Health Educator
About The Position
The Health Educator implements age-appropriate, evidence-based sexuality education in schools and community-based organizations. This role is responsible for the preparation and execution of lesson plans, completing required documentation for data collection and reporting, and providing sexual health information to youth and community members. The position also involves providing educational, social, and recreational opportunities through service-learning projects, conducting workshops for adults, and engaging clients in one-on-one reproductive health counseling. Additionally, the Health Educator provides options counseling to pregnant patients, completes patient documentation, maintains communication with the Adolescent Medicine team, and is oriented to various practice areas to provide optimal coverage. The role requires attending mandated meetings, maintaining a professional code of conduct, and performing related duties as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Minimum (1) one year experience working with youth in a group, classroom or clinical setting.
- Work requires interpersonal skills necessary to deal effectively, courteously and compassionately with patients and families.
- Must relate well to adolescents.
- Must possess good communication skills, both verbal and written in order to counsel patients, make formal presentations and write correspondence and educational materials.
- Must be able to work in a cooperative manner with multidisciplinary staff.
- Must be able to travel daily to multiple sites in a timely manner.
- Must obtain NYC Department of Education fingerprint clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in public health, Health Education, Secondary Education, Social Work or a health or teaching related field from an accredited school preferred.
- Teaching experience with a variety of instructional modes preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of sexual/reproductive health a plus.
Responsibilities
- Implements age appropriate, evidence-based sexuality education in schools and community-based organizations; responsible for all preparation and execution of lesson plans as written in the various curricula utilized by the CAPP program.
- Accurately completes all required documentation for data collection and reporting to the NYSDOH and ACT for Youth (i.e. demographics, attendance records, curricula checklists, satisfaction surveys).
- Provides sexual health information to youth and community members through participation in school initiatives, community events and street outreach.
- Provides educational, social and recreational opportunities to youth through service-learning projects at afterschool peer health education programs.
- Provides sexual health education workshops for adolescent caregivers, teachers and other adults in the community.
- Actively engages clients in one-on-one reproductive health counseling at school-based health centers.
- Provides options counseling to pregnant patients in a thorough, unbiased and confidential manner.
- Completes all essential patient documentation as required by Division of Adolescent Medicine, NYSDOH and other regulatory agencies. Writes complete notes in patient’s medical record at the time of each visit.
- Maintains ongoing communication with other Adolescent Medicine team members regarding information pertinent to patient issues.
- Is oriented to all Division of Adolescent Medicine practice areas (School Health Center at New Dorp HS, School Health Center at Port Richmond HS, Teen RAP Medical Arts Pavillion) to provide optimal coverage as needed.
- Attends mandated staff meetings and other community and professional meetings as appropriate on and off site.
- Maintains a professional and ethical code of conduct.
- Performs related duties as required.
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Career Level
Entry Level
