Health Educator I (BA)

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:

Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization

Full-time Health Educator position available for our Health Educationdepartment in Lakewood, WA. This is an exciting opportunity for anindividual passionate about working with the community to improvehealth and wellness. Experience in personal training, coaching, orfitness industry or equivalent is accepted. Exposure to curriculum orhealth program development is desired for this role. The successfulcandidate will be able to engage patients in-person or virtually andpromote health education program objectives demonstrating animprovement in patient health outcomes. Fluency in English and Spanishis highly preferred. RESPONSIBILITIES: * The successful candidate will be able to creatively engage patientsin preventive health education and health promotion activities toimprove patient health outcomes and will have a working understandingof the social determinants of health, working from a health equityframework. * The Health Educator provides health education interventions,primarily one-on-one interactions in a clinic settings, group classesalong with community-based education and outreach. * The Health Educator initiates and maintains professional contactwith community groups and organizations in order to increaseaccessibility and availability of resources for patients and toestablish partnerships to strengthen health education programming. * The desired candidate will be effective at leading groups,providing client-centered educational interventions 1-on-1, engagingpatients in services, and establishing relationships with patients,employees across departments, and local partners.QUALIFICATIONS: * BA or MA degree from accredited college or university in healtheducation, public health, or other related fields with experience. * Training/ Experience in patient health counseling, educating smalland large groups, engaging difficult-to-engage populations, * Ability and experience in development of curriculum and educationalmaterials. * Travel is part of this job duty so candidate is expected to haveaccess to an insured reliable transportation and valid WashingtonState license,. * Bilingual in Spanish/English is strongly preferred, but notrequired.Hourly - Hourly Plan, 0.00 USD Hourly

What We Offer:

Sea Mar offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing community health organization. Working at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is more than just a job, it’s a fulfilling career with opportunity for advancement. The fringe benefits surpass most companies. For example, Full-time employees working 30 hours or more, receive an excellent benefit package of:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription coverage
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Paid-time-off starting at 27 days per year + 10 paid Holidays.
• We also offer 401(k)/Retirement options and an exciting opportunity to work in a culturally diverse environment. 

Please visit our website to learn more about us at www.seamar.org. You may also apply thru our Career page at https://www.seamar.org/jobs-general.html