Temporary Health Educator

About FIU

Florida International University is a Top 50, preeminent public research university with 55,000 students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries, as well as an alumni network of more than 340,000. Located in the global city of Miami, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, including medicine and law. FIU faculty are leaders in their fields and include National Academy members, Fulbright Scholars and Mac Arthur Genius Fellows.

A Carnegie R1 institution, FIU drives impactful research in environmental resilience, health and technology and innovation. Home to the Wall of Wind and Institute of Environment, FIU stands at the forefront of discovery and innovation. With a focus on student success, economic mobility and community engagement, FIU is redefining what it means to be a public research university.

The Healthy Living Program (HLP) within Health Promotion Services (HPS) is currently seeking a Temporary Health Educator to join their team of professionals.

• Assists in developing health promotion programs, identifies health education needs, campaigns, and action plans. Conducts one‑on‑one consultations. Develops health education curriculums, including trainings, programs, and marketing materials. Coordinates and conducts health promotion and outreach activities and events. Conducts presentations and workshops for the university community.
• Assists with planning, implementing and evaluating health promotion and risk reduction events and programs.
• Conducts presentations and workshops on health promotion and risk reduction topics for the university community such as stress and time management, sleep hygiene, sexual health, alcohol and other drugs, and tobacco/nicotine education.
• Assists with conducting individual consultations on stress management, time management, sexual health, tobacco cessation, asthma and allergies, sleep hygiene, nutrition, and substance use and abuse and documents outcomes in the medical record.
• Assists with and conducts needs assessments and analyzes programmatic and research data. Assists with the planning, dissemination, and evaluation of the institutional and national surveys. Assists with conducting focus groups.
• Maintains HLP inventory, monitors use, and updates accordingly.
• Assist with training and supervision of volunteers, interns, and student staff. Assists with the recruitment and retention of student volunteers.
• Assists with the development and creation of health promotion campaigns and marketing materials such as event flyers, brochures, videos, etc.
• Documents work performed, participant data, and evaluation summaries and submits.
• Assists with clerical and administrative support for the day‑to‑day operations to include answering phones, scheduling appointments, managing schedules, paperwork, and form processing.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or as directed. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

High school diploma or GED and five (5) years of office or related experience providing administrative support, or coordinating functions of an office or department.

• Experience conducting health education/promotion programs in a university setting.
• Experience working in a university setting.
• One (1) year of health‑related experience.

Temporary

As a temporary employee, you will not be eligible to participate in all employee benefit programs (e.g., paid leave, retirement, or tuition reimbursement).

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), a temporary employee who works on average 30 hours or more per week may be eligible to enroll in health care benefits. As a temporary employee, you are also eligible to enroll in supplemental plans (e.g. dental, vision,) which requires full payment on your part.

Upon completing an assignment, employees may apply for a position on FIU Careers.

• 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
• Monday‑Friday
• Must be willing to work flexible hours, with occasional nights and…