Know Your Lemons Certified Global Educator

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The purpose of our volunteer program is to train our educators to lead, empower, and teach people in their local communities about breast cancer early detection.

APPLY HERE: www.knowyourlemons.com/lemonista

Purpose : To train our educators to lead, empower, and teach people in their local communities about breast cancer early detection.

Location : Worldwide/Virtual & in your local communities

Impact Goal: Reduce deaths from breast cancer by ⅓ by the year 2030.

Benefits:

• Be recognized in both your local community and on our website as an integral part of furthering our mission for early detection.
• Gain professional skills that you can use both in your own profession and with us.
• Receive feedback and progress reports from us and your students monthly to help you build and improve your classes.
• Work towards becoming an educator mentor to help others through their journey.
• Be a part of a global effort to reduce deaths from breast cancer by ⅓ by the year 2030.
• Help us grow and expand our program by proving ideas, feedback, and recommendations.
• Connect and grow (and teach) with other educators and build lifelong friendships while helping to save lives.

Key responsibilities :

• Teach people about breast cancer early detection using our friendly and empowering educational materials.
• Organize, plan, and recruit students on your own (occasionally, opportunities will arise where we might need an educator for a class and we will reach out.)
• Be an active participant in the Know Your Lemons community; We are everywhere, even TikTok.
• Utilize your training and resources to teach education sessions either online or in person (or both!)
• Promise to be transparent and willing to give us advice on how we can better support you in your efforts to further our mission.
• Ensure that your friends and family know everything there is to know about early detection before you move on to educating your community. Practice makes perfect!

Qualifications :

• Complete the 2-4 hour certification course prior to volunteering (we provide this training to you.)

• Must be friendly and have a desire to make a difference in their community.
• Willing to gather your own local resources and do your own due diligence using the tools and resources provided.
• Know when to ask for help or advice; we’re here to support you!
• No health or teaching experience necessary!
• Must be self driven and enthusiastic about our organization and the work we do.
• Be able to talk about a difficult topic in a fun and relatable way!

Training/support provided:

• 24/7 communication support via text, email, telephone, social media, or Whatsapp.
• Powerpoint decks with visuals for both in-person and virtual teaching events (works in any language, any background, any age, any gender).
• The digital version of the Know Your Lemons(r) teaching Flipchart & toolkit
• Two digital games to play: a memory matching game to teach the 12 signs of breast cancer, and a steps for detection game to teach the options available for screening and diagnosis
• A Know Your Lemons(r) app that can help those you teach stay on top of their breast health, book mammograms and teach them how to self-exam (and more)
• A Know Your Lemons(r) teaching certificate.
• Access to the Know Your Lemons Global Educator Network, with webinars to exchange best practice and submit update requests
• Ability to see your contributions as part of a global effort to reduce deaths from breast cancer
• A welcome kit with lanyard and badge, 250 handout cards, Global Educator window decal, and a sample leaflet.
• Exclusive access to a password protected page packed full of tools, printables, and social media images.
• Recognition on our educators page with a KYL color branded headshot and location listed.
• AND SO MUCH MORE!