Health Educator (Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention)

Job Description

Job ID#:

4196

Job Category:

Adolescent Health

Position Type:

Employee (Full Time)

Position Summary:

The Health Educator will be a member of our Adolescent Health and Wellness Center in the Bronx, NY working within our CAPP Program (Comprehensive Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention) and our Club TIA (Teens in Action) programming. Using our CAPP curriculum, the Health Educator partners with Urban Health Plan's school sites, CBO's, and within the Adolescent Health and Wellness center to educate our youth.

This position requires shift availability between Mondays and Fridays (9:00am-5:00pm) with irregular Saturdays if needed for special events. This position is a fully onsite role stationed in the Bronx in our Adolescent Health and Wellness Center.

Individuals who accept an offer and are hired will also engage with NYC DOE Background check processes for authorization to collaborate inside our school programs.

Interviews for this position will take place in December 2025, with a projected start date in January 2026.

Key Duties:

• Teach and implement the 'Be Proud, Be Responsible' Curriculum to Middle School and High School Students.
• Teaches curriculum at school sites, adolescent health center, and other CBOs.
• Conducts one on one health education and counseling session with adolescents.
• Assists with the programming and scheduling of activities for Peer Educators.
• Tracks attendance and program deliverables.
• Connects youth to resources.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required in Health Education and Promotion, Education, Public Health, Social Work, or related field of study.
• 2 years of experience with youth services is required.
• Bilingual English/Spanish, strong preferred.
• 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.

Compensation: Minimum $45,000/year; Maximum $50,000/year based on 35 regular hours per week.

About Urban Health Plan:

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.

Benefits Include:

• Fully funded Health Insurance for yourself
• 73.5% funded Health Insurance for your family
• Dental Insurance
• $50,000 term life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings (including annual UHP Contribution)
• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive time off including paid vacation, personal time, sick time, and paid holidays (including your birthday!).

UHP is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V. 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.

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