Public Health Specialist (Community Health Promotion)

Public Health Specialist (Community Health Promotion)

Salary

$90,796.00 - $98,205.00 Annually

Location

1800 W. Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

2026-00042

Department

Community Services

Opening Date

05/28/2026

Closing Date

6/14/2026 11:59 PM Central

FLSA

Exempt

Bargaining Unit

NU

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Primary Objective

The City of Bloomington Public Health Department is seeking a full-time Public Health Specialist to engage the community in promoting, protecting, and improving public health in Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield (BER) communities. The position strengthens community capacity and advances policy, systems, and environmental change through SHIP coalition collaboration, community health assessments, and evidence-based program implementation. The role will also lead sexual and reproductive health initiatives and partner with community organizations, schools, health systems and other decision-makers to drive sustainable improvements in sexual health knowledge, behaviors, outcomes, and policies across individuals and populations.

CITY VALUES & EXPECTATIONS

• Models and contributes to a positive work environment, culture of communication, engagement and safety
• Communicates effectively and respectfully with employees and the general public, including but not limited to those of diverse racial, ethnic, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Works cooperatively as a member of a team; develops and maintains effective working relationships with diverse coworkers and community members; consistently brings a high level of self-awareness and empathy to all personal interactions
• Embraces the City's shared values and contributes towards accomplishing the City's vision and goals by being creative, innovative, continuously learning, and communicating clearly

Examples of Duties

This position will belong on the Community Resource Team and take direction from the Community Health Supervisor.

• Engage diverse stakeholders in identifying and addressing needs related to social determinants of health and chronic disease prevention. Collaborate with various community-based organizational leadership in the three communities of Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield to influence policy, system, and environmental (PSE) change as informed by SHIP initiatives.
• Provide project management and technical assistance to community partners for health promotion efforts in the areas of healthy food access, childcare, housing, mental well-being, active living, healthcare access, and workplace wellness.
• Collaborate with various departmental staff (transportation, community development, planning, parks and recreation, public safety, and public health) and community partners for completing the SHIP work plan across the three cities.
• Assess state, county, and local sexual health capacities based in education, service, and policy through tailored data collection and analysis methods; use data to inform ongoing programming and propose relevant policy change.
• Collaboratively design, implement, evaluate, and adapt evidence-based programs at the individual and community level; provide consultation, leadership, and capacity building on topics that include but are not limited to: safer sex, pregnancy prevention, sexually transmitted infections, consent, abstinence, LGBTQ+ topics, and healthy relationships.
• Develop and maintain program materials, plans, and reports including web resources, brochures, exhibits, presentations, and audiovisual content that support program objectives; adapt materials for diverse cultures and arrange translations as needed.
• Leverage strong relationship-building and networking skills to cultivate partnerships with subject matter experts to inform ongoing health programming needs.
• Apply learning theories, evidence-based practices, and culturally responsive and congruent approaches when engaging clients and groups.
• Collaborate with community members to assess sexual health resource needs and provide systems navigation support in meeting those needs.
• Track and report on health-based metrics and key performance indicators, including sexually transmitted disease investigation and partner notification services as directed by the Minnesota Department of Health.
• Respond to public inquiries regarding initiatives, health services, and educational resources.
• Follow agency documentation protocols and privacy requirements.
• Participate in continuing education to remain current on public health trends, standards, and research.
• Participate in grant writing efforts to support existing and new initiatives that align with department and community health priorities.
• Advocate for underserved and high-risk populations.
• Align programmatic efforts with the departments strategic plan and priorities.
• Advance health-in-all-policies approaches in departmental and community planning.

