerations in the development and delivery of education.
• Work in collaboration with community partners.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse population of community members, medical providers, businesses, schools, community-based agencies, & departmental staff.
• Collect and maintain program data and confidential information. Leadership abilities.
  
  

Minimum/Desirable Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Baccalaureate degree in public or community health, behavioral health, health education/promotion, health sciences, public administration, healthcare, substance abuse, mental health, or related field.
• 2 years of experience directly related to community-based health education.
• 2 years of experience in participatory decision-making and/or consensus-building techniques.
• 2 years of experience developing trusting partnerships across sectors and within organizations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Valid driver's license, car insurance, and dependable car OR access to reliable transportation required to perform job duties.
  
  

Desirable Qualifications

• Advanced degree or certification in public or community health, behavioral health, health education/promotion, health sciences, public administration, healthcare, substance abuse, mental health, or related field.
• Experience working for an organization involved in the response, prevention, and treatment of mental health/substance use.
• Experience advocating for underrepresented groups of individuals within organizational settings.
• Experience in public speaking and facilitating.
• Experience in grant writing and/or request for proposal (RFP) writing.
• Experience in developing and implementing evaluation plans.
• Experience in successfully using project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet) to bring projects to completion.
• Ability to speak a second language, in addition to English that has a recognized presence in the community. (e.g., Spanish, Somali, etc.)
  
  

Supplemental Information

Supervision Of Others

This position does not supervise others.

Anticipated Hiring Range: $ 81 , 890 – $8 6 , 861 Annually

2024 Full Salary Range: $81,890 – $109,171 Annually

Full Time; Exempt; Non-Union; Benefits Eligible

The City of Bloomington is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applicants who are black, indigenous or persons of color are encouraged to apply. We also encourage women, veterans, members of the LGBTQIA community, and individuals with disabilities to apply.

The position description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change

Benefits

Benefits for regular, full-time employees of the City of Bloomington (with the exception of 24 hour firefighters and 24 hour fire fighter/paramedics) include the following:

• 10 days paid vacation per year
• 13 days paid personal leave per year
• 13 paid holidays per year
• 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Employee health and dental insurance
• Paid employee life insurance
• Paid employee disability insurance
• Employer/employee paid pension
• Deferred compensation
• Tuition assistance program
• Health club membership reimbursement
• Flexible spending account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Other optional benefits
• Great suburban location, on bus line
• Free employee parking
• (Union contracts may vary from the above list.)
  
  

01

The City of Bloomington (City) is asking you to supply information (data) as part of your application for employment with the City. The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA) classifies this data as private data about you. The law does not require you to provide the data and there is no legal consequence for refusing to provide the data. However, if you do not provide the requested data, the City may not have enough information to consider your application and you may not move forward in the selection process. If you do provide the data, City employees and its agents may have access to your private data if their work assignments reasonably require access. The hiring manager or supervisor, human resources employees, and members of an interview panel, which may include non-City employees, will have access to some of your private data during the application and selection process. State or federal law or a court order may allow others to have access to your data also. The City will not disclose any of your private data to any member of the general public without your permission. The MGDPA classifies the following information as public data about applicants: veteran status, relevant test scores, rank on eligible list, job history, education and training, and work availability. If you are a finalist for the position, your name is also public. A "finalist" is a person the City selects for an interview. Do you agree to supply the data the City is requesting as part of your application for employment?

• Yes
• No
  
  

02

I understand that in order for my application to receive every consideration in the selection process, I must complete the following supplemental questionnaire completely for this position. Attaching a resume is NOT a substitute for completing an answer. If a question is answered by the statement "See Resume", the question will be treated as if there is no answer. The information I provide will be reviewed and used to determine my eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Unanswered questions, incomplete responses, false statements, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. If the supplemental question is not applicable to you, please indicate N/A.

I have read and understand the above instructions regarding supplemental questions.

• Yes
• No
  
  

03

This is a reminder that you should check your Spam/Junk folder as emails from the City of Bloomington might end up being received in those folders and not your inbox. Please note that the City won't send out communications until after the job posting has officially closed unless the posting clearly states otherwise. Please acknowledge that you have read and understood this informational message.

• Yes
• No
  
  

04

Did you read and review the Working Conditions and Physical Demands checklist and the Remote Work availability? Once you click on the link

• Yes
• No
  
  

05

The advertised wage for this position is $81,890.00 - $86,861.00 Annually, depending on qualifications. If selected, would you be willing to accept a starting wage in this range?

• Yes
• No
  
  

06

Please indicate your highest level of education completed.

