Health Coordinator

Job Details: Job Location: Urban Horizons - Bronx, NY, Salary Range: $50000.00 - $65000.00Salary, Job Shift: Day, Title:                    Health Education Coordinator                 

Location:            50 East 168th Street, Bronx NY 10452 & Three Partner Schools in the South Bronx

Reports to:        Senior Director of Education and Youth Development

About Us:

The Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco) is a community development organization founded on the radically simple idea that all people deserve to live in healthy, vibrant communities.  We build award-winning, sustainable, affordable homes – but our work is not over when our buildings are complete.  WHEDco believes that to be successful, affordable housing must be anchored in strong communities of which residents can be proud. WHEDco’s mission is to create and bridge access in the South Bronx to resources that support thriving neighborhoods – from stable, affordable housing to high-quality early childhood and school-age youth education programs, comprehensive family and community services, business and entrepreneur assistance, and cultural programming. See www.whedco.org for more information.

Job Summary:  

WHEDco seeks a full-time Health Education Coordinator who will lead WHEDco’s health education initiatives across three middle schools in the Bronx, beginning with the expansion of WHEDco’s Just Ask Me (JAM) program, a peer-educator-led sexuality and reproductive health and substance education program from its flagship location at PS/IS 218, to WHEDco’s two other partner schools, the Highbridge Green School and the South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School.

Responsibilities:

Identify, develop, and implement curricula tailored for middle school students, emphasizing topics in health and wellness, such as cannabis/substance use and mental health.
Improve existing curriculum and lead the delivery of the JAM Program for students in grades 6-8 across all three partner schools.
Develop and disseminate educational materials and deliver workshops for families.
Recruit, train, coordinate and supervise peer educators, including leading weekly training sessions using existing curriculum and materials.
Co-facilitate and supervise all workshops conducted by peer educators.
Collaborate with school leadership to identify opportunities to integrate into the school day, when appropriate, including facilitating workshops for students and staff.
Provide support and guidance to staff on WHEDco’s Sexuality Guiding Principles.
Collaborate with staff in other departments to strengthen health and health education initiatives across the organization.
Other projects as assigned.

Qualifications: Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree required.
Demonstrated background and experience in health education and/or health public policy.
Minimum two years’ professional experience working with youth in a classroom, after-school, or community-based environment. Substantial volunteer work will be considered.
Demonstrated training in the field of education with a focus on child development.
Able to work late afternoons and/or evenings.
Well organized, able to work both independently and collaboratively.
Patient, genial demeanor, with a flexible “can-do” attitude.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus, but not required.

WHEDco affords all qualified applicants equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, creed (religion), color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristic, marital status or domestic violence victim status, or any other category protected by law. WHEDco follows the requirements of the New York Human Rights Law with regard to non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.

WHEDco is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information entered by an employer from an employee’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to records available to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to confirm employment eligibility.