Community Health Educator

University of California, Irvine • Orange, CA

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About The Position

The Community Health Educator for Men’s Health serves as a trusted liaison between healthcare providers, community organizations and the public to advance awareness, education, and engagement around men’s urologic health. This role emphasizes prevention, early detection, lifestyle-based risk reduction and patient empowerment through evidence-based education and hands-on learning experiences.

A core component this position includes coordinating and leading educational programming within the Men’s Health Teaching Kitchen, where nutrition education, cooking demonstrations, and lifestyle coaching are used to support urologic health, cardiovascular health, metabolic wellness and overall quality of life. The educator plays a critical role in normalizing conversations around men’s health, reducing stigma and improving access through culturally responsive community engagement.

Requirements

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of campus and hospital administration staff, faculty and industry sponsors.
• Strong and proven organization and administrative skills: scheduling, data/file management, word processing (Microsoft Word), spreadsheets (EXCEL), copying, phone skills, data entry.
• Experience working in a medical/clinical setting and familiarity with medical terminology.
• Experience in working with human subjects
• Good communication skills both oral and written.
• Ability to independently compose correspondence with ability to use proper English grammar and spelling.
• Demonstrated evidence of successful multi-tasking and complex problem-solving abilities.
• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
• BA/BS and 2-3 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Required to hold a valid drivers license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies/procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program.
• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record
• Must be able to provide proof of work authorization

Nice To Haves

• Previous UC system experience
• Knowledge of University IRB policies and procedures as they apply to the submission and conduct of clinical research.
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in community health

Responsibilities

• coordinating and leading educational programming within the Men’s Health Teaching Kitchen
• nutrition education
• cooking demonstrations
• lifestyle coaching

Benefits

• medical insurance
• sick and vacation time
• retirement savings plans
• access to a number of discounts and perks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level