Other

• Performs public health emergency response functions as trained and assigned within the department's emergency response plan.
• Participates in strategic planning, the performance management system including quality improvement, workforce development, community health needs assessment, and community health improvement planning as assigned.
• Performs other related duties as apparent or assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES REQUIRED

Knowledge:

• Public health programs and community health improvement models, including SHIP, medically accurate comprehensive sexual health information, and/or state and federally funded grant projects
• Community resources in Bloomington, Edina, Richfield, and the broader metro area
• Evidence-informed models for population health improvement based on policy, systems, and environmental change
• Methods and models for project management
• Methods for problem-solving, conflict resolution, and facilitation
• Current events impacting the communities the Department serves
• City, County, and State policies and procedures
• Confidentiality and privacy requirements under HIPAA and related legal parameters
• Structural racism and its impact on public health and communities

Skills:

• Public speaking, outreach facilitation, and one-on-one community engagement
• Building trust and strong relationships with diverse community members and partners
• Written and verbal communication tailored to various audiences and settings
• Collaboration within the City of Bloomington and with external partners
• Project management and bringing initiatives to completion
• Convey data-driven health information effectively to clients and the public
• Apply racial equity principles in public health practice
• Advocate for and foster innovative solutions
• Analytical thinking to recognize problems and provide solutions in public health situations
• Use situational awareness to make critical decisions
• Technical proficiency with relevant software (Microsoft Office, Outlook, SharePoint, EHR databases)

Abilities:

• Work independently and exercise sound professional judgment
• Adapt to changing priorities, policies, and work demands
• Manage flexible schedules including some evening and weekend hours
• Travel frequently throughout the service area
• Meet in-person with community members and organizations
• Read, interpret, and apply complex documents such as laws, regulations, and policies
• Handle public inquiries, resolve conflicts, and represent the health department professionally
• Bring self-awareness and empathy to all interactions
• Proactively resolve conflicts and misunderstandings to ensure a respectful and inclusive workplace
• Identify and address potential adverse equity impacts in all work
• Model Department values: accountability, collaboration, flexibility, equity, integrity, respect, and responsibility

Minimum/Desirable Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Baccalaureate degree in public or community health, health promotion, education, communications, public relations, or related field.
• Two years of recent experience in health program development, assessment, and adaptation that meets best practices.
• Two years of recent experience facilitating health programming to diverse learner groups in-person and/or virtually.
• Experience in community-based reproductive health initiatives spanning education, clinical service delivery, grant implementation, and reporting, with a track record of developing trusted partnerships across sectors and within organizations.
• Experience with health advocacy, community organizing, and/or professional mentoring, including participatory decision-making and consensus-building techniques.
• Experience delivering inclusive, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive services to diverse communities, grounded in principles of health equity.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, with hands-on experience in sexual health initiatives - including education, clinical service delivery, grant implementation, and reporting - and a track record of building trusted partnerships across sectors and organizations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and online collaboration applications.
• Valid drivers license, car insurance, and dependable car OR access to reliable transportation required to perform job duties.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree or certification in public or community health, education, public policy, or related field focused on health promotion.
• Additional experience working in the public health sector for a state, county, or municipal government.
• One year of recent experience with the SHIP program and/or other state-funded grant projects, including program reporting per grant requirements.
• Five years of recent experience developing, implementing, evaluating, and adapting tailored health programming addressing reproductive and sexual health topics in front of diverse learner groups in-person and/or virtually.
• Experience in successfully using project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet) to bring projects to completion.
• Experience working with and proposing policy, systems, and environmental change initiatives.
• Experience advocating for marginalized stakeholder groups within institutional settings.
• Ability to speak a second language, in addition to English that has a recognized presence in the community. (Spanish, Somali, Vietnamese, Chinese Mandarin, Cambodian, etc.)

Supplemental Information

SUPERVISION OF OTHERS

This position does not supervise others.

Anticipated Hiring Range: $90,796 - $98,205 Annually

2026 Full Salary Range: $90,796 - $124,260 Annually

Full Time; Exempt; Non-Union; Benefits Eligible

The City of Bloomington is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applicants who are black, indigenous or persons of color are encouraged to apply. We also encourage women, veterans, members of the LGBTQIA community, and individuals with disabilities to apply.

The position description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change

Benefits for regular, full-time employees of the City of Bloomington (with the exception of 24 hour firefighters and 24 hour fire fighter/paramedics) include the following:

• 10 days paid vacation per year
• 13 days paid personal leave per year
• 13 paid holidays per year
• 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Employee health and dental insurance
• Paid employee life insurance
• Paid employee disability insurance
• Employer/employee paid pension
• Deferred compensation
• Tuition assistance program
• Health club membership reimbursement
• Flexible spending account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Other optional benefits
• Great suburban location, on bus line
• Free employee parking
• (Union contracts may vary from the above list.)

