Position Summary
Responsible for development, adaptation and implementation and coordination of a sex education and pregnancy prevention curriculum within the schools and community organizations; integration of school education and Teens P.A.C.T. services; assistance with providing coordination and supervision of the Peer Education program.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Coordinate the delivery of age-appropriate, sexual health education curriculum in schools and at community organizations, including but not limited to:
- Development and adaptation of curriculum;
- Outreach and scheduling of presentations in accordance with program goals and objectives;
- Virtual and in-person facilitation of workshops, informational sessions, outreach and other activities for Peer Educators.
- Promotion and advocacy of the Teens P.A.C.T. program to the community through participation in health fairs, coalitions, task forces, and advocacy to community and political leaders.
- Integration of community education with other Teens P.A.C.T. components (social media campaigns, horizon expanding activities, and Teens P.A.C.T. reproductive healthcare services.
- Contribute articles to the Teens P.A.C.T. newsletter (supports the Social Media Coordinator with layout, editing and ensuring the appropriateness of Peer Educators’ articles, program announcements, etc.).
- Contributes lessons plans and activities to the expansion of the Teens PACT More Than Just Sex sexual health curriculum.
- Submits a monthly calendar and report of activities and statistics to the Program Manager.
- Data entry; updates and cleans Teens P.A.C.T. databases.
- Facilitates related services for health center patients as appropriate with respect to their confidentiality and privacy.
- Compliance with Employee Health Services.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Certificate/License Required
- B.A. or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required
- Previous experience working with adolescents in a school setting.
- Previous experience working with adolescents in the areas of pregnancy prevention, sex-education, sexuality, adolescent development and youth development.
- Experience conducting workshops in large and small groups.
- Excellent administrative, communication and organizational skills.
- Public speaking skills to facilitate workshops in public forums
- Excellent writing skills
- Communication skills using the spoken word.
- Willingness to take on new assignments, as needed.