• Job Description

  Req#: 2502

  Description

  In addition to all duties in Program Coordinator I, Program Coordinator II will perform these duties:
  Functioning as a Health Educator, as a member of a multidisciplinary team, providing health education to adolescents in
  school and community based settings including but not limited to healthy sexuality, prevention of STIs and unplanned
  pregnancy, substance/alcohol/tobacco prevention, and emotional well being
  Develops, organizes and facilitates psycho-educational groups, trainings and classroom presentations to students, school
  administrators, teachers and parents
  Provide 1 on 1 sessions with teens
  Administer STI tests on school campus, deliver results and connect teens to treatment
  Works closely with other HRC staff
  Links adolescents and their families to existing community services
  Participates in the training of peer health educators and others as requested. Provides trainings and other duties in
  summer months as required
  Attends all trainings as required by program director
  Assists with the development of health education materials for adolescents
  Functions according to all protocols and policies of HRC
  Documents and collects information regarding services provided according to policies of program. Represents BPHC and
  HRC at meetings, health fairs and conferences as requested
  Collaborates with other BPHC programs in providing services
  Performs other duties as required.
  This job description is based on the Program Coordinator Series. May be required to perform any and all duties and
  responsibilities of a Coordinator II, as set forth in the BPHC Coordinator Series.

  Qualifications

  BA/BS required OR 3 years of equivalent experience in public health program coordination, management and/or
  community organizing may be substituted for undergraduate degree.
  Experience with urban, at-risk youth and their families. Competency and sensitivity in working with racially and culturally
  diverse populations.
  Knowledge and understanding of adolescent developmental issues.
  Demonstrated experience coordinating and implementing complex projects in the area of position.
  Ability to:
  write clear, concise reports and to follow and to give written and oral instructions in a precise, understandable
  manner;
  understand, explain, apply the laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures of unit activities;
  and establish rapport with others and to maintain harmonious working relationship with others.
  Advanced knowledge & experience with MSOffice, MSWord/Excel, SAS with the ability to analyze and interpret data.
  Advanced experience with and knowledge of local community agencies and health care providers.
  Exceptional organizational skills with the ability of developing timelines and meeting deadlines.
  Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
  Bi-lingual Spanish speaker preferred.

• About the company

  The Boston Public Health Commission, the oldest health department in the United States, is an independent public agency providing a wide range of health services and programs.

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