Community Health Educator

­ The Department of Oncology, Community Programs seeks aCommunity Health Educator.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implements education and outreach activities to the populations of Maryland and the District of Columbia.
• Translates print materials, including study and educational materials, into languish understandable to non-medical populations
• Conducts educational sessions to teach members of the community the basics of cancer prevention and control.
• Collaborates with community-based organizations to convene advisory groups to review educational materials and activities, identify opportunities to conduct outreach and education activities to ethnic and racial minorities and the general public.
• Disseminates health and cancer education materials to public, health care providers, and community organizations/partners.
• Identifies evidence-based strategies and promising practices to promote cancer prevention, screening, and early detection and disseminates them to community organizations and partners.
• Works closely with staff of the center to plan, implement, and evaluate community outreach and education activities.
• Conducts outreach and recruitment activities to recruit potential study participants.
• Determines eligibility and conducts detailed phone and/or face-to-face interviews in the field.
• Complies with study protocols and confidentiality requirements.
• Assists with all aspects of study implementation including assembling study materials, entering and tracking data, and tracking participant reimbursements.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in health-related field. Experience may substitute for some education, including community education and outreach, experience in research study, interviewing, and data collection. Additional experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education required for the respective job.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Interest in health education, health promotion, or another health-related field.
• Basic knowledge of the principles of health behaviors, cancer and health disparities, community outreach and education, and cancer/health disparities.
• Bilingual in English and Spanishis a plus.

ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, OR ABILITIES / COMPETENCIES

• Basic knowledge of the principles of health behaviors, cancer and health disparities, community outreach and education, and cancer/health disparities.
• Ability to adapt instructional skills for members with learning impairment and low literacy skills.
• Ability to conduct phone and/or face-to-face interviews and administer interviews in a non-judgmental manner.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills to develop and deliver culturally competent health education materials and programs.
• Must have good organizational skills and be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to use Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, type and enter data, and conduct phone and face-to-face interviews.
• Ability to interact and communicate with members from diverse backgrounds in a culturally appropriate manner.
• Ability to engage community based organizations to organize, plan and conduct educational and outreach activities.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple competing priorities and to meet deadlines.
• Be organized, an active listener and detail-oriented.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Must have reliable transportation to travel to interview and outreach/education sites (mileage reimbursement using the rates of Johns Hopkins). On occasion, some overnight travel may be required.
• Must be willing to do some weekend hours.

Classified Title: Health Educator
Working Title: Community Health Educator ​​​​​
Role/Level/Range:ACRO40/E/03/CD
Starting Salary Range: $16.26 - $22.35/Hour; Commensurate with experience
Employee Group:Full Time
Schedule:Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm; Some weekend hours.
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Location:School of Medicine, East Baltimore Campus/Telecommuting. Meetings maybe done virtually.
Department Name: Oncology, Community Programs
Personnel Area:School of Medicine

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office atjhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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