The Public Health Program Coordinator will develop, implement, oversee, and coordinate internal and external communication strategies that enhance public understanding of key health initiatives, public health risks, and programs. This role will serve as communications specialist for the Public Health Division and ensure clear, transparent, and accessible messaging across multiple platforms while engaging with community stakeholders, media, and the public to promote public health programs and priorities. This position is part of the Public Health Division management team and will develop and maintain a division-wide health communications promotion plan.

Key responsibilities will fall under four main focus areas:

• Strategic communications and public engagement

• Health promotion and risk communication

• Digital media and content development

• Evaluation and continuous improvement

Previous experience with public health communication theory and practice, infodemiology, health literacy and content creation would be beneficial for this position.

The salary range reflected above is the normal hiring range for 2025. The full salary range, including longevity pay, is $34.70 - $49.45 per hour.

This position is part of the Civil Service Basic Unit Employees Collective Bargaining Agreement represented by Council 5 of AFSCME.

LOCATION: The successful candidate will have the opportunity to office out of any of these four county locations: Duluth, Ely, Hibbing or Virginia, Minnesota.

St. Louis County does not participate in E-Verify. All employees must be continuously authorized to work in the United States, for St. Louis County, on a full-time basis. St. Louis County does not provide sponsorship for employment visas.
An employee in this class is responsible for administering public health programs, grants and contracts. Duties include managing health intervention programs; evaluating program outcomes and implementing improvements; participating in the local public health assessment and planning process; assisting with the development and evaluation of staff core competencies. The work is performed under the direction of assigned supervisory staff.
These work environment factors are general in nature and may vary depending on the specific position being filled. CONSTANT: Lift and carry up to 10 pounds; hear within 5 feet; bend neck; move about; reach; talk/speak; customer/public contact; and clients with behavioral challenges. FREQUENT: Near, midrange and far vision; depth perception; field of vision; visual accommodation; color vision; hear up to 20 feet; climb stairs; feel; grasp/handle; rotate neck; sit; stand; stoop/bend; walk; turn wrists; work alone or with others; work inside; work outside and driving. OCCASIONAL: Lift up to 20 pounds; use fingers; kneel; reach above shoulder; squat; twist at waist; blood-borne pathogens; slippery surfaces; and work around others.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (Pass/Fail):

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in health education, public health, communication or a closely related field AND five (5) years full-time paid verifiable professional experience in Community based education; OR graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree in health education, public health, communication or a closely related field AND three (3) years full-time paid verifiable professional experience in Community based education.

• Possession of a valid driver’s license.

RATING SYSTEM:
Supplemental Questions will be 60% of the scoring process:
Points will be awarded based on the applicants answers to supplemental questions 9-13.

Experience beyond ten years may be included on the application for purposes of meeting minimum qualifications or informing the hiring authority of your complete employment history.

Please Note: When answering the supplemental questions on the website, the webpage may time out after 30 minutes. It's recommended you draft your answers in a Word document and copy/paste the answers into the application when you're finished writing. Failure to answer all of the questions on the "Supplemental Questions" page within 30 minutes may result in the deletion of your answers by the application system.

Experience & Training will be 40% of the scoring process:
Points will be awarded for job-related experience and education exceeding the minimum qualifications. Please be thorough in listing your work experience in the Work Experience section of the application as this will be used to determine part of your score. Only experience occurring during the ten most recent years will be used in determining this assessment. Experience beyond ten years may be included on the application for purposes of meeting minimum qualifications or informing the hiring authority of your complete employment history.

TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT & SCREENING PROCESS SCHEDULE:

• June 10, 2025 - Applicant screening will begin
• Week of June 23, 2025 - Supplemental questions scoring to be completed
• Week of June 23, 2025 - Experience & Training to be completed
• Week of July 14, 2025 - Interviews to be conducted

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The essential functions for this position are listed under the "ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK" on the specification, available in the Human Resources Department or online at www.stlouiscountymn.gov/jobdescriptions.

VETERANS PREFERENCE:
If you are eligible to apply for Veterans Preference, please attach to your application a copy of document(s) listed for the option that applies to you:

• Veteran: DD214 noting character of service
• Disabled Veteran: DD214 & compensable disability award letter issued within the last 6 months.
• Spouse of Disabled Veteran: DD214 & compensable disability award letter issued within the last 6 months & marriage certificate. (Eligible only if Veteran is unable to qualify because of the disability.)
• Spouse of Deceased Veteran: DD214, Marriage Certificate and Death Certificate.

Please refer to Minnesota Statute 197.455 for additional requirements. Click Here.

PHYSICAL-MEDICAL STANDARDS:
Qualified applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Applicants selected must meet the physical requirements for the position.


PROBATIONARY PERIOD:
Appointees to the position must successfully complete at least a six-month probationary period prior to being certified for permanent employment.

NON-DISCRIMINATION:
St. Louis County is an equal opportunity and veteran-friendly employer.