Youth Health Educator (Spanish Fluency)

Company Description

Based in the heart of downtown Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell Community Health Center is currently seeking a Full-Time Nurse Community Health Worker/Care Coordinator.

With over 400 employees, the Health Center has expanded and relocated to a new state-of-the-art facility as of December 2012. The Health Center is a diverse, community-based health care organization. Lowell Community Health Center programs have been recognized as national models. The Health Center was also named one of the top five health centers in the nation for excellence in cultural competency. The Health Center's employees speak 28 different languages and over 80 staff are trained in medical interpreting.

• Patients trust Lowell Community Health Center. Every year, we touch the lives of nearly 50,000 people – or almost half the population of the City of Lowell.
  
• More than 90% of Lowell CHC patients are low income, and 46% are best served in a language other than English.
  
• Since opening our new comprehensive facility in a renovated mill on Jackson Street in 2012, more than 9,000 additional patients have turned to Lowell CHC for a full range of primary care, including OB-GYN and behavioral health services for adults and children, with over 176,000 visits in 2014.
• We also have a Pharmacy serving health center patients and others in the community

Job Description

• 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. 

Qualifications

• 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

Additional Information

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