Job Description

Job Type Full-time Description Job Title: Youth & Community Health Educator Salary: $17.69 - $23.94 per hour - Non-Exempt, DOE Status: Permanent, Full-Time Hrs./WK: Forty (40) Department: Wellness Job Location: Tucson, Arizona Nature of Work: Embraces and Embodies Tucson Indian Center's (TIC's) Identity Document's Mission, Purpose and Vision Statements; Core Values, Guiding Principles and Strategic Goals. This position is responsible for promoting healthy lifestyles among urban Indian youth and the broader community by organizing activities and events focused on health promotion topics such as commercial tobacco cessation, substance abuse prevention, positive mental health, and safety (e.g., wearing bicycle helmets and buckling seatbelts). Key duties include coordinating the TIC Youth Coalition, youth after-school and summer programs, school-based initiatives, and large community events. The educator will provide health education to youth, lead tobacco cessation policy campaigns, offer referrals, and foster community connections to support tobacco cessation efforts, substance abuse prevention, and personal safety. Additionally, they will facilitate tobacco cessation classes for adult community members. Essential Functions:

1. Youth activities and events: Plans, implements and evaluates health education activities and events for the TIC Native Youth Coalition, youth afterschool, summer camps and schools, Social Powwow, and other youth events and activities, including the cessation of commercial tobacco use, substance abuse prevention, policy making, leadership roles, positive mental health, and personal safety (i.e., buckling seat belts and wearing helmets while bicycling).
2. Youth tobacco cessation: Implements youth-focused tobacco cessation activities as part of the Pima County Health Department Tobacco Education and Prevention Services national campaigns, such as the World No Tobacco Day, Great American Smokeout, Take Down Tobacco, and Through With Chew events.
3. Youth substance abuse prevention: Implements youth substance abuse prevention and mental health activities as funded by the Indian Health Service Stevens Bill grant, including the Social Powwow. Develop workshops and health education plans for 10-20 youths.
4. Youth mental health: Implements, as funded, suicide prevention activities, and mental health activities.
5. Youth personal safety: Increase awareness and promote safety precautions such as buckling seat belts while in vehicles and wearing helmets while bicycling.
6. Tobacco policy campaign: Responsible for the TIC Youth Coalition's implementation of a statewide tobacco cessation policy campaign initiative and related local and statewide activities.
7. Arrange and complete outdoor youth activities/events and large and small community cultural activities/events.
8. Role model: Serves as a role model for Native youth.
9. ASHLine referrals: In partnership with urban Indian youth, refer clients and community organizations to Arizona Smokers Help Line (as needed).
10. Social Networking: Create and provide content for the TIC social networking sites such as TIC Facebook page and website.
11. Food handling: Maintains a current food-handlers permit.
12. Monthly Reports: Prepares monthly reports on time to the Wellness Supervisor.
13. Teamwork: Participates as a collaborative team member with Center staff.
14. Professional development: Participates in a professional development plan, including mentoring, in-service training and continuing education, as appropriate.
15. Assist in maintaining the community room and with community room coverage.
16. Freedom from Smoking Certified: Host Freedom from Smoking workshops for adults classes.
17. Communicate and complete: required paperwork to PCHD CDSMP Coordinator as well as written quarterly and annual reports.
18. Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Requirements Required Knowledge, Skills and Ability:

• Knowledge of and ability to engage urban Indian youth and community to participate in activities and events
• Ability to develop strong partnerships with local entities, such as schools, Pima County, local Tribes, Indian Health Service, and other health service agencies
• Ability to embrace the mission, vision and core values of the Tucson Indian Center
• Ability to regularly work evenings and some weekends with the Native Youth Coalition and occasional overnight trips with youth
• Knowledge of delivery of community-based health and social programs
• Knowledge of American Indian health issues, inclusive of urban Indian issues, tribal health issues and the function of Indian Health Service
• Familiarity with American Indian cultures and traditions, with sensitivity to these
• Knowledge and/or ability to use a variety of Microsoft Office programs to publish newsletter, social networking site, program fliers, etc.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and customer service skills
• Demonstrate the ability to be creative and self-motivated
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to be flexible and handle multiple tasks
• Ability to function in a proactive manner and with limited supervision
• Ability to maintain positive professional relationships with staff and clients

Required Experience and Training:

1. Bachelor's Degree in health, human services or business fields, such as public health, social work, education, or business: OR
2. Associates Degree in the health, human services or business fields, or certificate of health professional training such as a Nurse's Aide, Patient Care Technician or Community Health Representative, and a minimum of three (3) years of experience in the health, human services or business fields; OR
3. High School Diploma or equivalent with six (6) years of work experience in the health, human services or business fields.

Additional Requirements:

• Must possess and maintain a valid Arizona Driver's License
• Must pass Driver Insurance Carrier's requirements
• Must obtain a HIPAA certification within 2 weeks of hire.
• Must obtain certifications in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and First Aid within 3 months of hire.
• Must pass Arizona DPS Fingerprint Clearance (Class I & II)
• Must pass and submit to periodic/random drug testing

Working Conditions:

• Exposure to communicable disease & bloodborne pathogens, unpredictable environmental conditions, physical requirements.
• Exposure to communicable diseases such as COVID-19 or bloodborne pathogens is a risk of this position.
• Unpredictable environmental conditions range from working in a climate-controlled office/clinic setting to working in a patient's home, outside, in extreme temperatures, or in spaces with poor ventilation.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and drive in the Tucson Urban area.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.

Supervisory Status: Non-supervisory; Reports to Wellness Grants & Services Manager Salary Description $17.69 - $23.94 / hour Tucson Indian Center

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Permanent employment, Full time, Work experience placement, Summer work, Local area, Outdoor, Flexible hours, Night shift, Weekend work, Afternoon shift,

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