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Salary : $65,513.72 - $94,994.89 Annually
Location : Adams County Government Center, 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 07530
Department: Public Health Department
Division: Health Equity and Strategic Initiatives
Opening Date: 06/15/2026
Closing Date: 7/6/2026 4:30 PM Mountain
Our Mission: To responsibly serve the Adams County community with integrity and innovation.
EEO: Adams County is an equal opportunity employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic.
Position classification: Hybrid -- Job duties and expectations allow for onsite and remote work scheduled every week. Employees in this classification are regularly scheduled onsite one (1) to four (4) days per week based on the County needs and as determined by Department Director. Hybrid classified roles can be onsite more than the set minimum based on employee preference.
What Success Looks Like In This Job
The Health Engagement Specialist is part of the Community and Behavioral Health (CBH) Unit within Adams County Health Department's (ACHD) Strategic Health Initiatives Division (SHI). The Health Engagement Specialist is instrumental to creating healthy communities in Adams County through designing communications to shift knowledge, attitudes, and social norms to promote healthier behaviors; facilitating work related to establishing community partnerships with various partners, integrating positive and culturally relevant messaging into existing systems and organizations; and monitoring changes in community behavior to inform reporting, advocacy, and actionable recommendations. This position contributes to grant-funded prevention, policy, and systems change work that addresses the social determinants of health impacting Adams County. This role leads health communication efforts including public messaging under the tobacco prevention grant and supports grant reporting using a critical eye and attention to detail. This role also delivers and supports a variety of capacity building trainings, especially using a train-the-trainer model.
Examples of Duties for Success
Social and Behavior Change Communications (40%): Lead and execute evidence-informed, culturally relevant health communication strategies that support tobacco prevention and cessation activities.

• Serve as a central point of contact and subject-matter resource with deep understanding of health and social behavior change communication and provide technical assistance for health department staff, local government staff, elected officials, community organizations and the public.
• Develop and align strategic communication plans across the State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (STEPP) Team, and ensure consistent messaging is utilized through all channels.
• Create, adapt, "trans-create", and disseminate culturally relevant content for priority audiences (partners, policymakers, youth, community members, etc.), using plain language and trauma-informed approaches, including dissemination of health campaigns and grant-related communication (e.g. STEPP and Healthy Beverage public service announcements and social media content), and translating weekly Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) messaging, toolkits, and resources for Adams County audiences.
• Responsible for oversight, management, and monitoring compliance with applicable program contracts including media contracts by monitoring budgets, approving expenditures, and supporting billing processes.
• Use information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, using, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, to inform, educate and advise the community, elected officials, government officials and internal partners.

Capacity Building and Training (25%): Deliver and support a variety of trainings collaboratively with the CBH Unit through a train-the-trainer model.

• Collaborate internally and externally and contribute to the development of educational models and materials, to provide interested/affected groups with education on evidence-based strategies and best-practices in policy, systems, and/or environmental changes for population health.

• Support and/or deliver trainings including, but not limited to: Advocacy and Storytelling; Youth Mental Health First Aid; Mental Health First Aid; Question/Persuade/Refer; UpRise Curriculum; and Advanced Tobacco Treatment Techniques.
• Identify and engage community partners and/or organizations that could benefit from training opportunities, prioritizing organization serving priority populations impacted by tobacco- and nicotine-related harms.

• Ensure that community voices, decision-making process, and policy approach involves the impacted community.

Reporting and Telling our Story (25%): Monitor community level impacts of prevention interventions throughout the CBH Unit, and ensure findings translate into success stories, lessons learned, advocacy points, and/or actionable recommendations.

• Ensure community-based activities are guided by local insights and shared metrics by tracking process and outcome measures, identifying gaps, and translating findings into success stories, lessons learned, advocacy points, and/or actionable recommendations.
• Support partners in tracking outcomes, informing decision-making, and demonstrating collective impact across youth substance use prevention efforts.
• Contribute to community- and youth-led process to co-create a prevention focused grantmaking framework by helping to translate the Youth Health & Well-being Assessment findings into actionable recommendations that guide continuous improvement.
• Compile success stories; assist and lead in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual reports by gathering information, describing relevant evaluation data, and preparing documents; and help us tell our story.

