Introduction
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Overview
Schedule 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (Monday-Friday) / 100% On-Site Employment Status: Full Time
Address: Varies/ Multiple Locations
The Montefiore School Health Program (MSHP) has an exciting opportunity to join the Community Health Division as a Bilingual Community Health Coordinator (CHC). The CHC is responsible for conducting outreach, enrollment, and health education programming at our MSHP sites. This position is 100% grant funded.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate classroom-based health education lessons on various health topics, including condom and birth control demonstrations.
- Lead outreach for MSHP tabling, STI testing drives, vision screenings, and other health initiatives at different school campuses.
- Conduct high volume of in-person, telephonic, and virtual outreach to MSHP families.
- Create promotional materials, bulletin boards, and presentations to promote MSHP.
- Complete Family Planning Benefit Program applications with eligible students.
- Handle set up/clean up, taking minutes, data entry, assembling incentives, and other clerical support for meetings and events.
- Perform other duties as assigned by CHD leadership to support MSHP families.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Health Education, Public Health, Community Health or a related field
- Spanish proficiency (written and spoken) required
- Flexible schedule to work some evenings and Saturdays to meet the needs of the community
- 1+ years of experience facilitating health education lessons or workshops
- Strong public speaking skills presenting to small and large groups
- Experience or high comfort level in presenting sexual and reproductive health topics
- Ability to travel independently to MSHP meetings, events, and trainings
- Able to lift and transport 10-15 lbs of resources for CHD events and to/from storage facility
