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Job description
Job Type
Full-time
Description
The Teen Health Educator is responsible for delivering engaging, age-appropriate health education to adolescents in schools, community centers, and other youth-serving environments. This role focuses on promoting physical, emotional, and social well-being among teens through interactive workshops, peer education, and outreach initiatives. The Teen Health Educator works collaboratively with youth, families, educators, and community partners to address topics such as mental health, nutrition, substance use prevention, sexual health, healthy relationships, and self-care.
Essential Functions
Facilitate educational presentations utilizing the evidence-based curricula: TOP (in middle schools), PREP (in high schools), and Teen Speak (in CBOs or virtual platforms) throughout northern NJ
Coordinate Community Service Learning (CSL) opportunities to cohorts (TOP and PREP)
Maintain professional relationships with partner schools and organizations within target area
Administer, gather, and track data for the project implementation and evaluation through the following forms: Parent Consent Forms and pre and post survey tools, TOP Club attendance tracking tools in the web-based Wyman Connect system, etc.
Conduct necessary marketing and outreach for cohort recruitment
Promote the teen health programs at health fairs, meetings and events throughout the year
Attend all required TA/trainings, meetings, conference calls, webinars and activities
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Requirements
Requirements Bachelor's degree with a concentration in public health, health sciences, or related fields is required, CHES is preferred
Experience facilitating group presentations/workshops with community populations is required
Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish preferred
Demonstrated understanding of public health issues is required, focus in protective factors, trauma-informed care, and positive youth development is preferred
Experience working with teen populations is preferred
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
DEIB Drivers for Success:
PMCH aims to foster a workplace culture that prioritizes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Our collective vision is to create an antiracist organization through: Encouraging bidirectional and transparent communication
Promoting a culture of belonging
Practicing cross-program collaboration and engagement
Engaging in continuous learning/enrichment
Embracing inclusive representation and practices
Salary Description
$43,000 to $45,000 per year
Worksite address
irvington, NJ, 07111, US
Who can apply
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