Job/Position DescriptionPubl Hlth and Prevent Spcl IIIUnder the guidance of the Communicable Disease Manager and management of the Office of Border Public Health (OBPH) Region 8 Program Manager, formulate, develop, and implement the programand#146;s public health promotion activities. Provides technical support for projects and grants. Researches and develops workplans to address community health needs. Tracks and maintains inventory of program expenses and budgets. Coordinates the dissemination of information. Works collaboratively with staff to develop goals, objectives, evaluations and expected outcomes for health promotion/education programs. Prepare bilingual (Spanish/English) training material and syllabuses for use in public health trainings and courses. Provide bilingual (Spanish/English) technical assistance, training and presentations using audiovisual equipment to internal/external customers on environmental health, reportable diseases, chronic conditions, and other public and preventive health issues. Develop and update bilingual (Spanish/English) health promotion materials, e.g., flyers, forms, presentations, press releases and other documents as needed using computer software. Respond to requests for assistance and guidance from the public. Provide support other regional programs on public health issues. Participate in the organization of meetings and conferences. Participate in community surveys/studies by conducting surveys or reviews to determine compliance. Requires individual planning, accuracy, and management of multiple tasks, organization, initiative, and flexibility in carrying out duties. Work under limited supervision, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Speaks, reads, and writes in English and Spanish to perform binational/border duties. Must be able to independently travel throughout the State of Texas and out-of-state to complete essential job functions.Essential Job Functions(30%) Technical Support and CoordinationCoordinates and/or prepares, edits, and distributes correspondence, reports, studies, forms, and documents. Coordinates and performs general office duties such as ordering supplies, maintaining a filing system, and answering and routing phone calls. Coordinates meetings, conferences, and trainings for border projects, interventions, and grants. Disseminates information to partners and participants Prepares bilingual (Spanish/English) training material and syllabuses for use in public health trainings and courses. Coordinate and participate in bilingual presentations. Work with and speak to community and professional groups to coordinate, improve, and stimulate interest in the program. Provide bilingual (Spanish/English) technical assistance, training and presentations using audiovisual equipment to internal/external customers. Oversees purchase of equipment and supplies. Prepares specifications for requests for bids and program purchases. Prepares requisitions, enters online system and monitors through the purchasing process. Maintains budget spreadsheets to track grant and program related expenses. Receives and distributes purchases per agency policy. Maintains records with encumbered amounts and program expenditures. Provides assistance and guidance to the general public or other Public Health Regional programs on border public health issues.(25%) Reporting Compiles and edits data in charts, graphs, and databases. Prepares administrative reports. Prepares budget reports. Order and maintain an invent https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=596104 Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.