Overdose Training and Community Engagement Consultant II

Overdose Training and Community Engagement Consultant II

Salary

$97,777.26 - $123,938.05 Annually

Location

Chinook Building 401 5th Avenue Seattle, WA

Job Type

Career Service (Exec)

Job Number

2026MV28227

Department

DPH - Public Health

Division

Health Sciences

Opening Date

11/02/2026

Closing Date

11/12/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

FLSA

Exempt

Bargaining Unit

Z3 : KC Personnel Guidelines

Full- or Part-Time

Full Time

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Summary

The Health Sciences Division is seeking a qualified Overdose Training and Community Engagement Consultant II (Educator Consultant II) to provide leadership and consultation to strengthen, expand, and sustain equitable overdose prevention and response strategies.

Working closely with the Overdose Prevention and Response Training Manager, this position collaborates with public health staff, community organizations, and cross-sector partners to advance education, community engagement, organizational change, and community capacity-building. The Consultant applies knowledge and principles of equity, racial and social justice (ERSJ) to assess community and organizational needs, develop and deepen partnerships, build sustainable capacity, facilitate change, and evaluate prevention strategies.

The role includes delivering and developing training, providing technical assistance and consultation, and supporting community-driven solutions that increase readiness to prevent, recognize, and respond to overdose risks.

Applicants who have lived or living experience with overdose, substance use disorders, criminalized drug use, incarceration, homelessness, sex work, or recovery are strongly encouraged to apply. We recognize that these experiences bring critical expertise, insight, and value to our public health strategies.

Background

Note: This recruitment will be used to create an eligibility pool to fill additional Career Service, Term-Limited Temporary (TLT), or Special Duty Assignment (SDA) vacancies that may occur over the next six months.

Commitment To Equity and Social Justice

Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nations history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.

The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all - in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.

We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.

To learn more, please visit http://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/equity-social-justice.aspx

Work Schedule

This position is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. This position is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act and therefore is not overtime eligible.

Work Location

The Overdose Prevention and Response team works in a hybrid model, with a minimum of 3 days in the office and throughout the community (fieldwork), as well as telecommuting. The ratio of remote to onsite work will be dependent on business needs and is subject to change. The primary onsite location is the King County Chinook Building, 401 4th Ave Seattle, WA 98104.

Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will join an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the departments hybrid environment. Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.

Job Duties

• Provide consultation, leadership, and technical assistance to public health staff, community organizations, healthcare workers, first responders, public safety and housing partners, and the public on overdose prevention and response, education, community engagement, program planning, and integration of equity principles and partnership with people who have lived/living experience.

• Lead community capacity-building and engagement efforts that strengthen the ability of organizations, communities, and community members to prevent, recognize, and respond to overdose.

• Identify opportunities to increase knowledge, procure resources, enhance infrastructure, and promote organizational readiness while working collaboratively with partners to develop sustainable, community-informed solutions that are inclusive of people most impacted by overdose and resource disparities.

• Develop and implement inclusive, culturally responsive engagement strategies that meaningfully involve community members, people with lived/living experience of substance use disorder, overdose, treatment, recovery, incarnation, and social service or housing programs, community-based organizations, and other invested partners in identifying priorities, shaping interventions, implementing solutions, and addressing inequities.

• Develop and facilitate training events, workshops, community learning opportunities, and organizational change initiatives tailored to identified needs.

• Assess community and organizational needs and develop customized strategies for education, training, technical assistance, and organizational or community change while supporting community input processes and bidirectional communication.

• Facilitate workgroup, cohort, advisory board processes that support shared learning, problem-solving, planning, decision making, and collective action.

• Develop and strengthen community and interagency partnerships to expand the reach, effectiveness, and sustainability of overdose prevention and response efforts.

• Identify opportunities to connect organizations, leverage community assets and resources, and strengthen local networks and coalitions, including emerging priorities such as youth overdose prevention and increasing resource and service connections among most impacted communities throughout King County.

• Lead or co-lead community outreach, engagement initiatives, and events, including serving as a designated program spokesperson and coordinating with community media outlets to increase awareness of overdose prevention and response, naloxone access, treatment and recovery resources, risk reduction and safety strategies, and other evidence-informed approaches, while addressing stigma and inequities that affect access to services and supports.

• Collaborate and consult with program managers, subject matter experts, and community partners to integrate service and organizational level overdose prevention strategies inclusive of ERSJ practices across ODPR initiatives and emerging priorities.

