Education Specialist

The Education Specialist position at the Cascades East Area Health Education Center (CEAHEC) within St. Charles Health System is responsible for the design and delivery of all education programs offered by CEAHEC.

CEAHEC works with 10‑12 high schools within Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson counties. This position provides a variety of occasional programming to the 50+ high schools in the 7‑county area served by CEAHEC.

The goal of all educational offerings by CEAHEC is to increase the diversity of and distribution of health care professionals in rural, frontier and under–served areas. The position also manages the independent job shadow process for non‑high school adults.

This position does not directly manage other caregivers, however it may be asked to review and provide feedback on the work of other caregivers.

• Coordinate, implement, and deliver health careers education programs and activities as defined by the CEAHEC team and regional needs assessment. Current formal programs include Health Occupations, Diagnosis Days, and Camp Med Stars.
• Develop and nurture community partnerships for the purpose of supporting and delivering educational and academic programs.
• Coordinate scheduling for education programs and activities.
• Demonstrate best educational practice skills in teaching and presentation; stay current on the use of educational technologies for distance program delivery.
• Coordinate evaluation process for programs and record evaluation data. Work with CEAHEC outside evaluators in providing data collection for larger evaluation purposes.
• Follow budget and resource guidelines for educational offerings and programs.
• Maintain grant tracking records and assist with grant writing and fundraising as necessary.
• Represent CEAHEC (and SCHS) on regional, academic and health care career collaborations—including the Central Oregon STEM Hub;
  Better Together;
  Let’s Talk Diversity Coalition.
• Design new training programs, new community health or outreach programs as needed.
• Support the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.
• Support Value Improvement Practice (VIP‑Lean) principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change.
• Provide and maintain a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests.
• Conduct all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality. Comply with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.
• Deliver customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate.
• May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in science, education or related field
• Preferred: Master’s in Education, Public Policy, Public Health or similar field.

• Required: Teaching License;
  Valid Oregon driver’s license and meet SCHS driving requirements.
• Preferred: Additional Teaching License in Oregon.

• Required: Minimum 5 years classroom experience in science, health, CTE or related fields.
• Preferred: 7‑10 years at the middle school, high school or community college level in similar fields. Experience in curriculum design and implementation. Experience as a leader within academic settings.