Mary's Center is committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within our organization and the communities we serve. We embrace diversity of experiences, ideas, and individuals, and seek to bring a diverse group of candidates to the table.
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Position Summary
The Health Education Navigator will work jointly with the Medical, Social Services, and Education Departments at Mary's Center through the Healthy Lifestyle program. This is a grant-funded position that will provide education, support, and care coordination in efforts to prevent disease and promote well-being for Mary's Center participants. The candidate will provide health education through one-on-one and group education and outreach sessions with adult, adolescent, and pediatric populations using needs assessments, care plans, and self-management goal setting. The candidate will also provide participants with navigation to chronic care, treatment services, and other support services to promote positive health outcomes.
Reportability
This position will report directly to the Community Health Education Director.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities -
Language Requirement - Must have the ability to communicate effectively in English and Spanish in second language used by the target audience.
Physical Demands - Regularly required to sit; frequently required to reach with hands and arms, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk or hear; must be able to lift objects up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
Work Environment - Must be available to work some weekends, if needed. Mostly in a typical office and/or home setting with quiet to moderate noise level. May be exposed to extreme cold, heat, and humidity due to outside weather conditions. Opportunity to work a hybrid schedule - remotely & onsite, as needed.
Full-time Benefits: