Community Health Educator III - Virtual Class Instructor -Bilingual 8hrs
Community Health Educator III - Virtual Class Instructor -Bilingual 8hrs
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Overview
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institutedesignated cancer center in Washington.
With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation HIV/AIDS prevention immunotherapy and COVID19 vaccines Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the worlds leading cancer infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology infusion radiation proton therapy and related services and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the worlds deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.
At Fred Hutch we value collaboration compassion determination excellence innovation integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity dignity and inherent value of each employee patient community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.
We are seeking an experienced Bilingual Health Educator to support the Vida Study as part of Dr. Heather Greenlees research portfolio. This project will test a remotely delivered patientcentered 12month online weight loss program among a geographically diverse group of Latina breast cancer survivors in Washington and California.
The Bilingual Health Educator will lead culturallytailored classes to promote weight loss in Latina breast cancer survivors. The classes are based on an adapted Diabetes Prevention Program curriculum. All sessions will be held virtually online in Spanish or English. Strong skills in communication organization and delivering effective health education courses are required as well as complete fluency in English and Spanish.
This position is hourly with anticipated variable hours of 08 hours per week depending on the curriculum schedule.
This role will have the opportunity to work partially at our campus and remotely. Most Fred Hutch jobs requiresomeoncampus work. However there may be flexibility for certain positions. Please check with the recruiter if you are an outofstate applicant interested only in working outside of the Seattle area.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Greenlee research team on curriculum and lesson planning for Zoomheld culinary and nutrition lessons.
- Practice and refine lessons integrating feedback and coaching from team.
- Prepare and deliver all nutrition/cooking/physical activity education classes for the research study on Zoom platform with assistance from study staff.
- Attend team meetings and report on progress and problem areas which arise.
- Report any adverse events per IRB protocol.
- May be required to oversee other health educators and their preparation class implementation and coaching.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors degree with major study in public health community health education or closely allied field and two years of related professional experience OR Bachelors degree with at least four years of professional experience in public health disease prevention and/or health promotion.
- Fluency both written and verbal in Spanish and English. (An assessment will be required for employment).
- Knowledge and demonstrated experience working in diverse communities.
- Demonstrated experience with effective online group classes.
- Demonstrated experience with delivering behavior change curricula to group classes.
- Demonstrated attention to detail.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience working in a human subjects research setting.
- Masters or PhD in nutrition public health food science or related field.
- Experience working with the Diabetes Prevention Program curriculum.
- Strong interest in diet culinary arts and physical activity.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic fastpaced environment.
The hourly pay range for this position is from $30.65 to $43.64 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees access to a retirement savings plan an employee assistance program paid sick leave 1 hour for every 30 hours worked) and prorated paid holidays (up to 13 days per year).
Additional Information
Employment Type
Part-Time
