Program Specialist, School Health

🔍 Georgia - Fulton - Atlanta

📁: Healthcare

💼: Education, Georgia Department of - GADOE

📅   : Apr 26, 2024 Post Date

Job Summary

The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE)-Office of Whole Child Supports is recruiting for an experienced Program Specialist, School Health. Under direct supervision of the School Health Program Manager, the Program Specialist, School Health will provide communication, support, technical assistance, and leadership to school nurses and school health professionals in the state of Georgia. This position will work collaboratively within the Office of Whole Child Supports and with the Student Health & Wellbeing Division to develop education opportunities, guidance, and recommendations that promote student and staff health and well-being. This position is designed to work in tandem with the Division of State Schools, Office of Federal Programs (Special Education), to ensure coordination of school health-related technical assistance, support, and training in all Georgia schools. Job responsibilities include but not limited to:

Description of Duties

Serve as a point of contact for school nurses for education and professional learning opportunities, and day-to-day support
Work collaboratively within the Office of Whole Child Supports to develop messaging and promote the connection between student health and educational outcomes through a variety of communication channels
Provide routine communication to school nurses regarding relevant policy and programmatic updates from the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE), Georgia Department of Public Health (GPDH) and other health partners
Develop and coordinate an annual plan for continuing education opportunities for school nurses and other school health-related staff
Assist with maintaining the GaDOE School Nurse Exchange and GaDOE Community School Nursing Group
Collaborate with school nurse leaders at the state level (GDPH, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia Association of School Nurses) to develop unified communications regarding school nursing services and activities
Work with Special Education, State Schools, and Georgia Department of Public Health to implement and coordinate training for mass vision and hearing screenings
Work with Special Education to support School Nurses working with Special Education students through training and technical assistance
Serve as the point of contact for any telehealth-related programs and opportunities
Other duties as assigned with the school health/nursing program

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to applicants who, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, possess one or more of the following:

Experience with school health
Experience with pediatric nursing
Experience with coordinating and conducting mass vision and hearing screenings, as well as follow-up activities
Experience with developing professional learning/training in a variety of modalities
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with, build collaboration and partnership with school administrators and educators, school health staff, principals, and healthcare organizations
Ability to lead, work independently, and manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously, paying close attention to detail on many varied tasks; to exercise good judgment in analyzing situations and making decisions
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Strong computer skills, including Excel and PowerPoint, as well as the ability to quickly learn new software programs and online platforms

****This is a remote/telework position based in Downtown Atlanta. Some statewide travel is required.

Consideration/interviews will begin as soon as a list of applicants is established. Applications/resumes will be evaluated and only those meeting the qualifications may be forwarded to the hiring manager to be considered. Candidates chosen for interviews will be contacted directly. No notification will be sent to applicants except those who are selected for interviews. Due to the large volume of applications received, we cannot provide application status information.

It is the policy of the Georgia Department of Education not to discriminate based on race, color, sex, national origin, disability, or age in its employment practices. The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and each associated State School is a registered participant in the federal work authorization program commonly known as E-Verify.

Master's degree in nursing, nursing administration, public health or directly related field from an accredited college or university AND One year in an administrative or supervisory capacity AND current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse OR Bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited college or university AND Four years of experience as Registered Nurse, Two years of which in an administrative or supervisory capacity AND current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse OR Eight years of experience as a Registered Nurse, Two years of which in an environment related to the area of assignment, Three years of which as a supervisor AND current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse.

