Disease Intervention Specialist Training Coor in Rapid City, South Dakota at Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board Inc

Position Title: Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Training Coordinator

Division: Public Health

Reports to: Program Manager

JOB SUMMARY:

The Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Trainer plays a crucial role in training tribal and state DIS workforce segments within tribal and state public health departments. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing various educational and training programs to build capacity and facilitate continuous learning and growth. Incumbent employees will have access to all needed training and development to succeed in position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assesses tribal and state DIS workforce segment needs using various channels of engagement (surveys, interviews, focus groups and communications with employees, managers and supervisors).

• Coordinates with tribal and state public health staff to develop culturally relevant DIS trainings.

• Develops unique training programs to fulfill specific needs, including epidemiology, DIS skills, and informatics, Cultural engagement, outbreak response in tribal communities, and other identified capacity-building topics.

• Create, acquire, and/or adapt training procedures manuals, guides, and course material.

• Presents training and development programs using various forms and formats, including group discussion, lecture, simulations, videos, webinars, etc.

• Maintains records of training and development activities, attendance results, test/assessment results, and retraining requirements.

• Maintains knowledge of the latest trends in epidemiology, tribal and state relationships, DIS, and informatics.

• Assigns, monitors, and documents any mandatory compliance training.

• Prepares and implements training budget, maintains records, and reports expenses.

• Collaborate closely with program manager, department director, tribal, state, and other stakeholders to align training and engagement initiatives with organizational goals and outbreak response.

• Assess the effectiveness of training programs through various evaluation methods such as pre-post training assessments, feedback surveys, and performance metrics. Use this feedback to continually improve and refine

training initiatives.

• Connects current DIS structures to tribal programs to increase workforce capacity to perform disease intervention services.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Education/Relevant Experience: Bachelor’s degree and one (1) year of experience, or associate’s degree and three (3) years’ experience, or high school diploma or GED and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience.

The GPTLHB is a tribal organization that follows tribal preference laws. Our policy is to give preference to qualified Indian/Tribal candidates over qualified non-native candidates in hiring decisions if all other qualifications are equal. Employment is contingent upon the outcome of all required criminal background checks.

Native American/American Indian Preference in hiring will be applied as defined in title 25 usc 44-46 & 474.

Compliance with our Employee Health Procedure is a condition of employment. You are required to agree that you will comply with all job-related employee health screening and immunizations prior to your first day of employment. Jobs require that you have documentation that you have completed the following immunizations prior to your first day of employment: MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella, Varicella (Chicken Pox), Hepatitis B, Influenza, T-dap (Tetanus - Diphtheria - Pertussis), and COVID-19 vaccination is required.

Direct Reports: None

This position requires the ability to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. Physical demands and work environment may include:

The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items, such as papers, books, or small parts; or driving an automobile. The employee must be able to read, write, speak and hear.

The environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, requiring use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.