01

The City of Bloomington (City) is asking you to supply information (data) as part of your application for employment with the City. The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA) classifies this data as private data about you. The law does not require you to provide the data and there is no legal consequence for refusing to provide the data. However, if you do not provide the requested data, the City may not have enough information to consider your application and you may not move forward in the selection process. If you do provide the data, City employees and its agents may have access to your private data if their work assignments reasonably require access. The hiring manager or supervisor, human resources employees, and members of an interview panel, which may include non-City employees, will have access to some of your private data during the application and selection process. State or federal law or a court order may allow others to have access to your data also. The City will not disclose any of your private data to any member of the general public without your permission. The MGDPA classifies the following information as public data about applicants: veteran status, relevant test scores, rank on eligible list, job history, education and training, and work availability. If you are a finalist for the position, your name is also public. A "finalist" is a person the City selects for an interview. Do you agree to supply the data the City is requesting as part of your application for employment?

• Yes
• No

02

This is a reminder that you should check your Spam/Junk folder as emails from the City of Bloomington might end up being received in those folders and not your inbox. Please note that the City wont send out communications until after the job posting has officially closed unless the posting clearly states otherwise. Please acknowledge that you have read and understood this informational message.

• Yes
• No

03

I understand that in order for my application to receive every consideration in the selection process, I must complete the following supplemental questionnaire completely for this position. Attaching a resume is NOT a substitute for completing an answer. If a question is answered by the statement "See Resume", the question will be treated as if there is no answer. The information I provide will be reviewed and used to determine my eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Unanswered questions, incomplete responses, false statements, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. If the supplemental question is not applicable to you, please indicate N/A.

I have read and understand the above instructions regarding supplemental questions.

• Yes
• No

04

Did you read and review the Working Conditions and Physical Demands checklist and the Remote Work availability? Once you click on the link [click here], scroll down to the Other Necessary Requirements section of the Job Description to view information.

• Yes
• No

05

The advertised wage for this position is $90,796 - $98,205 annually, depending on qualifications. If selected, would you be willing to accept a starting wage in this range?

• Yes
• No

06

Please indicate your highest level of education completed.

• High School or Equivalent
• Associate Degree
• Bachelors Degree in public or community health, health promotion, education, communications, public relations, or related field
• Masters Degree or Higher in public or community health, health promotion, education, communications, public relations, or related field
• Degree in another field
• Not Applicable

07

If you indicated you have post-secondary education, please summarize coursework or list degree earned, area of study, name of institution and dates you attended. If not applicable to you, indicate N/A.

08

Do you have at least two years of recent experience in health program development, assessment, and adaptation that meets best practices?

• Yes
• No

09

If you indicated you have work experience in health program development, assessment, and adaptation that meets best practices, please summarize your experience including Job Title, place of employment, and relevant job duties. If not applicable, indicate N/A.

10

Do you possess at least two years of recent experience facilitating health programming to diverse learner groups in-person and/or virtually?

• Yes
• No

11

If you indicated you have work experience with facilitating health programming to diverse learner groups in-person and/or virtually, please summarize your experience including Job Title, place of employment, and relevant job duties. If not applicable, indicate N/A.

12

Do you have experience in community-based reproductive health initiatives spanning education, clinical service delivery, grant implementation, and reporting, with a track record of developing trusted partnerships across sectors and within organizations?

• Yes
• No

13

Do you have experience with health advocacy, community organizing, and/or professional mentoring, including participatory decision-making and consensus-building techniques?

• Yes
• No

14

Do you have experience delivering inclusive, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive services to diverse communities, grounded in principles of health equity?

• Yes
• No

15

Do you have excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, with hands-on experience in sexual health initiatives - including education, clinical service delivery, grant implementation, and reporting - and a track record of building trusted partnerships across sectors and organizations?

• Yes
• No

16

Do you have proficiency in Microsoft Office and online collaboration applications?

• Yes
• No

17

If you indicated you have work experience utilizing Microsoft Office and online collaboration applications, please summarize your experience including Software Name, Level of Experience, and relevant work tasks when using software. If not applicable, indicate N/A.

