Specialist, Community Education

Signature Health Inc. is a non-profit healthcare agency whose mission is to put good health within reach of all of our community members through comprehensive mental health, medical, and support services essential for optimizing the well-being of mind and body. Serving patients in Lake, Ashtabula and Cuyahoga counties, we are committed to increasing access to a continuum of care while integrating behavioral and physical health well-being. If you are passionate about making a difference then we want to talk to you. We offer employees a dynamic, collaborative work environment along with a comprehensive range of benefit selections to support your total wellness, including several 100% employer paid benefits.

***This position will float between Signature Health's Lake and Ashtabula County locations. ***

SCOPE OF ROLE

Reporting to the Manager, Sexual & Reproductive Health Education the Specialist, Community Education will be successful in their role by providing excellent and professional patient education, public relations, in-service training, school & community programming services. You will be a subject matter expert while developing and teaching materials in different environments. The Specialist, Community Education will be relied on to update and create content for the Family Planning website and social media accounts.

HOW YOU’LL SUCCEED ____________________________________________________________________

• Identify patient resources in family planning, sexual violence prevention, maternal and infant care, family life, and sexuality education programs.
• Develop educational programs around family planning, sexual violence prevention, maternal and infant care, family life and sexuality education.
• Serve as a resource to staff for the development of specialized training materials.
• Be current in understanding of contemporary literature and developments in the field of Sexual & Reproductive Health, Maternal Health, Sexual Violence Prevention, etc.
• Build outstanding classroom and community educational programs.
• Create a friendly and professional environment and provide consultation to administrators, teachers and community agencies in the development of their programs/curricula.
• Cooperate with other program areas in development and delivery of patient educational programs.
• Participate in activities related to grant projects funding educational programs; i.e. program planning, implementation, evaluation and reporting.
• Assist with writing of grants related to educational programs, as appropriate.
• Represent Signature Health in a professional and positive manner in community activities.
• Create informational, educational, and visually pleasing content to upload and maintain current social media pages.
• Comply with all agency policies and procedures.
• Maintain all aspects of HIPAA, promoting patient confidentiality and right to privacy.
• May be required to perform remote services as determined by Signature Health.
• Adherence and completion of compliance training provided by Signature Health.
• Responsible for and completes all productivity/documentation requirements.
• Participate in all assigned staff meetings and staff development programs.
• Demonstrate appropriate attendance and punctuality in adherence with Signature Health policies.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE ______________________________________________________________

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 1-2 years’ experience in a classroom or educational setting required.
• Valid unencumbered Ohio driver’s license and proof of driver’s insurance required.
• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) preferred.
• Experience in Safe-Zone training preferred.

COMPETENCIES ____________________________________________________________________________

• Communication
• Initiative/Self Starter
• Motivation Fit
• Planning and Organizing
• Valuing Diversity

WORKING CONDITIONS ___________________________________________________________________

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office/clinical work environment.
• While hours of operation are generally standard, flexibility to work evenings and extended hours may be required.
• Requires periods of sitting, standing, telephone, and computer work.
• Hearing: adequate to hear clients or patients in person, over the telephone or through telehealth technology.
• Speaking: adequate to speak to clients or patients in person, over the telephone or through telehealth technology.
• Vision: Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens.
• Physical effort required: occasional lifting and carrying items weighing up to 15 pounds, unassisted.
• Possible exposure to blood borne pathogens while performing job duties.
• Frequent bending, reaching, and repetitive hand movements, standing, walking, squatting and sitting, with some lifting, pushing and pulling exerted regularly throughout a regular workday.
• Sufficient dexterity to operate a PC and other office equipment.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ______________________________________________________________

• FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
• Internal Job Code: 3229
• Revenue Status: Non-Revenue Generating
• Last Revision Date: 09/17/2021

This Success Profile is not an exhaustive list of all functions or requirements that you may be required to perform; you may be required to perform other job-related assignments as requested by your supervisor or the company. You must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily; however, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable you to perform the essential functions of this job, absent undue hardship. Signature Health may revise this Success Profile at any time, with or without advanced notice.

All employees of Signature Health are required to comply with the Signature Health Annual Influenza Vaccination Policy and the Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate. Both policies require employees to obtain and provide documentation of the respective vaccinations. Medical and/or religious exemptions may be requested, with proper supporting documentation, and will be reviewed by the designated Signature Health Review Committee(s). Exemption requests are not guaranteed to be approved.

Experience

• 1 - 2 years: experience in a classroom or educational setting

• Certified Health Education Specialist

Education

• Bachelors or better

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)