Health Educator Coordinator

Job Title:

Health Education Coordinator

Position Status:
Full Time (hours vary based on youth school schedules)

Position Classification:
Exempt

Remote:
No

Department: CAPP

Immediate Supervisor: CAPP Program Director

Salary: $60,500-$62,000

The Health Education Coordinator is responsible for training and supervising Health Educators. As a supervisor, the Coordinator oversees the Health Educators and reports directly to the Program Director. The Coordinator also teaches youth ages 10‑21 a health‑related curriculum addressing teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and sexually transmitted infections, engaging and equipping clients with correct information, support, and evidence‑based practices so that youth and young adults achieve good behavioral, social‑emotional, and physical health, and reduces the spread of HIV and other STDs.

• Ensure timely completion of required documentation and reports
• Manage daily operations by assigning tasks and monitoring outcomes
• Provide supervision, coaching, and performance evaluations for staff
• Address disciplinary issues and recommend terminations per policy
• Maintain consistent program coverage
• Guide staff through individual and group supervision, including co‑facilitation
• Evaluate staff performance and ensure quality service delivery
• Orient new staff to agency mission, policies, and procedures

• Demonstrate effective leadership qualities and work well with others
• Demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of team members and adapt approach as needed
• Ensure training of new Health Educators and retention of skills for current staff
• Hold weekly meetings to plan program direction
• Ensure good stewardship over agency property and finances
• Provide accurate reporting of information to stakeholders in a timely manner
• Maintain professionalism and exude daily leadership
• Execute creative problem‑solving and solutions, effectively managing client and peer needs
• Demonstrate comfort, confidence, objectivity, and full support for educating youth about teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and STIs
• Demonstrate sensitivity to and cultural literacy about different opinions, sentiments, and beliefs
• Maintain clarity about personal comfort levels with sexual topics, avoiding bias or beliefs
• Facilitate evidence‑based curricula with fidelity to promote abstinence, delay onset of sexual activity, and reduce risky behaviors
• Administer pre‑ and post‑surveys collecting student data from program sessions
• Implement, coordinate, and monitor activities across multiple systems to improve health and quality of life outcomes for youth and families
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of family planning, growth and development, STDs, and other health concerns so information presented is accurate and current
• Work professionally with adult staff at sites where programming occurs, building good working relationships with client system representatives
• Support the Director of Community Education by seeking potential sites for evidence‑based programming and health outreach events
• Build respectful, person‑centered relationships with youth and young adults using a trauma‑informed approach. Welcome and work with youth of all backgrounds, including LGBTQ youth
• Demonstrate increasing knowledge and understanding of youth developmental opportunities and challenges
• Act as a health advocate by referring participants or parents to community services (e.g., family planning, health insurance)

• Understand contractual requirements and current grant status, submitting comprehensive monthly reports
• Conduct process evaluation and maintain accurate records of group sessions at community locations, including Buffalo Public Schools, faith‑based sites, and others

Any other duties assigned by supervisor as delegated.

• Bachelor’s degree in an accredited health‑related field and one year of full‑time experience in a recognized youth service agency
• Bachelor’s degree in any major and two years of full‑time experience in health education, including teen pregnancy prevention,…