Sexual Health Educator II (Educator Consultant II)

King County•Wa, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Community-based Health Educators in King County’s Sexual and Reproductive Health program work to increase residents’ access to high-quality sexual and reproductive health services and to institutionalize sound sexual health education programs and practices, particularly in settings serving marginalized teens. The position provides direct education, community outreach, capacity building with professionals, support for public health sexual and reproductive health clinics, and facilitation of a youth group for peer educators. Work takes place primarily in Federal Way, in the community and at the clinic, and at home, with occasional work at other locations throughout King County depending on program needs. The selected employee must reside in Washington State within a reasonable distance of the King County worksite. The position is part of a five-person health educator team within the Sexual and Reproductive Health Program, part of Public Health – Seattle & King County’s Community Health Services Division. The program provides clinical services at four Public Health Clinics, community health education and outreach, and the FLASH curriculum. The role is Career Service and full-time at 1.0 FTE. The recruitment may also establish an eligibility pool for additional Career Service, term-limited temporary, or special duty assignment vacancies over the following six months. The work schedule is generally Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, with hours between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The schedule may vary based on community needs and may include earlier starts, evenings, or weekends. The team uses a hybrid work model, with a minimum of three days in the office and telecommuting; the ratio may change based on business needs. The primary onsite location is the Federal Way Public Health Center. Employees are provided a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with reliable internet access. The position is non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act. King County describes an organizational commitment to equity and social justice, including anti-racist practices and accountability to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities. The employee is expected to apply an anti-racism lens and systems thinking to program development, implementation, and evaluation. Public Health employees must protect protected health information, follow OSHA/WISHA requirements, complete mandatory trainings, and maintain regular and reliable attendance. During emergencies, employees may be assigned duties outside their usual job description, including nights, weekends, or deployment to other locations.

Requirements

Experience working with adolescents who have faced systemic barriers, individually or in groups, in a coordination or teaching role.
Ability to communicate with, build rapport with, and successfully engage teens.
Ability to develop and adapt educational content based on community needs.
Experience and comfort presenting to audiences with diverse languages, cultural backgrounds, and lived experiences.
Experience developing and implementing outreach strategies tailored to community needs.
Experience developing social media campaigns, website content, and/or print materials.
Experience working directly with youth, interns, students, community members, or clients in a supportive, mentoring, or coordination role.
Ability to support the professional development of youth-serving professionals.
Experience building rapport and connection over email, phone, or video meetings.
Experience working independently and effectively, including at times without onsite supervision.
Experience creating more welcoming environments or programs for marginalized communities.
Demonstrated ability to collect, analyze, and interpret data.
Skill in budget development and management.
Experience working on a multi-racial and multicultural team, with demonstrated communication and group decision-making skills.
Experience with best practices and theoretical frameworks related to disease prevention, health promotion, behavior change, youth development, community or organizational development, instruction, and/or harm reduction.
Experience connecting with and serving marginalized communities, including low-income, incarcerated, immigrant, unhoused, BIPOC, and/or LGBTQ youth and young adults.
Experience discussing ways to strengthen equity and anti-racism in work strategies.
Commitment to providing access to comprehensive and inclusive sexual and reproductive health education.
Commitment to facilitating access to health care services covering all reproductive health and pregnancy options.
Demonstrated time-management and multitasking skills.
Ability to exercise good judgment and make sound decisions amid ambiguity.
Access to a personal vehicle for timely travel to multiple sites not well served by public transportation; mileage reimbursement is provided for eligible travel.
Proficiency and comfort using computers, Microsoft Office, and web-based tools.
Ability to protect the privacy and security of protected health information and comply with OSHA/WISHA guidelines, including required training and immunizations.
Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication, and the ability to develop effective working relationships.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience engaging teens and marginalized adults on unintended pregnancy prevention, STD and HIV prevention, sexual violence prevention, healthy relationships, sexual orientation and gender identity, especially in a clinic setting.
Experience working in a school or clinic setting.
Experience presenting to groups in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Dari, or Ukrainian.
Experience collaborating with multiple community partners to provide support, coordinate services, communicate effectively, and connect communities with appropriate resources.
Experience as a peer health educator.
Experience receiving health care with public or no insurance.
Prior experience conducting clinic or program outreach.
Experience coordinating youth engagement that is inclusive, representative, and promotes youth voice.
Demonstrated ability to build effective cross-cultural community partnerships.
Experience participating in youth development programming.
Experience partnering with community members to influence program strategies.
Prior experience obtaining program or project funding.
Experience working in a program focused on marginalized communities in a prevention, health, or education context.
Bilingual English/Spanish skills are strongly desired.
Bicultural experience reflecting the demographics of Federal Way is strongly desired.
Experience working in dynamic, low-funding environments.
Experience with the Federal Way community.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with schools and community-based agencies to provide science-based sexual health education and improve access to related clinical care.
Develop, identify, and promote medically accurate, culturally appropriate, educationally sound materials using health-literacy best practices.
Design and implement outreach strategies for the Federal Way Public Health Center’s Sexual and Reproductive Health program, particularly Teen Clinic.
Develop and facilitate a youth group that promotes peer education and leadership.
Provide technical assistance and training to school staff, teachers, health care providers, and other professionals on evidence-based practices, outreach, marketing, training, program planning and evaluation, state-law compliance, and behavior change related to sexual and reproductive health.
Collaborate with clinic staff to implement Teen Clinic and its special weekly walk-in hours for teens, including providing individual sexual health education to teen patients.
Help ensure clinic services are inclusive and accessible to teenagers and meet patients’ health education needs.
Analyze, interpret, and disseminate sexual and reproductive health data.
Design, conduct, monitor, and evaluate program strategies in partnership with community representatives.
Develop and monitor budgets and contracts, and obtain program funding from internal and external sources.
Develop community and inter-agency partnerships and collaborate with professionals across program areas, job categories, and areas of expertise.
Apply anti-racism and systems-thinking approaches to program development, implementation, and evaluation.
Provide department leadership on education and prevention approaches to community and organizational issues, working toward the department’s, division’s, and program’s stated goals.