Community Health Educator: Regional Outreach & Programs

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC’s Community Programs Educator will lead and manage health and safety education initiatives across the region, building partnerships with schools and community organizations to promote essential wellness programs.

The role requires travel to partners around 70% of the time, with evening and weekend sessions as needed, and collaboration with leadership on strategic outreach goals.

Responsibilities

• Assesses community needs to determine appropriate health/safety education programs (i.e, Injury Prevention, hygiene).
• Coordinates health/safety education through schools, community programs, media, presentations, events, health fairs, and other requests made to the department responsible for the work (i.e., Injury Prevention, Community Health)
• Designs and implements appropriate evaluation tools to determine program effectiveness.
• Maintains a system to collect, analyze and report information on programs presented, materials distributed, and contacts made throughout service area.
• Provide regular reports on education efforts and manages the logistical support of education events
• Manages health/safety education program delivery to public health agencies, community organizations, general public and health care providers.
• Recruits and trains volunteer health/safety educators from a variety of organizations.
• Represents department at community events and in professional organizations, committees, conventions, and other events as needed.

Job description

The Community Programs Educator will be responsible for: leading and managing health/safety education programs and initiatives, overseeing and developing partnerships, promoting health/safety education services throughout the region, and for collaborating with their leadership on strategic goals and outreach opportunities. This role does allow for flexibility with hours, depending on education session needs.

Travel to partners is required, approx 70% of time, to local schools and community partners. Evening and Weekend Hours may be required to support programming needs.

Responsibilities:

• Assesses community needs to determine appropriate health/safety education programs (i.e, Injury Prevention, hygiene).
• Coordinates health/safety education through schools, community programs, media, presentations, events, health fairs, and other requests made to the department responsible for the work (i.e., Injury Prevention, Community Health)
• Designs and implements appropriate evaluation tools to determine program effectiveness.
• Maintains a system to collect, analyze and report information on programs presented, materials distributed, and contacts made throughout service area.
• Provide regular reports on education efforts and manages the logistical support of education events
• Manages health/safety education program delivery to public health agencies, community organizations, general public and health care providers.
• Recruits and trains volunteer health/safety educators from a variety of organizations.
• Represents department at community events and in professional organizations, committees, conventions, and other events as needed.