Youth Health Educator (Spanish Fluency)

• Serve as a Health Educator/Case Manager for the Teen BLOCK teen pregnancy prevention programming including recruitment, facilitation, training, program delivery, and counseling youth.
• Foster the development of at-risk youth from the ages of 13-18 with a focus on youth from Latinx cultural backgrounds.
• Assist with coordination of program including meetings, setting agendas, mentoring peer leaders to engage in meeting facilitation, and coordinating follow-up.
• Attend all appropriate trainings and weekly program meetings.
• Assist program members with health care, testing and treatment referrals and educate members on these processes.
• Support participants to develop skills and knowledge necessary for positive decision-making and supportive of themselves and others.
• Provide individual case management, counseling and support of participants with support from Clinical Supervisor.
• Assist with required data collection and evaluation reporting as directed.
• Collect input from parents, teens, community residents assuring target population representation in program decision-making processes and direction of outreach and education.
• Develop and maintain a positive working relationship with collaborating schools and service providers, including other Lowell Community Health Center Departments.
• Provide evaluation support to the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coordinator
• Maintain standards that ensure quality of care in the delivery of program services and compliance with state and federal guidelines.

• Required:
  • Community organizing skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong knowledge of prevention work, particularly sexuality education prevention.
  • Strong presentation skills
  • Two to four years’ experience in an adolescent service setting or health related position
  • Demonstrated experience working with diverse cultures.
  • Bilingual in Spanish and English required.
  • Must have reliable transportation.
  • Proficient computer skills in MS Office are required.
• Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Health Education or related field
• Community Health Worker Training Certificate

HOURS:  Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 7:00pm
Flexible nights and weekends.

• Grant funded position

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.