Basic Qualifications

The Health Specialist shall have:

• A minimum of a BA or a BS from an accredited university or college in public health, health education, maternal and child health, health administration or related degree.
• If the highest degree was awarded more than ten years ago, the resume should be specific regarding such events as courses, conferences, seminars attended or relevant work experience.
• A minimum of three years’ experience related to health services in early childhood programs such as Head Start/Early Head Start, maternal and child health, school health or community health programs specific to the development and implementation of comprehensive health services for young children and families.
• Experience analyzing health related data and helping programs make data driven decisions.
• Experience providing training and technical assistance related to health services for children birth to five, including work with management teams and program staff.
• Experience facilitating group discussions and presenting to range of audiences.
• Experience with programs serving children from diverse backgrounds such as children with special health care needs, children with disabilities, children who are dual language learners, children in family childcare settings, and/or children who are homeless.
• Experience communicating, both orally and in writing, to various audiences.

Key Responsibilities

The Health Specialist shall provide the following in-person or virtually as determined by the regional office.

• Serve as a liaison between the OHS, the National Center responsible for health and wellness, and other relevant agencies.
• Provide subject matter expertise, strategies, and resources to Regional Office and TTA staff on

comprehensive health services, such as mental health and wellness, environmental health and safety, as well as strategies for engaging staff and families around issues on health.

• Serve as a member of a national peer group of Health Specialists from each of the twelve regions.
• Develop and implement strategies for connecting with grantee health managers and/or coordinators in the Region.
• Aggregate, analyze, and disseminate regional and grantee health data from existing government systems to identify emerging trends impacting Head Start grantees.
• Develop and provide presentations and training on topics related to early childhood health, mental health, safety, and other related topics.
• Provide direct service to individual grantees, at the direction of the Regional Office.
• Support emerging OHS initiatives and priorities.

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Missouri Remote Office (MO99)

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