• High School or Equivalent
• Associate Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or Higher
• Not Applicable
  
  

07

If you indicated you have post-secondary education, please summarize coursework or list degree earned, area of study, name of institution and dates you attended. If not applicable to you, indicate N/A.

08

How many years of experience do you have directly related to community-based health education?

• Less than 2 Years
• 2 Years
• 3-4 Years
• 5+ Years
• Not Applicable
  
  

09

If you indicated you have work experience directly related to health education, please summarize your experience including Job Title, place of employment, and relevant job duties. If not applicable, indicate N/A.

10

How many years of experience do you have in participatory decision-making and/or consensus-building techniques?

• Less than 2 Years
• 2 Years
• 3-4 Years
• 5+ Years
• Not Applicable
  
  

11

If you indicated you have work experience in participatory decision-making and/or consensus-building techniques, please summarize your experience including Job Title, place of employment, and relevant job duties. If not applicable, indicate N/A.

12

How many years of experience do you have in developing trusting partnerships across sectors and within organizations?

• Less than 2 Years
• 2 Years
• 3-4 Years
• 5+ Years
• Not Applicable
  
  

13

If you indicated you have work experience in developing trusting partnerships across sectors and within organizations, please summarize your experience including Job Title, place of employment, and relevant job duties. If not applicable, indicate N/A.

14

Do you have proficiency in Microsoft Office?

• Yes
• No
  
  

15

Do you have a valid driver's license, car insurance, and dependable car OR access to reliable transportation required to perform job duties?

• Yes
• No
  
  

16

Do you possess an advanced degree or certification in public or community health, behavioral health, health education/promotion, health sciences, public administration, healthcare, substance abuse, mental health, or related field?

• Yes
• No
  
  

17

If you indicated you have post-secondary education in public or community health, behavioral health, health education/promotion, health sciences, public administration, healthcare, substance abuse, mental health, or related field, please summarize coursework or list degree/certification earned, area of study, name of institution and dates you attended. If not applicable to you, indicate N/A.

18

Do you have experience working for an organization involved in the response, prevention, and treatment of mental health/substance use?

• Yes
• No
  
  

19

If you indicated you have work experience working for an organization involved in the response, prevention and treatment of mental health/substance use, please summarize your experience including Job Title, place of employment, and relevant job duties. If not applicable, indicate N/A.

20

Do you possess experience advocating for underrepresented groups of individuals within an organizational setting?

• Yes
• No
  
  

21

Do you possess experience in public speaking and facilitating?

• Yes
• No
  
  

22

Do you possess experience in grant writing and/or Request for Proposal (RFP) writing?

• Yes
• No
  
  

23

Do you possess experience in developing and implementing evaluation plans?

• Yes
• No
  
  

24

Do you possess experience in successfully using project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet) to bring projects to completion?

• Yes
• No
  
  

25

If you indicated you have work experience with project management tools to bring projects to completion, please summarize your experience including Job Title, place of employment, and examples of 1-3 relevant project(s). If not applicable, indicate N/A.

26

Do you fluently speak a second language, in addition to English, that has a recognized presence in the community? Recognized prevalent languages in the City of Bloomington are Spanish, Somali, Vietnamese, Chinese Mandarin, and Cambodian [Khmer]. Fluent means you can sustain a conversation, demonstrate intelligible pronunciation which doesn't interfere with understanding, and communicate at informal and some formal levels.

• Spanish - FLUENT
• Somali - FLUENT
• Vietnamese - FLUENT
• Chinese Mandarin - FLUENT
• Cambodian [Khmer] - FLUENT
• I am not FLUENT in those languages or I am FLUENT in another language
  
  

27

If you indicated you speak a language other than English that you are FLUENT in, please list the language(s) and years spoken. If not applicable, please indicate N/A.

28

This Question Is To Determine Your Status As a Veteran Under The Veteran's Preference Statute, Minnesota Statutes, 43A.11. Please Check The Statement Below Which Best Describes Your Current Veteran's Status

• I am not a Veteran
• I am a Veteran who served more than 180 consecutive days and received an Honorable Discharge or Separation
• I am the spouse of a deceased Veteran who served more than 180 consecutive days and received an Honorable Discharge or Separation
• I am a disabled Veteran who served more than 180 consecutive days and received an Honorable Discharge or Separation
• I am the spouse of a disabled Veteran who served more than 180 consecutive days and received an Honorable Discharge or Separation and is unable to use the preference due to the disability
  
  

29

If you are a Veteran and achieve the minimum passing rating, do you wish to apply your veteran's preference bonus points? If you answer yes, you MUST complete the City of Bloomington's Veteran Preference Questionnaire (

• Yes
• No
• Not Applicable
  
  

Required Question