Executive Service

INFORMATION OFFICER

Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Tennessee Early Intervention System
Nashville, TN
Salary Range: $59,700.00 - $74,604.00
Closing Date: 04/29/2024

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Job Overview:
The Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) is looking for a Public Information Officer. This executive service position is under the supervision of the Assistant Commissioner of Communications and External Affairs and will support the department's communications and outreach efforts related to the Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS) as well as other department programs and initiatives. In addition, this position will work in conjunction with the communications team to write and distribute department reports, internal and external newsletters, press releases and regularly update DIDD web properties. This position does require some overnight travel within the state. This role is eligible for Alternative Workplace Solutions (AWS), which provides for up to three days of work from home a week, two days in the office or upon supervisor request.

Who we are and what we do:
Our vision is to support all Tennesseans with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live the lives they envision for themselves.

Key Responsibilities:
Act as communications point of contact for the Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS)
Work with DIDD Communications staff and TEIS leadership to develop a comprehensive communications and outreach plan for TEIS.
Shoot and edit video stories about people supported through TEIS and other DIDD programs.
Write and distribute press releases, reports, brochures, newsletters, and other internal and external communications as needed.
Develop content for DIDD social media properties.
Update DIDD web properties.
Perform other communications functions as assigned by the Assistant Commissioner of Communications and External Affairs
Assist with special events planning, multimedia presentations, and media requests as needed.

Required Experience:
Two years of experience in journalism or public relations preferred.

Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to substantial (five or more years) of full-time increasingly responsible professional health program work, including at least two years of full-time supervisory work or statewide program oversight.

Substitution of Education for Experience:

Additional graduate coursework in a business or health-related field may be substituted, on a year-for-year basis, for one year of the required nonsupervisory experience.

Substitution of Experience for Education:

Additional qualifying professional experience may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.