Additional Information

Agency Logo:
Requisition ID: HEA098K
Number of Openings: 1
Advertised Salary: Comm. with experience
Shift: Day Job
Posting End Date: May 10, 2024

Internship Opportunities

Agency	Career Interest	Internship Term	Requirement Criteria	Paid/Unpaid
Council for the Arts	Undergraduate	Open	Must go to www.georgia.org (GA Dept of Economic Dev) to apply	Unpaid
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council	Jr, Sr	Semester	8 weeks. FT students, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, or related career fields. Accredited college or Unv.	Unpaid
Department of Administrative Services	Open to all majors	Semester	Jr/Sr in a Georgia state and/or College. Must be enrolled during internship	Paid
Department of Agriculture	Open to all majors, Agriculture preferred.	Spring/Summer	Enrolled in a Georgia university and/or college at the time of intern or graduated within one calendar year of internship timeframe.	Paid/Unpaid
Department of Community Supervision	Jr, Sr	Semester	Various majors at an accredited college/university, 2.5 GPA min.	Unpaid
Department of Human Services	Majors gerontology, social work, health care administration, communications, public administration, law, criminology, psychology, sociology and other fields.	Semester	Undergraduates who are juniors or seniors; or graduate students enrolled at an approved accredited college or university under the U.S. Department of Education; Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA for undergraduates and 3.0 for graduates. Georgia residents or students attending or who attended a Georgia college, university, or other educational institution may be given preference	Unpaid
Department of Economic Development	Undergraduate	Open	3-8 Months, Resident of GA or attended a GA institution of higher learning.	Unpaid
Department of Natural Resources (DNR)	Various Majors	Open	Persons interested in an Internship with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources should contact the Internship Coordinator for the Division that is applicable to their area of interest/study as each Division coordinates their own Internship Program.	Unpaid/Paid
Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles	Jr/Sr	Semester	Alternate schedules may be arranged. Various majors. Must be a U.S. citizen or a lawful alien, 4 yr accredited college/Unv GPA 2.5	Unpaid
Georgia Port Authority	Undergraduate	Summer	Various Majors	Paid
Georgia Public Broadcasting	HS/College	Semester	Must be able to commit to a full semester.	Unpaid
General Assembly (Legislative Internship Program)	Open to all majors	Internship during the legislative session Jan	Jr/Sr in a Georgia state and/or College. Must be enrolled during internship	Paid
Georgia Bureau of Investigations	Jr/Sr	Open	8 weeks. FT students, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, or related career fields. Accredited college or Unv.	Unpaid
Georgia Emergency Management Agency	Sophomore, Jr, Sr	Year Round	3.0 GPA or higher	Paid
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority	Sophomore, Jr, Sr	Semester	Must be a currently enrolled sophomore, junior, senior, graduate student or law student. Must be in good academic standing. Must be attending a Georgia college, university or law school.	Paid
Georgia Forestry Commission	Open	Year Round	Requirements vary	Paid
Georgia Games Commission	Open	Semester/FT/PT/Weekend only/Four week compact	Housing/partial meal reimbursement, apartment (utilities covered)	Paid
Georgia Technology Authority	Marketing, Accounting, Project Management, Corporate Governance	Spring/Summer	Freshman, Sophomore, Jr, Sr enrolled in a Georgia state and/or College. Must be enrolled during internship.	Paid
Governor's Office (Governor's Internship Program)	Jr, Sr	Fall/Spring/Summer	Fall/Spring 18 wks, Summer 13 wks. Resident of GA or a student at a GA college/Unv/Law school.	Paid
Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget	Public Administration, Public Policy, Political Science, Economics	Fall (14 weeks), Spring (12 weeks), Summer (10 weeks)	Junior or senior undergraduate student enrolled in a Georgia college/university; majoring in public administration/policy or related field. Learn more on OPB’s internship program webpage	Paid
Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission	Horticulture, Engineering, Environmental Technology, Soil Science, and GIS Mapping	Open	Persons interested should contact josh.jackwood@gaswcc.ga.gov	Paid
Secretary of State	GA College/Unv	Fall/Spring/Summer	Authorized to work in the U.S. resident or non-resident that is currently enrolled in a GA College/Unv/law school.	Paid
Georgia Department of Corrections	All Majors	Fall/Spring/Summer	Enrolled in a Georgia university and/or college at the time of intern.	Unpaid
Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning	All Majors	Fall/Summer	Enrolled in a Georgia university and/or college at the time of intern.	Paid
State Accounting Office	Accounting Majors	Summer/Fall	Jr/Sr in a Georgia state and/or College. Must be enrolled during internship.	Paid

