Health & Wellness Specialist

Area Agency on Aging Southwest FL; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida is seeking a Full-Time Health & Wellness Specialist to promote healthy aging for older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers within seven Florida counties. The role involves coordinating health initiatives, facilitating workshops, and certifying evidence-based programs, with travel across the service area.

The successful candidate will be self-motivated, organized, and comfortable presenting to groups of varying sizes, supporting state-funded

Qualifications

• Self-motivation, flexibility, and strong organizational skills.
• Comfort facilitating workshops and presentations for small and large groups; sound public speaking skills.
• Willingness to travel throughout seven-county service area.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement Health and Wellness initiatives across AAASWFL's seven-county service area.
• Schedule evidence-based health promotion workshops with volunteer leaders and community sites.
• Certify in evidence-based programs to lead classes and ensure fidelity of all programs implemented.
• Support accurate service reporting of state-funded activities and collaborate with Outreach Team.

Skills

Public Speaking

Workshop Facilitation

Organizational Skills

Flexibility

Self-motivation

Job description

Are you looking for work that makes a genuine difference in your community? The Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida is hiring a Full-Time Health & Wellness Specialist, supporting the healthy aging of older adults, individuals with disabilities, and caregivers. This role is well suited to recent graduates, experienced professionals, and retirees alike, anyone who brings compassion and enthusiasm to promoting healthy living among aging adults.

As a Health & Wellness Specialist, you will coordinate and implement Health and Wellness initiatives across AAASWFL's seven-county service area: Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hendry, Lee, and Sarasota. The Health and Wellness Specialist works with volunteer leaders and community sites to schedule evidence-based health promotion workshops. They also certify in a variety of the evidence-based programs offered to lead classes and support the fidelity of all programs implemented. The Health and Wellness Specialist works with AAASWFL's Health & Wellness Coordinator to ensure accurate service reporting of state-funded activities, and they are a member of the agency's Outreach Team.

Success in this role calls for self-motivation, flexibility, and strong organization. The candidate should be comfortable facilitating workshops and presentations for small and large groups, with sound public speaking skills. Travel throughout AAASWFL's seven-county service area is required.

All AAASWFL employees must verify employment eligibility via Level II Background Screening. More information can be found here:https://info.flclearinghouse.com - https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.flclearinghouse.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7CJake.Shanahan%40ahca.myflorida.com%7C4b82b03a51ad4f4b95a108de4232c2f0%7C583c5f193b644cedb59ee8649bdc4aa6%7C0%7C0%7C639020982980038846%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xZdgpZEJ7lRUp18fRP71qweuFp0i1gIxOp6MWfK8zlM%3D&reserved=0.