Health Educator - Fort Wainwright

Aleknagik Technology; Fairbanks (AK); Presencial; USD 60.000 - 76.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Aleknagik Technology, LLC seeks a Health Educator to support the Armed Forces Wellness Center at Fort Wainwright. The role focuses on primary prevention and delivering six core programs to improve health and readiness.

You will conduct health promotion, fitness testing, health coaching, data entry, and collaboration with community agencies, requiring a 4-year Allied Health degree and national credentials; U.S. citizenship is required.

Formación

• 4-year degree in Allied Health field or related area.
• Maintains one or more national credentials (ACSM, NASM, NSCA, CHES/MCHES, etc.).
• Current AHA BLS certification required.
• Excellent public speaking and customer service skills.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsabilidades

• Delivers evidence-based health promotion programs to improve health behaviors.
• Performs physical fitness testing and comprehensive health assessments.
• Conducts individual and group coaching using behavior change theories.
• Ensures complete data collection and entry in approved systems.
• Applies knowledge of anatomy, physiology, nutrition, and exercise science.
• Develops and plans health education programs per AFWC directives.
• Collaborates with community agencies; works independently and as a team.

Conocimientos

Public speaking

Customer service

Team collaboration

Educación

4-year degree in Allied Health field

AHA BLS certification

Descripción del empleo

Health Educator

Aleknagik Technology, LLC is seeking a Health Educator who will support the Armed Forces Wellness Center (AFWC) at Fort Wainwright.

Description

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.

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Assess, 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.

Qualifications:

• 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