Agency

Career Interest

Internship Term

Requirement Criteria

Paid/Unpaid

Council for the Arts

Undergraduate

Open

Must go to www.georgia.org (GA Dept of Economic Dev) to apply

Unpaid

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Jr, Sr

Semester

8 weeks. FT students, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, or related career fields. Accredited college or Unv.

Unpaid

Department of Administrative Services

Open to all majors

Semester

Jr/Sr in a Georgia state and/or College. Must be enrolled during internship

Paid

Department of Agriculture

Open to all majors, Agriculture preferred.

Spring/Summer

Enrolled in a Georgia university and/or college at the time of intern or graduated within one calendar year of internship timeframe.

Paid/Unpaid

Department of Community Supervision

Jr, Sr

Semester

Various majors at an accredited college/university, 2.5 GPA min.

Unpaid

Department of Human Services

Majors gerontology, social work, health care administration, communications, public administration, law, criminology, psychology, sociology and other fields.

Semester

Undergraduates who are juniors or seniors; or graduate students enrolled at an approved accredited college or university under the U.S. Department of Education; Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA for undergraduates and 3.0 for graduates. Georgia residents or students attending or who attended a Georgia college, university, or other educational institution may be given preference

Unpaid

Department of Economic Development

Undergraduate

Open

3-8 Months, Resident of GA or attended a GA institution of higher learning.

Unpaid

Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Various Majors

Open

Persons interested in an Internship with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources should contact the Internship Coordinator for the Division that is applicable to their area of interest/study as each Division coordinates their own Internship Program.

Unpaid/Paid

Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles

Jr/Sr

Semester

Alternate schedules may be arranged. Various majors. Must be a U.S. citizen or a lawful alien, 4 yr accredited college/Unv GPA 2.5

Unpaid

Georgia Port Authority

Undergraduate

Summer

Various Majors

Paid

Georgia Public Broadcasting

HS/College

Semester

Must be able to commit to a full semester.

Unpaid

General Assembly (Legislative Internship Program)

Open to all majors

Internship during the legislative session Jan

Jr/Sr in a Georgia state and/or College. Must be enrolled during internship

Paid

Georgia Bureau of Investigations

Jr/Sr

Open

8 weeks. FT students, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, or related career fields. Accredited college or Unv.

Unpaid

Georgia Emergency Management Agency

Sophomore, Jr, Sr

Year Round

3.0 GPA or higher

Paid

Georgia Environmental Finance Authority

Sophomore, Jr, Sr

Semester

Must be a currently enrolled sophomore, junior, senior, graduate student or law student. Must be in good academic standing. Must be attending a Georgia college, university or law school.

Paid

Georgia Forestry Commission

Open

Year Round

Requirements vary

Paid

Georgia Games Commission

Open

Semester/FT/PT/Weekend only/Four week compact

Housing/partial meal reimbursement, apartment (utilities covered)

Paid

Georgia Technology Authority

Marketing, Accounting, Project Management, Corporate Governance

Spring/Summer

Freshman, Sophomore, Jr, Sr enrolled in a Georgia state and/or College. Must be enrolled during internship.

Paid

Governor's Office (Governor's Internship Program)

Jr, Sr

Fall/Spring/Summer

Fall/Spring 18 wks, Summer 13 wks. Resident of GA or a student at a GA college/Unv/Law school.

