Specialist, Community Education (Finance)

Description

At Signature Health, our purpose is to provide integrated healthcare for our community specializing in patients with mental illness and/or addiction because we want people to realize their highest potential. If you align with our core values, putting people first, striving for excellence in the work you do each day and have a can do mindset, then Signature Health is the best place for the next step in your rewarding career. As a full-time employee, you will have access to the following employer/employee paid benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k match, HealthJoy - a no cost medical and mental health online resource available Day 1, and much more
• Robust earned paid time off program (PTO)
• Federal Loan Forgiveness Program (available on eligible roles)
• Professional Development Support

SCOPE OF ROLE

Reporting to the Manager, Sexual & Reproductive Health Education the Specialist, Community Education will be successful in their role by providing excellent and professional patient education, public relations, in-service training, school & community programming services. You will be a subject matter expert while developing and teaching materials in different environments. The Specialist, Community Education will be relied on to update and create content for the Family Planning website and social media accounts.

HOW YOU'LL SUCCEED

• Identify patient resources in sexual & reproductive health, sexual violence prevention, family life, maternal and infant care.
• Develop, implement, and maintain high quality, effective educational programs around, SRH, sexual violence prevention, family life, maternal and infant care.
• Serve as a resource to staff for the development of specialized training materials and/or programs; co-facilitate learning as needed.
• Be current in understanding of contemporary literature and developments in the field of sexual & reproductive health, maternal health, sexual violence prevention, etc.
• Create a friendly and professional environment and provide consultation to administrators, teachers and community agencies in the development of their programs/curricula.
• Participate in activities related to grant projects funding educational programs; i.e. program planning, implementation, and reporting.
• Establish milestones and evaluation strategies to measure the effectiveness of education programs to drive improvements.
• Assist with writing of grants related to educational programs, as appropriate.
• Represent Signature Health in a professional and positive manner in community events to provide linkage and education regarding Signature Health services and community resources.
• Travel throughout service area to provide programming and community outreach.
• Create informational, educational, and visually pleasing content to upload and maintain current social media pages.
• Engage in outreach efforts for the purpose of developing new relationships/ opportunities and educating the community about available services.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 1-2+ years' experience in a classroom or educational setting required.
• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) preferred.
• Experience in Safe-Zone training preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office/clinical work environment.
• While hours of operation are generally standard, flexibility to work evenings and extended hours may be required.
• Requires periods of sitting, standing, telephone, and computer work.
• Hearing: adequate to hear clients or patients in person, over the telephone or through telehealth technology.
• Speaking: adequate to speak to clients or patients in person, over the telephone or through telehealth technology.
• Vision: Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens.
• Physical effort required: occasional lifting and carrying items weighing up to 15 pounds, unassisted.
• Possible exposure to blood borne pathogens while performing job duties.
• Frequent bending, reaching, and repetitive hand movements, standing, walking, squatting and sitting, with some lifting, pushing and pulling exerted regularly throughout a regular workday.
• Sufficient dexterity to operate a PC and other office equipment.

This Success Profile is not an exhaustive list of all functions or requirements that you may be required to perform; you may be required to perform other job-related assignments as requested by your supervisor or the company. You must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily; however, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable you to perform the essential functions of this job, absent undue hardship. Signature Health may revise this Success Profile at any time, with or without advanced notice.

All employees of Signature Health are required to comply with the Signature Health Annual Influenza Vaccination Policy. This policy requires employees to obtain an annual flu vaccination. A medical and/or religious exemption may be submitted for review by the Signature Health Review Committee. Exemption requests are not guaranteed to be approved. Signature Health is a drug-free workplace. After receiving a conditional job offer, all applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen.