Community Health Education Program Specialist Sr

• Location Tampa, FL
• Department Community Outreach & Eng
• Schedule - Shift - Hours Full Time - Day Shift - Varied

At Moffitt Cancer Center, we strive to be the leader in understanding the complexity of cancer and applying these insights to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer. Our diverse team of over 9,000 are dedicated to serving our patients and creating a workspace where every individual is recognized and appreciated. For this reason, Moffitt has been recognized on the 2023 Forbes list of America’s Best Large Employers and America’s Best Employers for Women, Computerworld magazine’s list of 100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology, Diversity Inc Top Hospitals & Health Systems and continually named one of the Tampa Bay Time’s Top Workplace.

Additionally, Moffitt is proud to have earned the prestigious Magnet® designation in recognition of its nursing excellence.

Moffitt is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center based in Florida, and the leading cancer hospital in both Florida and the Southeast. We are a top 10 nationally ranked cancer center by Newsweek and have been nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report since 1999.
Working at Moffitt is both a career and a mission: to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer. Join our committed team and help shape the future we envision.

Summary

The Community Health Education Program Specialist Sr. (CHEPS Sr.) is a senior professional who applies advanced knowledge of community cancer prevention and awareness education. The CHEPS Sr. prospects and builds a network of senior internal and external contacts and resources for the purpose of planning, designing, developing, implementing, and assessing educational programs for community members (i.e., general public), partner agencies, professional audiences (i.e., academia, public health, etc.)

and health providers. The program services will focus efforts in the defined target areas and specifically selected community sites.

The CHEPS Sr. designs and builds cancer awareness and preventive health education services in the community and act as the lead program specialist in a growth and capacity building role.

The CHEPS Sr. will receive little instruction on day-to-day work and general instructions on new projects or assignments as they are considered the Subject Matter Expert in program development, implementation, and evaluation.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Applicant must possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Organizational and problem-solving skills necessary for challenges that are diverse in scope.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to interact with members of the community, community partners and Moffitt team members in a professional and courteous manner to build capacity and place emphasis on prevention and health promotion and research.
• Demonstrated competency in educational program development, implementation, and evaluation that is culturally and linguistically appropriate for the intended audience.
• Demonstrated competency in grant or proposal writing and report writing.
• Bilingual English/Spanish language abilities in oral and written form preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Leads and oversees partnerships with researchers, partners and community to address identified community needs through the creation and dissemination of culturally tailored cancer information and programming to improve community health and change health behaviors, e.g. seeking cancer-screening services.
• Leads efforts to develop and disseminate health promotion/cancer education materials, important messages, etc. with the goal of increasing awareness and adoption of NCI and CDC recommendations on cancer prevention, early detection and screening, and treatments.
• Proactively prospects relationships and new partnerships in the community to increase Moffitt’s presence in the community, build a network, and expand reach of the program and information.
• Gathers credible data to develop, implement and evaluate innovative and relevant cancer education programs for community audiences that are diverse in scope, relevant and…