Sexual Health Educator II (Educator Consultant II)

King County, WA; Federal Way (WA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

King County is seeking Community-based Health Educators for the Sexual and Reproductive Health program in Federal Way. The role focuses on direct education, outreach, and capacity building to expand access to high-quality sexual health services for marginalized teens, with occasional work at Sister Sites across King County.

The position is Career Service and Full-Time (1.0 FTE) as part of a five-member team, offering hybrid work with core onsite in Federal Way and telecommuting options.

Qualifications

• Experience working with adolescents who have faced systemic barriers in groups or individually in a education/coaching role.
• Ability to communicate, build rapport and engage teens successfully.
• Ability to adapt educational content to community needs based on feedback and data.
• Experience presenting to diverse audiences across languages, cultural backgrounds, and lived experiences.

Responsibilities

• Direct education to teens and communities.
• Collaborate with schools and community-based agencies to provide science-based sexual health education and improve access to related clinical care.
• Develop, identify and promote medically accurate, culturally appropriate educational materials.
• Design and implement community outreach strategies for targeted programs (e.g., Teen Clinic).
• Develop and facilitate youth groups to promote peer education and leadership.
• Provide training to school staff, providers, and professionals on evidence-based outreach and program planning.

Skills

Direct education

Outreach

Capacity building

Clinic support

Program support

Job description

Summary Community-based Health Educators in the Sexual and Reproductive Health program work to increase King County residents’ access to high quality sexual and reproductive health services and to institutionalize the provision of sound sexual health education programs and practices, particularly in settings serving marginalized teens. The work includes direct education, community outreach, capacity building with professionals, support of our public health sexual and reproductive health clinics and facilitating a youth group for peer educators. Work will take place primarily in Federal Way (in the community and clinic site) and at home. Occasional work will occur in other areas of the county, depending on program needs. This position is Career Service and Full-Time (1.0 FTE). This position is part of a team of 5 health educators who all collaborate and support each other in this work. The Sexual and Reproductive Health Program, part of the Community Health Services Division of Public Health – Seattle & King County provides comprehensive sexual and reproductive clinical services in four Public Health Clinics, delivers innovative health education and outreach in our communities, and produces the nationally recognized FLASH curriculum.

Note: This recruitment will be used to create an eligibility pool to fill additional Career Service, Term‑Limited Temporary (TLT), or Special Duty Assignment (SDA) vacancies that may occur over the next six months. This position may also be required to work at Sister Sites throughout King County. The Sister Sites can be found here.

Commitment To Equity and Social Justice Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation’s history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures. The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro‑equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts. We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti‑racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities. To learn more, please visit http://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/equity-social-justice.aspx

Work Schedule Monday through Friday, with work hours occurring between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. 40 hours per week. However, the work schedule will vary based on community needs. At times, the workday may start earlier or occur in the evenings or on weekends. These positions are non‑exempt and subject to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Remote And Onsite Work The Community Based Education Team works in a hybrid model, with a minimum of 3 days in the office as well as telecommuting. The ratio of remote to onsite work will be dependent on business needs and is subject to change. The primary onsite location is Federal Way Public Health Center - 33431 13th PL S. Federal Way, WA 98003. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements. King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will join an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department's hybrid environment. Employees will be provided with a County‑issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.

