Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title: Youth Health and Wellness Educator

Supervisor: Senior Manager of Youth Programs

Status: Full-time, hourly, non-exempt, $21-22 per hour

Organizational Description:

Journey's End Refugee Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ the best qualified personnel without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other reason prohibited by law.

Journey’s End is committed to the purpose of providing refugees with the resources and support they need to become successful, active, and contributing members of the Western New York community. The ideal candidate must be self-directed and able to work in a team environment.

Job Description:

The Youth Health and Wellness Educator (YHWE) is a member of the Community Integration Services Team, specifically the Youth Services Programs. This person is primarily responsible for designing and implementing educational materials and programming that relate to refugee and immigrant youth. The YHWE will work closely with the Senior Manager of Youth Programs, RAMP Program Coordinator and other partners to provide outreach to contact a wide variety of audiences.

The Youth Health and Wellness Educator must exemplify Journey’s End’s core values in their work. These values include intercultural responsiveness, integrity, person-centered, empowerment, and exemplary service.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work with Senior Manager of Youth Programs to assess needs of youth clients
• Develop a library of materials from existing sources, for presentations that are evidence-based, trauma informed and culturally and linguistically appropriate, and tailored specifically to refugee and immigrant youth
• Present to youth in a variety of settings: internal referrals, schools, churches, within ethnic communities
• Present in person and virtual workshops to youth and parents
• Participate in roundtables, tabling and other outreach events related to refugee and immigrant youth health and wellness
• Work with partners to secure presenters and/or arrange field trips focused on relevant topics
• Ensure contractual obligations are met in terms of reaching goals, documentation, reporting and outreach
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or equivalent degree in a related field, or combination of experience and education
• At least one year of experience working in a human services field, providing direct services such as case worker, social worker, employment counselor, etc.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally in English
• Ability to work with diverse client groups in a variety of settings
• Must be comfortable with public speaking
• Must be comfortable working with youth and discussing sensitive topics
• Valid driver’s license and access to an insured vehicle

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