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CAPP Health Educator

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Job Title:  CAPP Health Educator

 Location: Syracuse

Salary: $21.16 – $22.75/hourly

Classification: Non-Exempt, full-time, thirty-five-hour (35.0) week; occasional evenings and weekends required for meetings, workshops, conferences, and seminars.

Position Summary: The CAPP Health Educator provides evidence-based sexual and reproductive health education to adolescents in schools and community settings, with a focus on pregnancy prevention, STI/HIV prevention, and healthy relationships. The role includes facilitating curriculum, conducting outreach, offering individual and group risk-reduction sessions, and maintaining accurate, confidential records to support positive youth development and program goals.

Apply:  recruitment@acrhealth.org

Minimum Qualifications

 Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in health education or a related field.
  • Experience working with youth in educational or counseling settings.
  • Familiarity or experience with the priority population and community being served.

Skills and Competencies:

  • Skilled in leading discussions and teaching classes to youth on reproductive anatomy, contraception, STIs, and HIV/AIDS across diverse settings.
  • Demonstrated inclusive, non-stigmatizing approach when working with youth.
  • Strong public speaking and group facilitation skills.
  • Strong organizational, documentation and data entry capabilities.
  • Ability to maintain detailed, accurate, and confidential client records.
  • Commitment to ACR Health’s mission and vision, with strict adherence to confidentiality standards (including HIPAA and Article 27-F).
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Suite applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, and PowerPoint.

Other Requirements:

  • Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.
  • Valid New York State driver’s license and reliable access to a vehicle with current insurance for work-related travel, training, outreach, and occasional client transport (personal vehicle ownership is not required but consistent access is necessary)

Primary Responsibilities

  • Implement and execute interventions as specified in assigned work plans.
  • Create culturally sensitive and appropriately leveled educational and risk reduction materials and presentations to enhance knowledge about sexual and reproductive health, covering topics such as pregnancy prevention, safer sex practices, and healthy relationships.
  • Provide personalized risk reduction sessions for youth aged 11-21 who are at a higher risk for domestic violence and unplanned pregnancy. This includes making referrals to ACR Health programs and other organizations that offer family planning services, counseling, and treatment for HIV/STDs/HCV, tailored to meet each client’s needs.
  • Keep detailed, precise, and confidential client records for personalized services provided to youth, including monitoring follow-up on testing, treatment, and referrals.
  • Evaluate the educational needs of identified and targeted communities and organizations.
  • Conduct outreach to promote CAPP program activities, focusing on fostering a culture of equality and respect in all relationships, including among LGBTQ youth. Raise awareness about teen dating violence and healthy relationships and mobilize teens to act if they or their peers are at risk or in danger.
  • Develop and maintain a CAPP Youth Advisory Board.
  • Facilitate workshops and activities for youth disengaged from their families, peers, and school systems, focusing on skill development in budgeting, employment, education, and nutrition.
  • Expand knowledge on adolescent relationships and unintended pregnancy, including tracking new trends and maintaining up-to-date statistics and needs assessments.
  • Enhance public speaking techniques, employing a reality-based style for educational presentations to diverse groups.
  • Adhere to best practices for confidentiality in all job duties and communications, in accordance with HIPAA, Article 27-F, ACR Health’s policies and procedures, and other regulations. Protect agency data by following confidentiality procedures and protocols.
  • Participate in community-based committees, meetings, and workgroups related to the health and well-being of youth, as assigned.
  • Assist in creating Youth Services publications, such as brochures and handouts, tailored to diverse populations, and work with the Public Relations Department to promote CAPP Services in Onondaga County.
  • Contribute to the general work of the Youth Services Department, including special projects and general agency programs.
  • Attend all required and recommended staff training and in-services.
  • Maintain all agency and program property/equipment in good condition and cooperate with IT for routine security maintenance.
  • Work cooperatively with organizational personnel and conduct oneself professionally as an agency representative.
  • Perform additional tasks as assigned by the Director of Youth, Family, & Education Services, Chief Program Officer, and Chief Executive Officer.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Generous paid time off and holiday pay
  • Life Insurance.
  • 403(b) retirement savings plan with agency contributions.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)