18

Do you have valid drivers license, car insurance, and dependable car OR access to reliable transportation required to perform job duties?

• Yes
• No

19

Do you possess an advanced degree or certification in public or community health, education, public policy, or related field focused on health promotion?

• Yes
• No

20

If you indicated you have post-secondary education on health promotion or a related field, please summarize coursework or list degree/certification earned, area of study, name of institution and dates you attended. If not applicable to you, indicate N/A.

21

Do you possess additional experience working in the public health sector for a state, county, or municipal government?

• Yes
• No

22

Do you possess at least one year of recent experience with the SHIP program and/or other state-funded grant projects, including program reporting per grant requirements?

• Yes
• No

23

If you indicated you have work experience with the SHIP program and/or other state-funded grant projects, please summarize your experience including Job Title, place of employment, and relevant job duties. If not applicable, indicate N/A.

24

Do you possess at least five years of recent experience developing, implementing, evaluating, and adapting tailored health programming addressing reproductive and sexual health topics in front of diverse learner groups in-person and/or virtually?

• Yes
• No

25

If you indicated you have work experience with programming addressing reproductive and sexual health topics, please summarize your experience including Job Title, place of employment, and examples of 1-3 relevant project(s). If not applicable, indicate N/A.

26

Do you possess experience in successfully using project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet) to bring projects to completion?

• Yes
• No

27

If you indicated you have work experience with project management tools to bring projects to completion, please summarize your experience including Job Title, place of employment, and examples of 1-3 relevant project(s). If not applicable, indicate N/A.

28

Do you possess experience working with and proposing policy, systems, and environmental change initiatives?

• Yes
• No

29

If you indicated you have experience working with and proposing policy, systems, and environmental change initiatives, please summarize your experience including Job Title, place of employment, and relevant job duties. If not applicable, indicate N/A.

30

Do you possess experience advocating for marginalized stakeholder groups within institutional settings?

• Yes
• No

31

Do you fluently speak a second language, in addition to English, that has a recognized presence in the community? Recognized prevalent languages in the City of Bloomington are Spanish, Somali, Vietnamese, Chinese Mandarin, and Cambodian [Khmer]. Fluent means you can sustain a conversation, demonstrate intelligible pronunciation which doesnt interfere with understanding, and communicate at informal and some formal levels.

• Spanish - FLUENT
• Somali - FLUENT
• Vietnamese - FLUENT
• Chinese Mandarin - FLUENT
• Cambodian [Khmer] - FLUENT
• I am not FLUENT in those languages or I am FLUENT in another language

32

If you indicated you speak a language other than English that you are FLUENT in, please list the language(s) and years spoken. If not applicable, please indicate N/A.

33

This question is to determine your status as a veteran under the Veterans Preference Statute, Minnesota Statutes, 43A.11. Please check the statement below which best describes your current Veterans status:

• I am not a Veteran
• I am a Veteran who served more than 180 consecutive days and received an Honorable Discharge or Separation
• I am the spouse of a deceased Veteran who served more than 180 consecutive days and received an Honorable Discharge or Separation
• I am a disabled Veteran who served more than 180 consecutive days and received an Honorable Discharge or Separation
• I am the spouse of a disabled Veteran who served more than 180 consecutive days and received an Honorable Discharge or Separation and is unable to use the preference due to the disability

34

If you are a Veteran and achieve the minimum passing rating, do you wish to apply your veterans preference bonus points? If you answer yes, you MUST complete the City of Bloomingtons Veteran Preference Questionnaire (click here) and either attach it to this application or send/deliver/fax it to the Human Resources Division with a copy of your form DD-214. Disabled veterans must also supply form FL-802 or an equivalent letter from a service retirement board. Spouses applying for preference points must supply their marriage certificate, the veterans DD-214 and FL-802 or death certificate. Your veterans preference points cannot be considered without supporting documentation. All documentation must be received in the Human Resources Division no later than 7 calendar days after the deadline date for the position.

• Yes
• No
• Not Applicable

Required Question

Employer City of Bloomington

Address 1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd

Bloomington, Minnesota, 55431

Phone 952-563-8710

Website http://BloomingtonMN.gov