Community Health Educator

Additional Information About the Role • Raising St. Louis connects with families to help build and sustain the family unit, reduce the high infant mortality rate, promote literacy and increases access to health care. Any woman or family who lives within an identified 22 zip code area and is pregnant, or has a child up to age 4, is eligible to participate, at zero cost to the participant. • Position will require home and community visits. • Previous experience working in early childhood development or a Parent as Teacher's certification is a plus! • Monday-Friday opportunity with some flexibility needed for evening and weekend events. Overview Role Purpose Responsible for the planning, developing and implementing of prevention community health education. Serves as a resource for school and community groups and an access point in delivering best practice programs. Responsibilities • Plans, develops, coordinates, and oversees delivery of school and/or community health education and screenings. Consults with school community clients to determine health needs and assists in formulating and implementing plans to reduce risk factors. • Partners with program staff, physicians, hospital administration, and relevant clinical disciplines and marketing teams to implement an integrated approach to managing priority populations. • Establishes key relationships with community-based organizations focused on improving the health of their employees/school age children to gain efficiencies in providing programming and support to requesting agencies. • Evaluates effectiveness of programs by implementing, monitoring and tracking program outcomes. Assesses health trends and ways to evaluate and focus on high risk and special needs populations. Minimum Requirements Education • Bachelor's Degree Experience • 2-5 years Licenses & Certifications • Valid Driver's License Preferred Requirements Education • Master's Degree • Healthcare Admin/related Benefits and Legal Statement BJC Total Rewards At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being. • Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date • Disability insurance* paid for by BJC • Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution • 401(k) plan with BJC match • Tuition Assistance available on first day • BJC Institute for Learning and Development • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts • Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time • Adoption assistance To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary • Not all benefits apply to all jobs The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer Apply tot his job Apply To this Job