Paid

Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget

Public Administration, Public Policy, Political Science, Economics

Fall (14 weeks), Spring (12 weeks), Summer (10 weeks)

Junior or senior undergraduate student enrolled in a Georgia college/university; majoring in public administration/policy or related field. Learn more on OPB’s internship program webpage

Paid

Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission

Horticulture, Engineering, Environmental Technology, Soil Science, and GIS Mapping

Open

Persons interested should contact josh.jackwood@gaswcc.ga.gov

Paid

Secretary of State

GA College/Unv

Fall/Spring/Summer

Authorized to work in the U.S. resident or non-resident that is currently enrolled in a GA College/Unv/law school.

Paid

Georgia Department of Corrections

All Majors

Fall/Spring/Summer

Enrolled in a Georgia university and/or college at the time of intern.

Unpaid

Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning

All Majors

Fall/Summer

Enrolled in a Georgia university and/or college at the time of intern.

Paid

State Accounting Office

Accounting Majors

Summer/Fall

Jr/Sr in a Georgia state and/or College. Must be enrolled during internship.

Paid

Internship Opportunities

Agency	Career Interest	Internship Term	Requirement Criteria	Paid/Unpaid
(DNR) State Parks and Historic Sites Div.	Graduate in final academic year	Semesters	Housing at most sites. Be in final academic year majoring in a field relating to one of the eight internship curriculums.	Paid/Unpaid
Council for the Arts	Graduate or Recent Grad	Open	Must go to www.georgia.org (GA Dept of Economic Dev) to apply.	Unpaid
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council	Graduate	Semester	8 weeks. FT students, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, or related career fields. Accredited college or Unv.	Unpaid
Department of Community Supervision	Graduate	Semester	Various majors at an accredited college/university, 2.5 GPA min.	Unpaid
Department of Human Services	Graduate; majors gerontology, social work, health care administration, communications, public administration, law, criminology, psychology, sociology and other fields.	Semester	Graduate students enrolled at an approved accredited college or university under the U.S. Department of Education; Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA; Georgia residents or students attending or who attended a Georgia college, university, or other educational institution may be given preference	Unpaid
Department of Law (Attorney General)	Third year law students	Summer	Enrolled in an accredited law school.	Paid
Department Economic Development	Graduate or Recent Graduate	Open	3-8 Months, Resident of GA or attend a GA institution of higher learning.	Unpaid
Georgia Public Broadcasting	Graduate or Recent Graduates out of school for less than a year	Semester	Must be able to commit to a full semester	Unpaid
Georiga Board of Pardons and Paroles	Graduate	Semester	Alternate schedules may be arranged. Various majors. Must be a U.S. citizen or a lawful alien, 4 yr accredited college/Unv GPA 2.5	Unpaid
Georiga Bureau of Investigations	Graduate	Open	8 weeks. FT students, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, or related career fields. Accredited college or Unv.	Unpaid
Georiga Environmental Finance Authority	Graduate or Law School Student	Semester	Must be a currently enrolled sophomore, junior, senior, graduate student or law student. Must be in good academic standing. Must be attending a Georgia college, university or law school.	Paid
Governor's Office (Governor's Internship Program)	Graduate, Law student, not more than 1 yr past graduation	Fall/Spring/Summer	Fall/Spring 18 wks, Summer 13 wks. Resident of GA or a student at a GA college/Unv/Law school.	Paid
Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget	Public Administration, Public Policy, Political Science, Economics	Fall (14 weeks), Spring (12 weeks), Summer (10 weeks)	Bachelor’s degree and enrolled in graduate program at a Georgia college/university; program of study or concentration in public administration/policy or related field. Learn more on OPB’s internship program webpage	Paid
Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia	FT second yr law students	At discretion of elected prosecutor in each office.	Completed 2/3 of graduation requirements	Unpaid
Secretary of State	GA College/Unv/Law school	Fall/Spring/Summer	Authorized to work in the U.S. resident or non-resident that is currently enrolled in a GA college/Unv/las school	Paid
State Charter School Commission	Graduate	Fall	Currently enrolled in graduate programs for education policy, education law, economics or related field	Paid

Agency

Career Interest

Internship Term

Requirement Criteria

Paid/Unpaid

(DNR) State Parks and Historic Sites Div.