• Support ODPR training program quality assurance, quality improvement, and continuous learning across education and community capacity building efforts.

• Gather, analyze, and utilize research, literature, epidemiological and community data, and participant feedback to assess needs findings to improve programs, inform strategic planning, and prepare statistical and evaluative reports.

• Maintain and strengthen education and engagement resources and infrastructure, including evidence-informed training and reference materials, supplies, equipment, and other resources.

• Review and revise training materials and approaches reflect current research, community priorities, cultural responsiveness, and ERSJ principles.

• Lead or participate in debriefing, reflection, and continuous improvement following trainings, community initiatives, and major projects.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

Minimum Qualifications:

• An associate's degree or higher with 2 years of experience in a training or education-related role and 2 years of experience in a public health, harm reduction, or social service setting; OR at least 4 years of health or social service experience working directly with individuals who use drugs in a harm reduction, outreach, or clinical setting where education was a key function; OR relevant lived/living experience currently used in a voluntary or official capacity to perform similar duties.
• American Heart Association certified in basic life support (BLS/CPR-AED)
• Valid Washington State Drivers License and the ability to drive a county vehicle to locations in and outside King County. (The selected will travel between community locations and the Chinook Building in Downtown Seattle, transporting equipment and supplies necessary for community trainings.)
• Ability to work in variable community settings including some outdoors spaces
• Demonstrated current knowledge and practice of harm reduction principles; opioid and stimulant overdose response; safer use practices; local drug trends, treatment, and recovery programs; health care and service providers across mental health substance use homeless and housing services, mutual aid landscapes in King County
• Advanced user with Microsoft Office applications (Power Point, Outlook, Word and Excel)
• Demonstrated excellence in communication skills with the ability to communicate complex information in a culturally appropriate, consistently respectful, and non-judgmental manner to a wide variety of audiences including people who may be drug impaired, mentally ill and/or emotionally labile.
• Superior interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of staff, government leaders and constituencies in diverse communities
• Demonstrated ability to clearly and effectively communicate orally and in writing (constructing reports, briefs, presentations, webpage updates, etc.) with supervisors, co-workers, service providers, community media networks, and the public, with a demonstrated ability to utilize spokesperson strategies to deliver clear public health messaging. .
• Long established and proven ability to work independently following established protocols and policies and work effectively as a member of a team.
• Strong experience applying ERSJ and adult learning principles.
• Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health position

Desired Qualifications:

• Applicants who are multilingual (especially Spanish) or multicultural highly encouraged to apply.
• Long term, direct or familiar experience with programs serving people who actively use drugs, recovery networks, and intersectional systemic inequities.
• Long term, direct or familiar experience working in harm reduction, overdose prevention, training and education, clinical settings, outreach programs, and/or designing community outreach/services/interventions.
• Applicants with lived experienced with substance use, overdose, and recovery highly encouraged
• Formal training or practical experience acting as a spokesperson, particularly with community-based press, ethnic media, or hyper-local radio, print, and digital outlets.

Supplemental Information

King Countys Vision, Mission, and ACTIVATE Values unite us.

King County serves residents with a relentless sense of urgency, delivering on commitments with transparency and accountability. We are action-oriented, creative problem solvers who collaborate across roles, engage directly with communities, and challenge the status quo to achieve meaningful impact. As a unified team, we uphold high ethical and stewardship standards, embrace change, stay curious, and continuously improve. Across all interactions, we listen first, act quickly, and stay aligned as a team to earn and sustain public trust. Learn more about our Vision, Mission, and ACTIVATE Values here and visit our Why work at King County page here.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer

No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on sex, race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religious affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age except by minimum age and retirement provisions, pregnancy, status as a family caregiver, parental status, marital status, military status or status as a veteran who was honorably discharged or who was discharged solely as a result of the persons sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, citizenship or immigration status, genetic information, or other protected class. However, to the extent that distinction or differential treatment on the basis of citizenship or immigration status is authorized by either federal or state law, regulation, or government contract, it is not an unfair practice.

Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

To Apply

If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions, please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.

The following items are required to be considered for this vacancy:

• NEOGOV Job Application (responses on your job application should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Supplemental Questions (responses to the supplemental questions should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process
• Resume
• Cover Letter

Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the application. Cover letters and/or resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state "see my resume" or "see my personnel file" are considered incomplete and will not be accepted.

