Public Health Targeted Airshed Grant Program Coordinator
Klamath Falls, OR
Full Time
Public Health
Experienced
Job Title: Public Health - Targeted Airshed Grant Program Coordinator 
Type: Full-Time
Salary: $26.20 - $34.80 per hour, depending on experience
General Position Summary
This position will coordinate the Targeted Airshed Grant (TAG), which focuses on woodburning heating device changeouts to non-woodburning devices and weatherization upgrades in an effort to reduce particulate matter 2.5 (PM 2.5) emissions within the air quality zone. This includes working with citizens to connect them to the program, coordinating with contractors, managing documentation, and preparing reports for submission to the funder.
This position is grant funded by the Environmental Protection Agency through the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The grant expires May 2030.
Essential Functions
The following may not be all inclusive and other duties may be assigned.
Assist with creation of program applications, agreements, and tracking documents
Assist program participants with applications and referrals to utility assistance as needed
Coordinate with approved contractors to connect them with approved program participants
Promote the program throughout the air quality zone
Maintain detailed and accurate records for program documentation
Complete monthly, quarterly, and annual reports per the grant requirements.
Education, Certification, & Experience
Bachelor's degree from four-year College or university in public health, or a related field; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience working with diverse populations and providing culturally and linguistically appropriate information preferred.
Oregon Driver's License
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Language Skills
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents such as Oregon Statues. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to work simple math and statistics. Ability to understand descriptive and analytical data.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Explorer, Google Chrome Internet software; Word Processing software; Excel Database software and Excel Spreadsheet software.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Working Conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Work Schedule
This is a regular full-time position. The normal work schedule will be 8.00 hours per day 5 days per week; management assigns exact schedules. It is the attendance standard of the employer that all employees be present and on times each shift they are scheduled to work. Full or partial absence during any scheduled shift, arriving late, or leaving early, for whatever reason, may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.
The Public Health Employee may be required to stay at or return to work during public health incidents and/or emergencies to perform duties specific to his/her position, or to perform other duties as requested in an assigned response position. This may require working a non-traditional work schedule or working outside normal assigned duties during the incident and/or emergency. Work schedules are assigned by management and may include holidays and weekends.
Salary and Benefits
This is an hourly, non-exempt position, with a wage range of $27.52 - $34.80 per hour. The pay range listed here reflects the FULL pay range for this position for the current fiscal year. Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.
Klamath County also offers a generous benefits package, including County contributions to health insurance, County contributions to a retirement plan, paid life insurance, paid short term disability, paid time off and more!
Klamath County recognizes and understands the importance of being able to care for yourself and loved ones when your health and safety are affected. To show our support during those difficult events, Klamath County offers all of its employees up to 12 weeks of fully employer paid leave per benefit year for qualifying events.
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