Graduate in final academic year

Semesters

Housing at most sites. Be in final academic year majoring in a field relating to one of the eight internship curriculums.

Paid/Unpaid

Council for the Arts

Graduate or Recent Grad

Open

Must go to www.georgia.org (GA Dept of Economic Dev) to apply.

Unpaid

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Graduate

Semester

8 weeks. FT students, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, or related career fields. Accredited college or Unv.

Unpaid

Department of Community Supervision

Graduate

Semester

Various majors at an accredited college/university, 2.5 GPA min.

Unpaid

Department of Human Services

Graduate; majors gerontology, social work, health care administration, communications, public administration, law, criminology, psychology, sociology and other fields.

Semester

Graduate students enrolled at an approved accredited college or university under the U.S. Department of Education; Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA; Georgia residents or students attending or who attended a Georgia college, university, or other educational institution may be given preference

Unpaid

Department of Law (Attorney General)

Third year law students

Summer

Enrolled in an accredited law school.

Paid

Department Economic Development

Graduate or Recent Graduate

Open

3-8 Months, Resident of GA or attend a GA institution of higher learning.

Unpaid

Georgia Public Broadcasting

Graduate or Recent Graduates out of school for less than a year

Semester

Must be able to commit to a full semester

Unpaid

Georiga Board of Pardons and Paroles

Graduate

Semester

Alternate schedules may be arranged. Various majors. Must be a U.S. citizen or a lawful alien, 4 yr accredited college/Unv GPA 2.5

Unpaid

Georiga Bureau of Investigations

Graduate

Open

8 weeks. FT students, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, or related career fields. Accredited college or Unv.

Unpaid

Georiga Environmental Finance Authority

Graduate or Law School Student

Semester

Must be a currently enrolled sophomore, junior, senior, graduate student or law student. Must be in good academic standing. Must be attending a Georgia college, university or law school.

Paid

Governor's Office (Governor's Internship Program)

Graduate, Law student, not more than 1 yr past graduation

Fall/Spring/Summer

Fall/Spring 18 wks, Summer 13 wks. Resident of GA or a student at a GA college/Unv/Law school.

Paid

Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget

Public Administration, Public Policy, Political Science, Economics

Fall (14 weeks), Spring (12 weeks), Summer (10 weeks)

Bachelor’s degree and enrolled in graduate program at a Georgia college/university; program of study or concentration in public administration/policy or related field. Learn more on OPB’s internship program webpage

Paid

Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia

FT second yr law students

At discretion of elected prosecutor in each office.

Completed 2/3 of graduation requirements

Unpaid

Secretary of State

GA College/Unv/Law school

Fall/Spring/Summer

Authorized to work in the U.S. resident or non-resident that is currently enrolled in a GA college/Unv/las school

Paid

State Charter School Commission

Graduate

Fall

Currently enrolled in graduate programs for education policy, education law, economics or related field

Paid

Internship Opportunities

Agency	Career Interest	Internship Term	Requirement Criteria	Paid/Unpaid
Department of Administrative Services	Open to all majors	Semester	Jr/Sr in a Georgia state and/or College. Must be enrolled during internship.	Paid
Georgia Technology Authority	Cybersecurity, Information Security, Developers, Web Developers, Digital Content Developers	Spring/Summer	Freshman, Sophomore, Jr, Sr, enrolled in a Georgia state and/or College. Must be enrolled during internship.	Paid

Agency

Career Interest

Internship Term

Requirement Criteria

Paid/Unpaid

Department of Administrative Services

Open to all majors

Semester

Jr/Sr in a Georgia state and/or College. Must be enrolled during internship.

Paid

Georgia Technology Authority

Cybersecurity, Information Security, Developers, Web Developers, Digital Content Developers

Spring/Summer

Freshman, Sophomore, Jr, Sr, enrolled in a Georgia state and/or College. Must be enrolled during internship.

Paid

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