Job Description

Who We Are:  CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City, where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports, they need to thrive.  We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180 integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. We reach almost 80,000 individuals and families, including almost 13,000 youth. CAMBA serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85% of our families are living in poverty, reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.

CAMBA’s Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) program is for middle school youth aged 10-13 and their parents/caregivers. The primary goal of the program will be to encourage a healthy transition from early to later adolescence by helping youth 1) develop a positive outlook for their futures based on their unique goals and talents and 2) understand how delaying sexual activity will help them achieve the future they want.

Position: Middle School Health Educator
Reports To: Project Coordinator
Location: 955 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn NY 11226

What The Middle School Health Educator Does:

• Deliver evidence-based programming with fidelity, care, and compassion to youth and parents in CAMBA’s Beacon and Cornerstone afterschool programs.
• Arrange and guide youth through community service-learning opportunities.
• Provide referrals to participants and families in need, both to CAMBA’s programs and services and to outside providers.
• Conduct community outreach in the interest of information-sharing and collaboration.
• Create, based on survey feedback, workshops for parents and caregivers.
• Maintain program participant records and submit required data for monthly, quarterly, and annual education reports.

Minimum Education/Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in health education or related field, and/or related and applicable experience.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to facilitate discussion/teach classes to youth and parents in a variety of settings on various health topics including social emotional learning, adolescent identity development, community building, and sexual risk avoidance. 
• Must be available during afterschool and evening hours.
• Must be comfortable working with “at-risk” youth in East New York, Brownsville, Bedford-Stuyvesant and the surrounding neighborhoods.
• Experience working with youth and demonstrated ability to be inclusive and non-stigmatizing.
• Experience with DOE afterschool programs and/or with community centers. Preferred
• Experience with CAPP, TOP, or other Act for Youth / Wyman programs. Preferred
• Must obtain Department of Education fingerprint clearance, and maintain clearance throughout duration of employment.

Compensation : $28.83 hourly When salary ranges are listed, the range would represent the low and high end for the applicable position & program. The salary offered would be based on various factors unique to each program and candidate. This includes but is not limited to experience, education, budget and/or program size, internal equity, skills and other factors that may be required for the position and organization.

Status: -Part-time 
Benefits : CAMBA offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, paid time off (vacation, personal, and sick time), and paid holidays.

CAMBA and CAMBA Housing Ventures are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.  We value a diverse & inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

 

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Part time, Afternoon shift

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