Health Educator

The Health Educator is responsible for facilitating nutrition and cooking programming, including maintaining community garden beds, for a variety of audiences including children, adults, and multigenerational groups, as well as coordinating movement and health programming classes (i.e., Zumba, yoga, meditation) utilizing outside vendors and educators.

This position is mainly located at 1347 W Erie (House) with weekly visits to 1701 W Superior (Center) and 4225 W 25th (Little Village) locations for programming.

Position Responsibilities:

Participant Services

- Research subject in advance to develop presentations and develop targeted lesson plans as a foundation for in-person presentations.

- Design and distribute health education materials and aids, including pamphlets, notices, video, and audio clips, images and posters

Program Coordination

- Plan and implement educational programs, and develop criteria, staffing, and material requirements to reach program objectives, departmental goals, and to address the outcomes of defined target groups.

- Define specific educational objectives for developing community awareness and support for public health programs and services through consultation with Health Initiatives Manager and Department Director.

Data Management & Grant Compliance

- Design and conduct community assessments to gauge community attitudes and awareness of ) health and nutrition services and programming, and analyzes statistical public health information, to define the need for developing and distributing educational media.

- Evaluate the effectiveness of health and nutrition education within assigned areas of responsibility, using pre and post program data to measure a program’s effectiveness against pre-established goals and objectives.

Team Support

- Work with health & safety team to develop promotional and educational content materials for our nutrition & cooking programming as well as community garden programming.

- Document activities, record information and maintain databases, as well as oversee health education program staff and volunteers

- Provide staff, community agencies and organizations with access to health education resources.

- Conduct and/or arrange in-service training to keep departmental staff informed of current trends in public health and nutrition education.

Community Engagement

- Collaborate with and provide technical assistance and advice to community groups, public agencies, and professional organizations.

- Promote health education initiatives via press releases, media campaigns, social media platforms and websites

- Identify strategic partnerships with organizations and stakeholders that promote health education

Other Responsibilities

- Other duties as assigned Drive and pick up groceries and supplies needed for cooking demonstrations

Success in this Role Demonstrate

- Strong, trusting relationships with participants, community members, and partner organizations across all three program sites

- Programming that responds to real community needs and adapts based on participant feedback and outcome data

- Clear, culturally relevant health education materials that participants understand and act on

- Reliable coordination with outside vendors and educators for movement and wellness classes

- Effective collaboration with the Health Initiatives Manager, Department Director, and program staff on shared goals

- Growth in program awareness and participation over time

- Sound judgment in balancing a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends, to meet community needs