Community Health Educator

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Recruiting Organization: H.Y.P.E. to Empower, Inc.

Position Summary:

H.Y.P.E to Empower seeks qualified, skilled volunteers looking to build in multiple areas of life, such as: building resumes and gaining experience, enabling persons to gain higher pay for employment, learning a new skill, and giving back to the community.

The Community Health Educator will develop and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Collect and analyze data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy routines.

Health educators should possess extensive experience in developing health education programs and the ability to determine educational needs. First-class candidates achieve sustainable results by actively involving the community in healthcare initiatives.

ESSENTIAL TASKS (These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude one from the position.)

• Develop health education and promotion programs, such as training workshops, conferences, and community presentations.
• Plan programs to address community health issues.(Develop Programmatic supporting documents)
• Help Develop working relationships with others to facilitate program activities.
• Work with Executive Director to define working partners
• Develop educational programs.
• Develop, conduct or coordinate health needs assessments and other public health surveys.
• Develop, prepare, and coordinate grant applications and grant-related activities to obtain funding for health education programs and related work.
• Need Statements, Goal and Objective, and Logic Model
• Other Duties as needed documenting activities, recording information, maintaining databases, and overseeing health education program staff and volunteers.

Skills

• Advanced computer skills: demonstrates the ability to use and create new databases and spreadsheets, data queries and reports, presentation and publisher software, and internet searches
• Demonstrates Ability to facilitate planning processes with diverse groups
• Communicates effectively and works collaboratively with individuals and groups from various backgrounds, interests, and experiences
• Knowledge of community health assessment and planning models, methods, tools, and techniques.
• Knowledge of teaching methods and techniques for presenting material and engaging a wide variety of audiences in learning experiences, including but not limited to group process and facilitation, print and electronic educational materials, and formal presentations using a wide range of audio-visual equipment.
• Knowledge of: epidemiology, disease prevention, health promotion, behavioral change, group process, community/organizational development theory, and techniques; adult learning theory and methods of instruction; quality management theory and techniques.

Time, Tools, Location

• We work off Eastern Standard Time
• We do not have set hours per week.
• We work off weekly check-ins. We expect you, as a volunteer to manage your hours to meet check-ins.
• All Volunteering positions will be held virtually (via Zoom)
• This is a remote volunteer opportunity.
• Meaning you can be located anywhere in the United States, provided you have a computer and a reliable internet connection.
• This opportunity is flexible. However, we will work on the deadlines needed to ensure successful deadlines.

Stipend ProvidedFalse

Training ProvidedFalse

Housing AvailableFalse

Language/Cultral Support AvailableFalse

Wheelchair AccessibleFalse

Fee RequiredFalse

Fee Amount: None

This opportunity is recurring