Make a difference.

Join our team as the Healthy Environmental for All (HEAL) Community Engagement Manager! As the lead subject matter expert, you will help implement the state's environmental justice law, the HEAL Act, RCW 70A.02. You’ll also develop strategies and form recommendations on how best to integrate and implement environmental justice (EJ) principles into agency work with overburdened communities and vulnerable populations. 

The HEAL Community Engagement Manager develops policies and procedures to guide community engagement on environmental justice work across the agency.  This work requires direct community engagement and partnership building with communities; cross-sector and cross-governmental collaboration and coordination on the various obligations of the HEAL Act; and equity and environmental justice reviews of EPH rules, policies, and agency request legislation.

While this is considered a home-based position, significant time will be spent in community settings across the state.

Apply now to make a difference in promoting equity and environmental justice!

Required Qualifications

Note: Experience defined below may have been gained through paid or unpaid activities. Please ensure any relevant experience defined below is outlined in your cover letter, resume, and/or applicant profile.

AND,

Demonstrated experience in the following:

• Leading and managing multiple, complex projects at the same time.
• Addressing root causes of systemic inequities and social determinants of health.
• Integrating community voice, feedback, needs, and preferences into program plans, projects, and initiatives.
• Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others.
• Planning and facilitating accessible meetings or convenings with community partners.

About Washington State Department of Health

Our programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live and work, provide information to help people make good health decisions and ensure our state is prepared for emergencies. To accomplish all of these, we collaborate with many partners every day. We help ensure a safer and healthier Washington by: Working to improve health through disease and injury prevention, immunization, and newborn screening Providing health and safety information, education and training so people can make healthy choices Promoting a health and wellness system where we live, learn, work, play and worship Addressing environmental health hazards associated with drinking water, food, air quality and pesticide exposure Protecting you and your family by licensing healthcare professionals, investigating disease outbreaks and preparing for emergencies

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