School-Based Youth Health Educator — Outreach & Nutrition

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 16,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training

Living Allowance

Childcare assistance

Health Coverage

Education award

Job summary

Erie Family Health seeks a School Based Health Educator for Lakeview to deliver sexual health, substance use prevention, and nutrition education to students and patients. The role also coordinates health campaigns and outreach to promote Erie services and support transitions to adult care.

The position is a paid year-long AmeriCorps program with on-the-job mentorship to build leadership capacity, including training, a living allowance, healthcare coverage, childcare assistance if eligible, and

Responsibilities

• Coordinates 1:1 nutrition/health coaching meeting with students.
• Implements health education curriculums to students in schools and community organizations.
• Coordinates Vision Specialists to see students at school.
• Coordinates the Advocate Dental Van to see students at school.
• Develops monthly adolescent health topics to address on health center bulletin boards and newsletters.
• Hosts health promotions activities in the lunchroom and at school events.
• Supports promotion, recruitment and engagement of Erie’s School Based Advisory Board and the Youth Advisory Committee.
• Facilitates projects in collaboration with school-based health leadership and staff to decrease barriers and increase engagement in health center initiatives.

Job description

Erie Family Health seeks a School Based Health Educator for Lakeview to deliver sexual health, substance use prevention, and nutrition education to students and patients. The role also coordinates health campaigns and outreach to promote Erie services and support transitions to adult care.

The position is a paid year-long AmeriCorps program with on-the-job mentorship to build leadership capacity, including training, a living allowance, healthcare coverage, childcare assistance if eligible, and