Health Educator - Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties
Anaheim, CA
About the Job
Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties has a full-time opportunity for a Health Educator in Anaheim, CA.
A Health Educator implements comprehensive sexual and reproductive health programs for youth and young adults throughout Orange and San Bernardino Counties that align with the content requirements of the CA Healthy Youth Act. This position provides educational presentations and outreach to the community through in-person instruction and virtual platforms as needed. The ideal candidate will have the ability to connect and create relationships with a wide range of community partners, including school-based officials and community-based organizations, to promote programming and develop a network of partners to share resources.
At PPOSBC, we understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits program and are dedicated to providing you with unique benefits that meet the needs of you and your family. We are proud to offer a range of plans that help protect you in the case of illness or injury including:
- A competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and eligible dependents, life insurance, and long term disability.
- Benefits coverage starts after one full month of employment!
- Generous vacation, sick, and holiday benefits!
- Generous 401(k) matching contributions and more!
- To view our detailed benefits guide, please visit our career site at www.pposbccareers.org
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Licensure and/or Certification Requirements:
- Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) is preferred, but not required.
Minimum Education:
- Bachelor’s degree required in Public Health, Health Sciences, or other related fields.
Minimum Work Experience:
- Experience in public speaking and/or presenting content to various audiences required.
Language Requirements/Preference:
- Bilingual skills in English & Spanish preferred.
Other Requirements:
- Strong commitment to the mission, policies, goals and philosophy of Planned Parenthood.
- Experience providing presentations and/or facilitating group discussions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to demonstrate mature judgment, initiative and critical thinking.
- Ability to effectively communicate and present information to diverse audiences and communities required.
- Maintain a professional demeanor at all times.
- Ability to identify inappropriate or illegal situations and to make quick decisions about how to handle situations properly.
- Able to work flexible hours as needed, which may include evenings and weekends.
- General knowledge of social media platforms and ability to create content for postings to websites, webinars, and other platforms as requested.
Agency Standard Requirements:
- Strong commitment to quality healthcare and excellent customer service is required.
- Must thrive in a fast paced, rigorous environment with changing priorities.
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
- Must demonstrate high level computer skills including; Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. Electronic medical records experience may also be required.
- This position requires travel to other sites and locations; if using a personal vehicle to meet this requirement, a valid CA driver’s license and current auto insurance in compliance with the minimum requirements of CA vehicle code are required.
Essential Functions: Essential functions encompass the required tasks, duties and responsibilities performed as part of the job and the reason the job exists.
- Schedule and deliver age-appropriate, medically accurate, and unbiased presentations on reproductive health topics such as: contraception, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), healthy relationships, and more, while providing information about accessing services, including at Planned Parenthood health centers.
- Attend outreach events and conduct community outreach efforts to provide information related to sexual and reproductive health, access to health care, and Planned Parenthood services.
- Maintain expertise in comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education that aligns with the content requirements of the CA Health Youth Act, including minor rights to accessing care.
- Attend trainings, internal staff meetings, and community coalitions to maintain and increase knowledge of topics, education techniques, community resources, agency protocols, referral procedures, and all Planned Parenthood programs.
- Perform health education duties for target populations through schools, community-based agencies, juvenile correctional institutions, social services agencies, and other community settings.
- Implement and deliver age-appropriate interactive activities, with relevance for the varied groups.
- Support Peer Education programs in both High School and College levels by assisting with trainings and meetings to achieve program objectives.
- Schedule and maintain calendar of presentations and events and act as liaison between scheduling agency and PPOSBC.
- Maintain accurate documentation of presentations and outreach, and collect statistical information as requested.
- Review presentation content and outreach materials and provide any feedback to Manager and Director about their age-appropriateness, cultural sensitivity, and effectiveness with target populations.
- Create and enhance educational articles and social media postings (Facebook, Instagram, Tik-Tok & BTSE) to align with seasonality and immediately relevant topics.
- Assist with the creation of educational videos, webinars, & other various multi-media projects.
Non-Essential Functions:
- Other duties as assigned.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical requirements of this position are identified below. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
CORE COMPETENCIES – WE CARE:
- Welcoming: Anticipates customer requirements and gives high priority to customer satisfaction and service. Handles problems quickly and efficiently. Maintains a pleasant, positive and professional approach. Embraces opportunities to help team members, stakeholders, and other departments.
- Equitable: Creating equitable access and opportunity for all through education, practicing inclusive behavior, elevating others’ voices, creating spaces for honest conversation, and listening without judgment. Values and uplifts our collective diversity within in our agency.
- Confidential: Respects the information shared by our patients, employees, and vendors and maintains appropriate confidentiality. Follows all policies and laws that protect private & privileged information.
- Accessible: Is available and approachable to others, open-minded, fair and non-defensive. Appreciates constructive feedback and is a team player. Demonstrates good listening skills.
- Respectful: Values diversity and treats everyone with dignity and courtesy. Dependable and courteous of other people’s time and commitments.
- Empathetic: Demonstrates interest and understanding in other people’s feelings, attitudes and reasoning. Maintains an open and non-judgmental demeanor that is patient, flexible, and understanding.