Health Educator/Youth Advisor

Planned Parenthood of Greater New York•Corning, NY

20d

About The Position

This full-time position provides high-quality sexual health education to youth, young adults, and parents in Chemung, Steuben, and Tompkins counties. The educator conducts community outreach to raise awareness of Planned Parenthood of Greater New York’s services and connect clients to care, while collaborating with colleagues on sexual and reproductive health and justice topics. The role oversees and implements the Youth Health Promoters program, developing programming that helps participating youth share sexual and reproductive health information and connect peers with care through workshops, outreach, community engagement, and events. The advisor plans and implements the program’s daily operations and provides support and technical assistance for Education Department projects and partnerships across PPGNY and Planned Parenthood affiliates. The position requires travel within the region and New York State about 5% of the time, a flexible schedule, and some evening and weekend work. During peak activity periods, work may exceed 7.5 hours per day or 37.5 hours per week. PPGNY requires proof of immunization or immunity to certain communicable diseases, including influenza during flu season and COVID-19, and tuberculosis testing. These requirements are associated with applicable public health and workplace regulations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
One to two years of experience providing direct education to youth, coordinating youth programming or youth groups, and/or managing a community-based youth outreach program is listed as preferred in the required qualifications section.
At least one year of Positive Youth Development experience.
Experience with communities impacted by adverse health outcomes and knowledge of systemic barriers to sexual and reproductive health and well-being faced by marginalized communities, particularly women, LGBTQ people, poor or working-class communities, and communities of color.
Experience working with diverse populations and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health.
Ability to analyze how systemic oppression and racism affect communities of color.
Access to private transportation and a valid New York State driver’s license, vehicle inspection and registration, and adequate insurance; a car is required for regional travel.
Ability to work a flexible schedule.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Strong public speaking, facilitation, and teaching skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to take initiative, work independently, and be creative and flexible.
Strong listening and relationship-building skills across differences.
Understanding of and adaptability to the needs of young people and communities.
Commitment to PPGNY’s mission concerning bodily autonomy, health equity, and gender and racial justice.
Commitment to learning about and improving practices related to racial equity and its impact on healthcare systems.
Ability to build trust and communicate across cultural differences, and to reflect on personal identity with humility.
Ability to provide compassionate, nonjudgmental, medically accurate, and culturally responsive education across diverse identities and backgrounds.

Nice To Haves

Experience in public health and/or education.
Bilingual Spanish/English skills.

Responsibilities

Facilitate evidence-based sex education curricula with fidelity for youth, young adults, and families, in accordance with grant and work-plan objectives.
Conduct community outreach to community members, organizations, parents, and professionals in prioritized ZIP codes.
Assist youth with referrals to comprehensive family planning, health, and other essential support services.
Represent PPGNY at community meetings and maintain professional relationships with community stakeholders, organizations, youth, parents, and professionals.
Participate in regular team meetings and ongoing feedback with the supervisor and colleagues.
Collaborate with the CAPP Health Educator to recruit and train Youth Health Promoters (YHPs).
Provide support and oversight for YHPs, including coordinating and preparing weekly meetings that support their training, growth, and development.
Collaborate with the Education Manager to schedule YHP outreach and education sessions and provide onsite support at events.
Develop relationships with youth-serving agencies and groups, including schools, shelters, after-school programs, public housing complexes, and faith-based organizations.
Implement educational, vocational, economic, and recreational opportunities addressing health and development topics for youth.
Plan youth-driven events with YHPs, such as film screenings, sex education trivia or bingo, youth panels, and youth fairs.
Coordinate and schedule programming requests by phone, email, and in person.
Complete administrative paperwork related to peer educators, including timesheets.
Collect, compile, and report demographic, monitoring, and evaluation data from workshop and training participants.
Complete required CAPP evidence-based program reporting accurately and on time.
Stay current on sexuality and reproductive health research and identify relevant articles for Education and Training staff.
Perform other education- and experience-related duties or projects identified in the Education Department annual work plan or grant applications; take on additional or cross-functional responsibilities as program needs require.

Benefits

Generous paid time off and holiday schedule.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage options for the employee and eligible dependents.
Flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), and commuter pre-tax reimbursement funds.
Short- and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage.
401(k) retirement plan with Safe Harbor contributions after one year of employment.

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