Youth Health Coach - Bilingual Spanish
Youth Health Coach - Bilingual Spanish
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Job Description
The Youth Health Coach will play a vital role in supporting the health and wellbeing of students by providing education motivation and resources to promote healthy lifestyle choices. This position focuses primarily on preventing and addressing obesity among schoolage children through direct student engagement schoolwide initiatives and collaboration with clinical providers educators families and community partners.
The Youth Health Coach will function as an active member of the healthcare team by contributing expertise in nutrition and wellness education to ensure students receive the best possible support. This position will be instrumental in teaching healthy eating habits promoting physical activity and supporting students and patients with special nutritional needs while working with school and corporate wellness teams to provide balanced and complete meal offerings.
The essential job duties include:
- Establish rapport with students families school staff adult patients and community partners to create a supportive healthfocused environment.
- Communicate with students parents and patients inperson over the phone via email/text and in group settings to provide guidance on nutrition and physical activity
- Lead group and individual health education sessions focused on obesity prevention and healthy eating using evidencebased strategies.
- Monitor students wellness progress track key health indicators and collaborate with school nurses or counselors to provide necessary support.
- Reinforce healthy habits and behavior changes helping students set achievable health and wellness goals.
- Participate in school and community outreach efforts to engage students in physical activity and nutrition education.
- Provide education and resources on managing weight and making nutritious food choices.
- Develop and implement individual and group wellness plans tailored to students needs including obesity prevention.
- Teach students and families about evidencebased health guidelines including nutrition and fitness.
- Organize and participate in school health fairs wellness screenings and awareness campaigns focused on obesity.
- Monitor students progress and collaborate with school staff to evaluate the effectiveness of health and wellness interventions.
- Work as part of an interdisciplinary school health team including teachers counselors and healthcare professionals.
- Travel between WCPA school sites and WCHI clinic locations as needed to provide wellness education and coaching.
- Provide inservice training to food staff on topics related to Nutrition and Foodservice.
- Adult patients may be assigned as needed based on capacity.
- Travel may be required to Delano Lost Hills and mobile clinics.
Qualifications :
- Bachelors degree in Nutrition Dietetics or related field
- 1 years of experience in health coaching youth wellness programs schoolbased health initiatives or community outreach.
- Written and verbal fluency in Spanish required
- Proficient in Microsoft Word Excel Power Point and Outlook
- Experience creating and customizing therapeutic menus and diet plans.
Additional Information :
Wonderfuls dedication to you:
- Competitive benefits package includes medical (including 24/7 online access to a physician) vision dental and 401k with match eligibility.
- Wonderful Giving (wonderfulgiving.com) allows you to donate company money to a cause of your choice.
- Pay Rate: $27.00/hour.
Quality of Life in the Central Valley:
Framed by the Sierra Nevada to the east and the Coast Ranges to the west Californias Central Valley is one of the worlds most productive agricultural regions and the base of The Wonderful Companys agricultural operations. This vast area enjoys a moderate climate and offers residents a high quality of life low cost of living and a host of diverse cultural and recreational activities. From wine tasting and hiking to rafting fishing skiing and surfing all within a twohour drive the familyfriendly Central Valley has much to offer.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
