Health Educator Ii - Dallas, United States - Healthy Futures of Texas

Description

Health Educator II, Community Health Education

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position:
Health Educator II, Community Health Education


Reports to:
Program Coordinator, Community Health Education


Supervises:
N/A


Position Type:
Full time, federally grant funded position


Schedule: 9:00 am-5:00 pm, with flexibility for evening/weekend hours as needed


Travel:
Up to 10% for meetings, trainings, etc. primarily in Texas-based locations


Compensation:
$45,000 - $50,000 depending on experience


Benefits:
Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, short
- and long
- term disability, and life insurance; retirement plan with 3% employer match; 12 weeks paid parental leave; 15 paid holidays and 18 PTO days during the first year of employment.


Location/ Geographic Responsibility:
Hybrid, home-based office and Dallas Office


Background
Effective August 1, 2022, the Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (statewide), Ntarupt North Texas Alliance to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy in Teens (Dallas), and Healthy Futures of Texas (San Antonio) have merged to improve the well
- being of young Texans through equitable access to sexual health education and resources.


Who We Are

Healthy Futures is a statewide, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the well-being of young Texans through equitable access to sexual health education, resources and services.

Equity Statement

Overview

This full-time position is responsible for implementing sexual health education and parent education to support a network of multi-sector partners that includes child welfare professionals, parents, youth, school district and higher education professionals, faith based leaders, and sexual health providers within the Health Education department of Healthy Futures of Texas.

The position supports parent education, youth education, and other grant efforts as needed.


Roles and Responsibilities

• Facilitates and delivers approved group presentations on teen and unplanned pregnancy prevention, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and related topics
• Implements and trains program site staff, and others, on assigned curricula with fidelity, as needed
• Provides training and technical assistance to implementation sites, as needed
• In consultation with the Program Coordinator, assists in the development and coordination of adolescent and parent health education
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships with assigned project site staff
• Assists assigned agencies in preparing for and participating in implementation of sexual health education curricula
• Assists in the recruitment of youth and coordinating of activities for implementation of programs
• Develops positive and professional rapport with program participants
• Remains current on topics related to teen and unplanned pregnancy, STIs, and related health topics
• Maintains organized records of activities, monitors data collection, and assists in preparing monthly and semiannual report
• Represents Talk About It Texas and Healthy Futures of Texas' mission in the community, in a positive and professional manner
• Follows compliance standards for the Talk About It Texas brand, and the Healthy Futures parent agency brand
• Works well both as a team member and individually; gives and welcomes feedback, and contributes to building a positive team spirit
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships with assigned college's coordinators and appropriate staff
• With Program Director and Manager, helps develops clinical linkages for assigned implementation sites
• Performs other related duties and fulfills responsibilities as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated passion for and 2+ years of experience in the field of adolescent sexual health.
• 2+ years of facilitating evidencebased sexual and reproductive health interventions.
• 2+ years of experience working directly with youth ages 102 2+ years of experience working in a nonprofit setting.
• Strategic thinker with strong leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to interface effectively and build working relationships with diverse community members.
• Excellent written and verbal (English) communications skills; including public speaking.
• Bachelor's Degree in public health or other relevant field from a 4year accredited college or university; or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency with Google Drive and MS Office Suite.
• Bilingual (Spanish) speaking, writing and reading is a requirement.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience working with parents.

Application Instructions
Healthy Futures of Texas does not and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activi