Health Educator

Bristol Bay Native Corporation; Fort Carson (CO); Híbrido; USD 42.000 - 64.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Glacier Support Services (GSS) at Ft. Carson, CO, seeks a Health Educator to support the Armed Forces Wellness Center (AFWC) program. You will deliver evidence-based health promotion, conduct fitness assessments, and provide individual and group coaching to improve health behaviors and readiness.

Responsibilities include data entry, applying health sciences knowledge, and collaborating with community agencies. This role requires a 4-year Allied Health degree and current AHA BLS certification.

Formación

• 4-year degree in an Allied Health field (exercise science/exercise physiology preferred) from an accredited college or university.
• Maintains one or more nationally recognized NCCA credentials (ACSM, NASM, NSCA, CHES/MCHES, etc.)
• Current AHA BLS certification required
• Excellent public speaking skills
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to work well in a fast-paced team environment
• U.S. citizenship required

Responsabilidades

• Conducts evidence-based health promotion programs based on behavioral change theories; provides health education to improve health behaviors and uses evaluation tools to measure changes.
• Conducts physical fitness testing and comprehensive health and wellness assessments using advanced technology.
• Conducts individual and group coaching appointments applying behavior change theories and health coaching strategies.
• Ensures complete and timely data collection and entry through approved documentation systems.
• Demonstrates knowledge of basic health sciences including anatomy/physiology, exercise science, health psychology, nutrition, exercise programming, and counseling techniques.
• Assesses, develops, and plans individual and group health education programs per AFWC directives.
• Collaborates with other agencies in the community; handles multiple tasks, prioritizes, and works independently or as a team.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Conocimientos

Public speaking

Customer service

Teamwork

Citizenship

Educación

Bachelors in Allied Health

Descripción del empleo

We are Glacier Support Services (GSS), a health solutions consulting firm supporting several military installations and federal agencies across the nation. GSS is seeking a Health Educator to support our ongoing mission at Ft. Carson, CO.

The Health Educator reports to the Armed Forces Wellness Center (AFWC) Director/ Lead Health Educator and works as a team member in a dynamic group that delivers primary prevention services that improve health and build readiness by targeting the behaviorally modifiable factors most likely to result in chronic disease, injury and/or performance issues. The Health Educator will participate in providing six core programs (health assessment review, physical fitness, healthy nutrition, stress management, general wellness education, and tobacco education) as part of the standardized AFWC program.

What You’ll Do:

• Conducts evidence-based health promotion programs based on behavioral change theories, provides health education to improve health behaviors; uses evaluation tools to measure changes in support of the AFWC program.
• Conducts physical fitness testing and comprehensive health and wellness assessments using advanced technology to include, but not limited to, direct gas exchange, ultrasound body fat, air displacement plethysmography, indirect calorimetry, heart rate variability, etc.
• Conducts both individual and group coaching appointments to apply various behavior change theories and health coaching strategies designed to improve health habits.
• Ensures complete and timely data collection and entry through approved documentation systems.
• Understanding and knowledge of basic health sciences to include anatomy/physiology, basic exercise science, health psychology, basic nutrition, exercise programming, and counseling techniques.
• Assesses, develops, and plans individual and group health education programs in accordance with AFWC standardized program directives.
• Works collaboratively and effectively with other agencies in the community. Handles multiple tasks simultaneously, establishes priorities and works in an organized manner. Must successfully work both independently and as a team member. Understanding of and commitment to further the mission of the AFWC.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You Bring:

• 4-year degree in an Allied Health field (exercise science/exercise physiology preferred) from an accredited college or university. Allied Health degrees include, but are not limited to, health promotion, health education, exercise science, nutrition science, etc.
• Maintains one or more nationally recognized NCCA credentials (ACSM, NASM, NSCA, CHES/MCHES, etc.)
• Current AHA BLS certification required
• Excellent public speaking skills
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to work well in a fast-paced team environment
• U.S. citizenship required

What We Offer:

GSS offers a competitive benefits package to include paid holidays, paid time off including sick and vacation leave, medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, short and long term disability, company paid life insurance, 401(k) with a company match and discretionary profit sharing and tuition reimbursement.

GSS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Employment decisions are made without regard to any protected category.

Hiring preference will be given to BBNC shareholders, their spouses and descendants and Alaska Natives in accordance with Public Law 93-638