Other Duties (10%)

• Participate in program development, grant writing, and grant implementation, as appropriate, to advance the work in the community.
• Prepare written materials and present program updates in for the public, other government agencies and elected officials.
• Perform both internal and external work in a way that represents and is effective within the various communities we serve.
• Regularly assess work and support changes to remove systemic barriers, build systems that address unfair differences, and integrate fairness into all areas of work.
• Create and maintain partnerships and processes that support, integrate, and celebrate unique and fair engagement into all aspects of Adams County Health Department work.
• Perform other duties as assigned and required.
• Respond, as required, to support public health emergencies, incidents, and events.
• Participate in all exercises and drills on emergency preparedness, as required.
• Complete emergency preparedness and response trainings as appropriate for this level of employee within the health department.
• Maintain sensitive & confidential client information according to the HIPAA policy and Title X confidentiality requirements.

Qualifications for Success

• Knowledge of the socioecological model of behavior change and how environmental, social and policy influences on health align to create change.
• Knowledge of social determinants of health, their impact upon health, and strategies to address them within community settings.
• Knowledge of techniques and best practices related to behavior change communication, culturally relevant messaging, community engagement, coalition building and developing community partnerships.
• Knowledge of community needs assessment, program development, and evaluation techniques.

• Knowledge of Microsoft operating system computer, Internet and spreadsheet functions and resources.

More Qualifications for Success

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in public or environmental health, health communication, public policy, sociology, or a related field.
• A Masters Degree may substitute for required experience on a year for year basis.
• Minimum 2 years prior experience in the following:
  • Developing health and social behavior change communication messaging for preventative health interventions that is culturally relevant and accessible to a variety of audiences
  • Working with coalitions, local government, policy makers and/or government entities to measurably improve health and social outcomes
• Master's degree preferred.
• Bi-lingual preferred.

License or Certificates: Possession of, or the ability to obtain a valid Colorado Driver's License and insurance within 30 days of employment.
Background Check: Must pass a criminal background check and an MVR.
Other: This position will require some travel between locations. Candidates should have the ability and means to travel as needed for the position.
Adams County and the 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office complies with Colorado's Job Application Fairness Act ("JAFA"). JAFA prohibits employers from asking individuals to disclose their age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation on an initial employment application. However, additional application materials such as certifications and transcripts containing this information may be required for certain positions; if such additional materials are requested, applicants may redact information that identifies the applicant's age, date of birth, or dates or attendance or graduation.
Adams County provides a comprehensive benefits package to employees that goes above and beyond what is offered at most organizations.
Benefits You Expect:

• AFLAC Supplemental Medical Insurance
• Basic Term Life & Optional Term Life Insurance
• Deferred Compensation Plan
• Dental/Vision/Medical Plans
• Generous Vacation/Sick leave
• Long-Term Disability
• Retirement Plan
• Short-Term Disability

Plus some you might not expect:

• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Fitness Center
• Employee Health Clinics
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Recreation Center Discounts
• Training & Tuition Reimbursement Programs
• Wellness programs
• Lactation friendly certified workplace

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Please be aware that your cover letter and resume will not be accessed in the initial screening process, so you must complete your application and supplemental questions with as much detail as possible. Any personally identifiable information (PII) such as name and address will be redacted from applications that meet the minimum screening requirements and are forwarded to the hiring manager. If the hiring manager selects you to advance in the hiring process, your cover letter and resume will then be accessible to the hiring team. Information provided on the application is used to determine if a candidate meets minimum qualifications. Only information provided at the time of the application being completed will be considered and additional information that is not listed on the application will not be considered when deciding if a candidate meets or does not meet the qualifications. Applicants are STRONGLY encouraged to include all information and details on their application. I understand and agree that only information provided at the time of my application will be used to determine if I meet the minimum requirements for this position.

• Yes, I understand and agree
• Yes, I understand but disagree.

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Please indicate how you meet the minimum experience and education requirements for this role.

• I have a minimum of 2 years prior experience working with coalitions, local government, policy makers and/or government entities to measurably improve health and social outcomes and developing health and social behavior change communication messaging for preventative health interventions that is culturally relevant and accessible to a variety of audiences; AND a Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• I have a Master's degree in public or environmental health, health communication, public policy, sociology, or a related field.
• None of the above

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Possession of, or the ability to obtain a valid Colorado Driver's License and insurance within 30 days of employment. Do you or can you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

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Please share your 'why' for applying for this role and working in health education and engagement.
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Social and behavior change communication skills are key to success in this role. Can you please describe a time when you moved an audience from "awareness" to "action" on a health issue?
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Please describe your experience working with communities that experience unequal access or unfair differences in health outcomes.
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Part of this role includes helping the Strategic Health Initiatives Division tell their story beyond just what is measured through evaluations and surveys. Tell me about a time you co-designed a project with a community. How did you use their feedback to advocate for systemic change?
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