Health Educator
About The Position
The Health Educator provides in-person and virtual facilitation for Training & Education Program sessions and supports the Adolescent Medicine Community Programs team. The role helps ensure curricula remain relevant, responsive, and updated; supports relationships with schools, community organizations, and business partners; and contributes to outreach events, educational content, regulatory documentation, reporting, and meetings. The position is based in Outpatient Services at 1440 N Dayton and requires evening and weekend availability to accommodate facilitation schedules. The role requires a high school diploma or three years of experience coordinating client-focused programming and managing scheduling, as well as experience facilitating health education. A car and driver’s license are required. The Health Educator works with diverse staff and populations and is expected to communicate clearly, establish priorities, and respond promptly to varied requests, including in stressful situations.
Requirements
- High school diploma/GED or three years of experience coordinating client-focused programming and managing scheduling.
- Experience facilitating health education.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, including fluency and clarity.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse staff and populations, including individuals from communities of color and LGBTQ+ communities.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to establish priorities and respond promptly to a wide variety of requests and needs, sometimes in stressful situations.
- Car and driver’s license required.
- Availability to work evenings and weekends.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of sexuality health education, substance use education, and/or LGBTQ+ and gender inclusion.
- Microsoft Office proficiency.
- Spanish speaking.
Responsibilities
- Provide in-person and virtual facilitation for Training & Education Program sessions.
- Support Community Program & Initiatives Coordinators in keeping curricula relevant, responsive, and updated.
- Support building and maintaining relationships with schools, community partners, and business partners to advance programmatic and training goals.
- Support completion of regulatory documents and reporting required by grantors, as necessary.
- Support Adolescent Medicine Community Programs outreach events, including tabling and festivals.
- Collaborate with the Communication Coordinator to create and disseminate relevant educational content.
- Participate in Division and community meetings, as needed.
- Perform job functions in accordance with service principles focused on customer service, innovation, service excellence, and teamwork.
- Perform other job functions as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Employer-paid group term life and disability insurance
- Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- 403(b) with a 5% employer match
- Supplemental life, AD&D, and disability coverage
- Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity coverage
- Tuition assistance
- Student loan servicing and support
- Adoption benefits
- Backup childcare and eldercare
- Employee Assistance Program and specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
- Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
- Discount purchasing program
- Wellbeing programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
