Health Educator in Bryan, Texas

Job Title

Health Educator

Agency

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Department

Psychiatry and Behavioral Science

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Bryan, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Join Our Team as a Health Educator! Psychiatry and Behavioral Science (https://medicine.tamu.edu/psychiatry/index.html)

Glimpse of the Job

Are you passionate about promoting health and wellness among students?

As a Health Educator at Texas A&M University, you’ll be at the forefront of planning, implementing, and evaluating health promotion strategies and programs. You’ll also provide essential health training for community partners and engage in outreach activities both on and off campus, all under general supervision.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in education, Public Health, Health Promotion, Psychology or applicable field, or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Two years of experience in schools, health promotion or related areas.

  Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.

• Knowledge of responsibilities and competencies of health education.

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to analyze emerging health promotion needs of adults and college students.

• Ability to do presentations, workshop trainings, individual behavior change sessions, and small group discussions and facilitations.

Preferred qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in psychology, experience working with K-12 students, and a driver’s license. Additionally, candidates with a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) certification, classroom management skills, and proficiency in utilizing technology are highly valued. Strong organizational skills and flexibility are also essential for this role.

Responsibilities: Health Educator

• Collaborates with key stakeholders to develop a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to health for students.

• Develops strategic plans, goals, and measurable objectives for health promotion programs and services.

• Develops program content, learning resources, and evaluation tools for specific educational interventions based upon needs assessment results.

• Prepares and reviews education materials.

• Maintains collaborative relationships with student leaders, campus faculty, staff, and community partners.

• Serves as a project resource for timely, current, and relevant health information as it relates to college health.

• Incorporates concepts and principles into health promotions.

• Works with a team of health educators to provide trainings for community partners.

  Reporting

• Maintains training records.

• Collects training data necessary for project reporting.

• Collects periodic student health surveys which provide baseline and follow up health data that identifies program needs and priorities.

• Evaluates the effectiveness of programs and services and tracks trends in student health statuses and behaviors.

  Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes. 

• Medical, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/medical/) prescription drug, dental, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/dental/) vision, life and AD&D, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/life-add/) flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/long-term-disability/) with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

• 12-15 days (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/index.html) of annual paid holidays

• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/sick.html)  and at least   eight hours of paid vacation (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/vacation.html)   each month

• Automatic enrollment in the  Teacher Retirement System of Texas (https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/Homepage.aspx)

• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time (https://flourish.tamu.edu/wellness-release-time/)

• Professional Development: All employees have access to free  LinkedIn Learning (https://linkedinlearning.tamu.edu/)  training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

• Educational release time and tuition assistance (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/employee-tuition-assistance)   for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

• Living Well, (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/) a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

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