Job Duties

• Direct education
• Collaborate with schools and community-based agencies to provide science-based sexual health education and to improve individuals’ access to related clinical care.
• Develop, identify and/or promote education materials that are medically accurate, culturally appropriate and educationally sound, using health literacy best practices.
• Outreach
• Design and implement community outreach strategies for Federal Way Public Health Center’s Sexual and Reproductive Health program, especially Teen Clinic.
• Develop and facilitate a youth group for teens to promote peer-education and leadership.
• Capacity building
• Provide technical assistance and training to school staff, teachers, health care providers and other professionals on evidence‑based & best practices including outreach, marketing, training, program planning, program evaluation, compliance with state laws, and behavioral change related to sexual and reproductive health care access and sexual health education.
• Clinic support
• Collaborate with staff to implement Teen Clinic, special weekly walk‑in hours for teens, including providing individual sexual health education to teen patients.
• Collaborate with staff to ensure services are inclusive and accessible to teenagers and meet patients’ health education needs.
• Program support
• Analyze, interpret, and disseminate sexual and reproductive health data.
• Design, conduct, monitor and evaluate program strategies in partnership with community representatives.
• Develop and monitor budgets and contracts.
• Obtain program funding from internal and external sources.
• Develop community and inter‑agency partnerships.
• Collaborate with other professionals within and outside of the program, across job categories and professional expertise.
• Apply an anti‑racism lens and systems thinking to program development, implementation and evaluation.
• Provide leadership to the department for education and prevention approaches to community/organizational issues.
• Work within the Department’s, Division’s, and the Sexual and Reproductive Health Program’s stated goals.

Minimum Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

Direct education

• Experience working with adolescents who have faced systemic barriers in groups or individually in a coordination or teaching role.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, build rapport and engage teens successfully.
• Ability to develop and adapt educational content based on community needs.
• Experience and comfort presenting to diverse audiences across different languages, cultural backgrounds, and lived experiences.

Outreach

• Experience developing and implementing outreach strategies tailored to community needs.
• Experience developing social media campaigns, website content and/or print materials.
• Experience working directly with youth, interns, students, community members, or clients in a supportive, mentoring, or coordination role.

Capacity building

• Ability to support the professional development of youth serving professionals.
• Experience building rapport and connection over email, phone or video meetings.

Clinic support

• Experience working independently and effectively, some without on‑site supervision.
• Experience creating more welcoming environments or programs for marginalized communities.

Program support

• Demonstrated ability to collect, analyze and interpret data.
• Skill in budget development and management.
• Experience working as a member of a multi‑racial & multi‑cultural team and demonstrated skill in communications and group decision making.
• Experience using best practices and theoretical frameworks related to disease prevention, health promotion, behavior change, youth development, community/organizational development, methods of instruction, and/or harm reduction.
• Experience connecting with and serving marginalized communities, including low‑income, incarcerated, immigrant, unhoused, BIPOC and/or LGBTQ youth and young adults.
• Experience discussing how equity and anti‑racism can be strengthened in work strategies.
• Commitment to provide access to comprehensive and inclusive sexual and reproductive health education.
• Commitment to facilitating access to health care services covering all reproductive health and pregnancy options.
• Demonstrated time management and multi‑tasking skills.
• Ability to use good judgment and make solid decisions in the midst of ambiguity.
• Access to personal vehicle to travel to multiple sites in areas not well‑served by public transportation in a timely manner. Mileage reimbursement provided for eligible travel.

Desired

Direct Education and Clinic Support

• Prior experience engaging teens and marginalized adults on any of the following topics: unintended pregnancy prevention, STD and HIV prevention, sexual violence prevention, healthy relationships, sexual orientation and gender identity, especially in clinic setting.
• Experience working in a school or clinic setting.
• Experience presenting to groups in Spanish, Chinese or Vietnamese, Dari, Ukrainian.
• Prior experience working collaboratively with multiple community partners simultaneously to provide support, coordinate services, communicate effectively, and connect communities with appropriate resources.
• Experience as a peer health educator
• Experience receiving health care with public or no insurance

Outreach and Capacity Building

• Prior experience conducting clinic or program outreach.
• Experience with coordination of youth engagement that is inclusive, representative and promotes youth voice.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective cross‑cultural community partnerships.
• Experience as a participant in youth development programming

Program Support

• Experience partnering with community to influence program strategies.
• Prior experience obtaining program/project funding.
• Experience working in a program focused on marginalized communities in the context of a prevention/health/education program.
• Bilingual English / Spanish strongly desired.
• Bicultural, reflecting the demographics of Federal Way strongly desired
• Experience working in dynamic and low funding environments
• Experience with the Federal Way community

Supplemental Information

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