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Health Educator
 
Category: Professional
Department: University Health & Counseling
Locations: Binghamton, NY
Posted: Oct 09, '09
Type: Full-time
Ref. No.: 49881
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Job Description:

Budget Title: Staff Assistant (SL-2)

Salary: $30,568   (college year full)

This position will assist the Associate Director of Health Education in the development, coordination, presentation and evaluation of campus community health education programs and/or initiatives.   Health promotion and prevention initiatives addressed will include:  alcohol and other drugs, sexual health, women's health, men's health, behavioral change, risk reduction, sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, stress management, self-care management and promotion, and other initiatives as deemed necessary. 

Responsibilities include:

  • Collaborate with campus partners (i.e., Office of Student Conduct, Residential Life, University Counseling Center) regarding mutually agreed upon health promotion and prevention initiatives
  • Oversight of daily operations of the REACH peer education program, including curriculum development, teaching, supervising peers, committee work and coordination of various outreach initiatives
  • Collaborate with Student Affairs offices and student organizations to enhance outreach to various constituencies
  • Assist the Associate Director of Health Education in the implementation of a campus-wide social norms marketing campaign designed to correct student misperceptions regarding the role and extent of alcohol use on campus
  • Respond to campus community requests for health promotion/prevention programs
  • Assist in the scripting and filming of health promotion/prevention videos podcasts
  • Assist in the iMac technology initiative as needed
  • Assist in the development of needs assessment and evaluative tools for all health promotion /prevention initiatives/strategies

Requirements:

Bachelors degree in public health, health promotion, or a related field is required.  Masters degree is preferred.   

Also required are the following:

  • Minimum of three years' experience working in a health promotion program
  • Documented success in health promotion program design, implementation, and evaluation
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills with an emphasis on public speaking
  • Experience with technological tools, such as iMac PC, video and photography, marketing using Facebook/Twitter, online assessment/evaluation surveys.

Preferred qualifications include experience working with high school and/or college age students, and experience working with a peer education or mediation program.


Application Instructions:

Deadline for Internal Applicants:    10/23/2009

Deadline for External Applicants: open until filled

Persons interested in this position should apply online.

Please submit:

  1. Resume
  2. Cover letter and
  3. Contact information for three professional references.

You may add additional files/documents after uploading your resume. After you fill out your contact information, you will be directed to the upload page. Please login to check/edit your profile or to upload additional documents: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/login.jsp

The State University of New York and Binghamton University are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers.

 
 


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