Necessary Special Requirements

• The selection process may include evaluation of application materials and supplemental questions, interviewing, and testing. You must completely fill out the application with your relevant education and work experience.
• The selected candidate must be able to pass a thorough background investigation, but findings may not necessarily disqualify an applicant for employment.
• For more information on our selection process, please refer towww.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/jobs/hiring. For tips on interviewing, please visithttps://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/audience/employees/learning-and-development/Interview_Tips.ashx?la=en.
• Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.
• Public Health relies on office automation (Microsoft Office) and web-based enabled tools; therefore candidates must be proficient and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with on-going work.
• Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing their mandatory trainings on time and obtaining required immunizations.
• Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health positions.
• When Public Health responds to an emergency, and in accordance with relevant CBA language and/or KC policy and procedures, we may assign duties outside your regular job description. This may involve responding at any time, including nights and weekends, with possible deployment to locations other than the department.
• If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions, please contact your recruiter listed on this job announcement.

Union Membership

This position is not represented

Contact

For questions about the application process, contact the Recruiter

King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support our employees health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage options: King County provides eligible employees with options, so they can decide what's best for themselves and their eligible dependents
• Life and disability insurance: employees are provided basic coverage and given the opportunity to purchase additional insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents
• Retirement: eligible King County employees may participate in a pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and a 457(b) deferred-compensation plan
• Transportation program and ORCA transit pass
• 12 paid holidays each year plus two personal holidays
• Generous vacation and paid sick leave
• Paid parental, family and medical, and volunteer leaves
• Flexible Spending Account
• Wellness programs
• Onsite activity centers
• Employee Giving Program
• Employee assistance programs
• Flexible schedules and telecommuting options, depending on position
• Training and career development programs

For additional information about employee benefits, visit our Benefits, Payroll, and Retirement Page.

This is a general description of the benefits offered to eligible King County employees, and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the CBA prevails.

NOTE: Benefits for Term Limited Temporary (TLT) or Short Term Temporary (STT) positions, including leave eligibility and/or participation in the pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, will vary based upon the terms and details of the position. Short Term Temporary positions are not eligible for an ORCA transit pass.

For inquiries about the specifics of this position, please contact the recruiter identified on this job posting.

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Please select the option that best describes your experience gained through paid or unpaid activities:

• I have professional or community-based experience applying adult learning principles to design and deliver public health or harm reduction education.
• I have relevant lived/living experience with substance use disorder, overdose, or recovery that I currently leverage to deliver education and community support.
• None of the above applies to me

02

If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please describe your experience. If you are comfortable sharing relevant details about your lived/living experience, please elaborate on how you translate that background to fulfill the duties of an Educator Consultant II. If this does not apply, or you do not wish to share your lived experience at this time, please type N/A.

03

Do you have up-to-date knowledge and practical experience working within a low-barrier community overdose prevention framework, including familiarity with current drug trends, safer use practices, treatment and recovery landscape, housing supports in King County?

• Yes
• No

04

If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please describe your practical understanding of community overdose prevention principles as they apply to both opioid and stimulant use. Additionally, outline your experience navigating or collaborating with the local service landscape (such as housing providers, treatment facilities, or grassroots mutual aid networks) within King County. If this does not apply, type N/A.

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Do you have demonstrated experience developing, deepening, and implementing culturally responsive engagement strategies that involve marginalized populations or people with lived/living experience of substance use, overdose, recovery, and/or treatment?

• Yes
• No

06

If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please list the organizations where you gained this experience and provide a specific example of an engagement strategy or coalition-building effort you led or co-led. If this does not apply, type N/A.

07

Are you applying to this position as an eligible current or previous King County Employee Priority Placement Program Participant? AND Is this position the same or lower percentage of full-time when compared to the position held at the point of the notification of layoff? AND Do you possess the skills and abilities to qualify for this position?

• Yes, I was given a layoff notice from my Career Service role at King County and I am within two years of the effective date of my layoff. Additionally, the position I was laid off from was the same or a higher percentage of FT status when compared to this one.
• No

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If you answered yes to the question above and you are applying for this position as a Priority Placement Participant, to be considered, you must provide the following three pieces of information in the space provided: 1. The title you held when you received your layoff notice 2. The department you worked in 3. The effective date of your layoff

Required Question

Employer King County

Address King Street Center

201 South Jackson Street

Seattle, Washington, 98104

Phone 206-477-3404

Website http://www.kingcounty.gov/