Community Health Educator I

Cambridge Health Alliance; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization in Cambridge is looking for a Community Health Educator to implement health education and outreach programs for teens and families. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and experience in youth programming. Responsibilities include health advocacy, resource linking, and developing educational initiatives aimed at improving community health and promoting youth development. This position offers a full-time role with a focus on health equity and social justice.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of direct-youth programming experience.
• Experience in community education, outreach, or health/human services preferred.
• Oral and written fluency in English; second language desired.

Responsibilities

• Provide health education and advocacy for teens and families.
• Design and lead health promotion programming for young adults.
• Link clients to necessary health and community resources.

Skills

Community education

Health promotion

Outreach methods

English fluency

Cultural competence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Community health worker training

Job description

Location:Commerce Place
Work Days:weekdays, 9-5:30, occasional evenings/weekends
Category:Human and Social Services
Department:Photovoice Project
Job Type: Full time
Work Shift: Day
Hours/Week: 40.00
Union Name: Non Union

Hourly Rates: MIN19.96 7530.03 MAX 32.99

Department Description

At Cambridge Health Alliance, our Department of Community Health is dedicated to improving the well‑being of our communities through collaborative partnerships, education, and accessible clinical services. We are committed to reducing health inequities, understanding and addressing the unique health needs of our community members, and serving as a vital link between patients, staff, and essential community resources. Our work is driven by a focus on health justice and equity, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to achieve their best health.

Job Summary

The Community Health Educator (CHE) will be an individual with an interest in community health and positive youth development. This position will work with teens, parents and other adults, providing school and community‑based health education, promotion, and outreach with a focus on substance use prevention, problem gambling prevention, and mental health awareness. This role is part of the Youth Initiatives program within the Department of Community Health. The CHE will work with program staff to implement youth‑centered programming.

Duties Include

• Provides health education and advocacy for teens, families, and other community members.
• Designs, develops, implements and leads health promotion, education and programming for teens and young adults.
• Recruits teens through community partnerships, social media, and other outreach methods.
• Links clients with necessary school, health and community resources.
• Participates in program planning, implementation and evaluation activities.
• Conducts social determinants of health screenings, referrals, and ensures connection to services in a culturally and linguistically appropriate way.
• Does follow up with teens and others as appropriate to ensure connection to services and records interactions in EPIC, spreadsheets (i.e. Sheets) or other databases as needed.

Qualifications

Education/Training: Bachelorsdegree preferred, though relevant experience is highly valued and preferably with experience in public health, social work, healthcare, education, and/or human services; community health worker training and/or certification desirable.

1 years experience in community education, outreach, or health/human services preferred.

Minimum 1 year of direct‑youth programming experience in a youth‑serving, community health or clinical environment.

1 year of experience working within and/or navigating the healthcare environment preferred.

Understanding of and commitment to health equity and racial justice principles.

Ability to travel to and among multiple sites within a workday located within the service area.

Oral and written fluency in English. Second language desired, Spanish, Portuguese and/or Haitian Creole preferred.

Please note that the final offer may vary within the listed Pay Range, based based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.