Middle Tennessee Community Outreach Health Educator Lead

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REPORTS TO: Director of Education
STATUS: Salaried Exempt

Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi (PPTNM) has been a trusted provider of high-quality, compassionate, and affordable reproductive healthcare for over 75 years. With health centers in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville, we are dedicated to empowering individuals through exceptional patient care, accurate sexual health education, and unwavering advocacy for reproductive rights.

Our mission is simple: to improve the health and well-being of our communities by delivering nonjudgmental, inclusive, and comprehensive sexual healthcare. Join our passionate team and make a meaningful impact!

As a the Middle Tennessee Community Outreach Health Educator Lead you will provide effective outreach, delivery, and evaluation of sexuality education programs to specific community groups and organizations, prioritizing LGBTQ+ and BIPOC young people.

Essential Functions

The Community Outreach Health Educator delivers high-quality, medically accurate, and culturally responsive education programs across Middle Tennessee. This role facilitates professional training, adult education, and youth leadership programming to expand access to comprehensive sex education while maintaining fidelity to evidence-based programs as required. The educator customizes or develops curricula as needed, conducts outreach to expand services, and supports community partners in selecting and implementing appropriate education programs.

This position includes lead-level responsibilities, contributing to program planning, staff support, curriculum development, data management, and coordination with college partners and community organizations.

Lead Responsibilities - 20%

• Plan, facilitate, and evaluate education programs in partnership with the Director of Education, while also demonstrating a strong foundation in sexual and reproductive health knowledge.
• Collaborate with the Director of Education to empower and guide Education Staff, offering orientation, training, and leadership in specific training sessions and team meetings.
• Manage communications, meeting planning, and program coordination for the Middle Tennessee Youth Advisory Board (TYAB) and its community education initiatives.
• Lead the scheduling, coordination, and support of education sessions and trainings with Generation Action chapters at colleges throughout Tennessee and North Mississippi.
• Maintain detailed and accurate documentation of education sessions, condom distribution, attendance, and demographic data, and assist with budget preparation, grant-related activities, data management, and reporting.

Community Outreach Health Educator Responsibilities (80%):

• Deliver high-quality, medically accurate, culturally responsive education on sexuality, reproductive health, and Planned Parenthood services to community members across Middle Tennessee.
• Support the Tennessee Youth Advisory Board (TYAB) by recruiting and mentoring youth, facilitating monthly meetings (often evenings or weekends), leading education sessions and youth-driven community projects, and completing program evaluation activities.
• Build and maintain strong, reciprocal relationships with community partners and stakeholders, prioritizing organizations serving BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth.
• Represent Planned Parenthood at community events, health fairs, and Pride Festivals.
• Coordinate regional condom distribution to community partners, manage inventory, and track distribution data. Prepare and distribute educational materials and respond to community requests for resources.
• Customize existing curricula or develop new lesson plans for outreach education and training efforts using culturally responsive and technology-supported methods.
• Complete administrative responsibilities, including scheduling, data entry, activity tracking, reporting, and timely communication.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending workshops, reviewing professional publications, and establishing networks.

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