Health Educator

Job Details

Adolescent Health – Health Educator

Bronx, NY
• Posted: 2/3/2026

Job Description
• Job #: 4281
• Job Category:
Adolescent Health
• Position Type:
Employee (Full Time)

Position Summary:

Many children and teens face barriers to quality health care due to geographical, financial, or other challenges. Located in twelve elementary, middle, and high schools throughout the Bronx and Queens, Urban Health Plan's school-based health program delivers essential services directly to students, breaking down barriers such as transportation, cost, and scheduling challenges. We are looking to hire a Health Educator who will be needed in our School Based Health Center located at James Monroe High School to educate our School Health patients on healthy eating, fitness, exercise education, reproductive health and education on their illness for example asthma and diabetes.

• Provide diverse health education in healthy eating, reproductive health care, and LGBTQ/OSCR trainings.
• Facilitate classroom presentations, parent and faculty workshops.
• Provide support with clinic enrollment aiming to increase visits.
• Provide support with opening charts, scanning documents and registering patients when needed.

• Bachelor's Degree in Health Education and Promotion, Education, Public Health, Social Work, or related field of study.
• Bilingual English/Spanish, preferred.
• 1-2 years of previous exposure to working in a community based organization, school setting, or youth programming is a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Commitment to excellence and to providing quality service to patients.

Onsite, Bronx, NY, Monday - Friday 8 am–4:30 pm with a 30-minute lunch break.

Minimum: $45,560 annually;
Maximum: $45,560 annually

• Fully funded Health Insurance for you / 73.5% funded Health Insurance for your family
• Dental, Vision, and prescription Coverage
• 401(k) Retirement Savings (including 3% annual employer contribution)
• Comprehensive time off including paid vacation, personal time, sick time, and paid holidays (including your birthday!)
• Flex Spending Accounts (Health care, Dependent Care, and Commuter Benefits)
• Entertainment Discount Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Eligibility to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
• Fitness Discounts and Perks through our medical plan
• $50,000 term life Insurance

At Urban Health Plan (UHP) our mission is to continuously improve the health of communities and the quality of life of the people we serve by providing affordable, comprehensive, quality, primary and specialty health care and by assuring the performance and advancement of innovative best practices. At UHP, our commitment to provide patient-centered, holistic, quality health care, is part of a tradition started by our founder, Dr.

Richard Izquierdo, more than 50 years ago. That tradition continues today by promoting excellence in everything that we do.

UHP is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin/ancestry, citizenship status, disability, age, marital or family status, and military or veteran status.