Health Educator Specialist
Health Educator Specialist
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Job Description
Job Summary:
MaineGeneral Health is a leading healthcare system committed to excellence compassion and collaboration in serving our patients families and communities. We are currently seeking a Health Educator Specialst to join our dynamic Community Health Department. This fulltime position will play a critical role in promoting the health and wellbeing of residents in central Maine through accessible health promotion and disease prevention programs.Job Description:
Responsibilities:
- Lead evidencebased health education programs such as Chronic Disease SelfManagement Diabetes SelfManagement National Diabetes Prevention Program tobacco treatment and others to improve community health.
- Collaborate with the team to create and distribute marketing and communication materials such as brochures newsletters email campaigns social media posts and health promotion resources to engage the community.
- Provide administrative support through telephonic services for callers seeking resources via MaineGenerals Resource Hub.
- Deliver community health education and resources to a variety of populations in a variety of settings.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Community/Public Health or a related field; recent graduates and those with relevant internship or volunteer experience are encouraged to apply.
- Experience with group facilitation and engaging participants in health education sessions.
- Experience developing health promotion communications.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel PowerPoint Word) for reporting creating presentations and communication materials.
- Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to effectively engage diverse audiences.
Certifications That Would Be A Plus:
- Lifestyle Coach for the National Diabetes Prevention Program.
- Leader certifications in:
- Chronic Disease SelfManagement
- Diabetes and Chronic Pain SelfManagement Programs
- A Matter of Balance
- Bingocize
- Falls Prevention and Tai Chi for Arthritis
Why Choose MaineGeneral Health
- Missiondriven: Join a team dedicated to improving health outcomes and wellness in the community.
- Collaborative Environment: Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive teamfocused setting.
- Career Development: Explore opportunities for growth further certification and continued learning in a dynamic healthcare environment.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Scheduled Work Shift:
Job Exempt:
YesBenefits:
Supporting all aspects of our employees wellness physical emotional and financial is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.
Physical Wellness:
- We offer quality health dental and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
- Employees have access to industryleading leave for new parents.
- A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays be with family go on vacation or simply take care of themselves.
Emotional Wellness:
When life gets challenging employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.
Financial Wellness:
- An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.
- Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
- We offer eligible employees up to 2 of eligible pay in 403(b) companymatching contributions plus another 2 in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
- Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
- We offer both shortterm and longterm disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.
Career Mobility:
Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadershipsupported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource theyre how we grow our business and care for our community.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
