Health Educator Specialist

MaineGeneral Health•Augusta, ME

About The Position

MaineGeneral Health is a leading healthcare system committed to excellence, compassion, and collaboration in serving our patients, families, and communities. We are currently seeking a Specialist Health Educator to join our dynamic Community Health Department. This full-time position will play a critical role in promoting the health and well-being of residents in central Maine through accessible health promotion and disease prevention programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Community/Public Health, or a related field; recent graduates and those with relevant internship or volunteer experience are encouraged to apply.
Experience with group facilitation and engaging participants in health education sessions.
Experience developing health promotion communications
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) for reporting, creating presentations, and communication materials.
Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to effectively engage diverse audiences.

Nice To Haves

Lifestyle Coach for the National Diabetes Prevention Program.
Leader certifications in: Chronic Disease Self-Management Diabetes and Chronic Pain Self-Management Programs Freedom from Smoking® A Matter of Balance Bingocize® Tai Chi for Arthritis Falls Prevention

Responsibilities

Lead evidence-based programs chronic disease self-management programs such as Chronic Disease Self-Management, Diabetes Self-Management, Freedom from Smoking®, and others to improve community health.
Collaborate with the team to develop and deliver health promotion materials and write health promotion communications including newsletters, emails and social media posts.
Provide administrative support through telephonic services for callers seeking resources via MaineGeneral’s Resource Hub.
Deliver community health education and resources to a variety of populations in a variety of settings.

Benefits

We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.
When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.
Access the wages you’ve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances.
Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.
Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business.
We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development.