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Come join our team as a PRN Health Educator 3 to support the Inova Healthy Plate Club, a program that helps children and their families learn about the importance of healthy eating and physical activity. By teaching kids about healthy nutrition through hands-on cooking lessons, creative taste tests and fun activities, the Inova Healthy Plate Club aims to decrease obesity rates among low-income children grades K-8 in Fairfax and Loudoun counties and the City of Alexandria.
The Health Educator 3 will lead in-person, after-school classes at locations including schools and community centers. The Health Educator must be available at least two days a week between the hours of 1pm and 6pm. The Health Educator 3 may also teach school-day classes, as well as evening virtual classes than can be done from home.
The role is approximately 10 - 15 hours a week when classes are in session, with the potential to increase hours as the program grows.
Candidates should be passionate about working with kids, and educating them about health, cooking and nutrition. The ideal candidate will have experience educating kids and/or providing health education in a group setting. Fluency in Spanish is a plus.
Job Responsibilities
- Maintains knowledge of specified field and identifies national trends as they apply to the population.
- Maintains teaching skills through classes, conferences or other learning opportunities.
- Demonstrates understanding of and ability to review class rosters and appropriately plan activities for class participants.
- Ensures accurate completion of program evaluations by class participants.
- Gathers and communicates participant and site contact feedback to the program manager.
- Communicates participant and site occurrences to the program manager within 24 hours. If incidents involve harm to participants, takes appropriate action and completes incident reports/communicates immediately to the program manager and/or director.
- Utilizes education materials and audio/visual learning aids to enhance program effectiveness.
- Completes annual program and system requirements within the specified timeframe.
- May perform additional duties as assigned.
Additional Requirements
Certification
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support; Basic Life Support Appropriate Life Support certification(s). If role is in Community Health Nova Healthy Kids or in Partnership for Health Kids department, certification is not required.
- 3 years of experience with health education programs
Education
- High School diploma or equivalent
Inova Benefits and Perks:
- Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
- Tuition reimbursement and Educational Assistance
- Student loan assistance - up to $10,000!
- State-of-the-art medical and training facilities
- Paid parental leave for birth/adoption of a child
- Retirement benefits with match from day one
- Free Parking to all employees
- Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!
See Full List of Benefits Here: 2023 INOVA BENEFITS GUIDE
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.