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Health Educator

Employer
Planned Parenthood Southeast
Location
Savannah, Georgia
Salary
Exempt
Closing date
Jun 19, 2021

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Focus Areas
Healthcare
Job Function
Education / Teaching
Position Type
Full Time
Degree Level
Bachelors
Willingness to Travel
50 - 75%
Experience Level
Professional

Job Details

 

The Health Educator coordinates a teen peer education program, facilitates sexual health education activities for Planned Parenthood Southeast, works with community partners to build relationships and improve health, and attends outreach events to promote affiliate programs and services.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

DUTIES

  • Coordinate a peer health education program for high school students, including recruitment, training, budgeting, and planning weekly meetings
  • Work with Director of Education and Training to achieve communications, education and outreach goals
  • Provide in-person and virtual health education programs in the area
  • Cultivate relationships with community groups and affiliate partners
  • Maintain data related to health education programs for regular reports to grantors and other stakeholders
  • Assist with staff training as needed
  • Represent PPSE at health fairs and community events
  • Submit reports in a timely way

Additions

  • Provide medically accurate and non-judgemental sex education through Chat/Text program
  • Facilitate workshops on gender, abortion stigma, and sex positivity during on-boarding for new hires
  • Facilitate quarterly sex positivity trainings for all staff 
  • Facilitate Civic Dinners events when scheduled by Education and/or other departments

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

  • B. A. Degree in Community Health, Sociology, Social Work, Psychology, Human Sexuality or related field

Experience

  • Experience working with people of all ages 
  • Knowledgeable about issues of health, sexuality, education, diversity, sexual orientation and social justice

Skills

  • Comfort discussing, teaching, and training on human sexuality
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills
  • Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Google suite
  • Ability to demonstrate public speaking and training skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Excellent writing skills and verbal communication skills required
  • Ability to manage data and produce reports
  • Attention to details and follow through on assigned projects essential

Physical Demands

  • Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to travel within the community for programs 
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds to carry items to and from health fairs and community events.
  • Flexibility in work hours as some evenings and occasional weekend hours are necessary

Languages Spoken

  • English required, some Spanish speaking skills preferred

Essential Characteristics

  • Professional demeanor and appearance
  • Ability to provide / support the provision of objective information to people about all the options available to them (abortion, adoption, or parenting) in the event of an unintended pregnancy 

Planned Parenthood is committed to hiring and fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce that effectively employs the skills and talents of all employees in our organization. All applicants will receive consideration regardless of their race, color, creed, sex, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, age, veteran status, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, size, disability, socioeconomic status or status with regard to public assistance. We encourage diverse candidates to apply for this position. AA/EEO

Company

Who We Are

Our Mission

Planned Parenthood Southeast believes in the fundamental right of each individual, throughout our service area, to manage his or her fertility, regardless of the individual's race, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, (dis)ability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered. We believe that respect and value for diversity, inclusion, and equity in all aspects of our organization are essential to our well-being. We believe that reproductive self-determination must be voluntary and preserve the individual's right to privacy. We further believe that such self-determination will contribute to an enhancement of the quality of life and strong family relationships.

Based on these beliefs, and reflecting the diverse communities within which we operate, the mission of Planned Parenthood Southeast is:

  • to provide comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care services in settings which preserve and protect the essential privacy and rights of each individual;
  • to advocate for public policies which guarantee these rights and ensure access to such services;
  • to provide educational programs which enhance understanding of individual and societal implications of human sexuality;
  • to participate in research that supports the advancement of reproductive health care and encourages understanding of their inherent bioethical, behavioral, and social implications.

Our History

Planned Parenthood is the nation's oldest and largest provider of family planning services. The work of Planned Parenthood began in New York in 1916 by a nurse named Margaret Sanger. She helped to bring birth control education and methods to women who were faced with many pregnancies, many children, and often not enough money.

The Atlanta, Georgia affiliate of Planned Parenthood began in 1964. In 1930, a Planned Parenthood affiliate was created in Birmingham, Alabama, the oldest in the Southeast. Services were added in Mississippi in 1989 and all three states joined forces in 2010 under the name Planned Parenthood Southeast.

Planned Parenthood's mission is to provide voluntary family planning services and education that enhance personal and social understanding of human sexuality. We advocate public policies that guarantee reproductive rights and access to health care. And, we support and encourage advances in reproductive technology.

Company info
Website
Telephone
(404) 688-9305
Location
241 Peachtree St Ne
Suite 400
Atlanta
GA
30303
United States

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