Responsibilities:
* Actively keeps knowledge up-to-date by attending in-services, conferences, and seeking on-going educational opportunities. Continually seeks self-growth opportunities.
* Conduct presentations, outreach activities about health and nutrition education, especially on lead poisoning prevention and related topics within the County of San Diego. You participate in health fair events. You have a passion for community health promotion, for serving the medically underserved, and you understand-and can easily communicate-how healthy life style and nutrition drives patient health and outcomes.
* Conducts nutrition/health education presentations and especially on lead poisoning prevention, teaches parents and caregivers how to make informed decisions about protecting their children from lead poisoning.
* Collaborate with community agencies and other relevant programs to promote outreach services.
* Actively participates in and contributes to Health Education/project staff meetings, projects and other activities.
* Completes all required documentation accurately, in a timely manner, and thoroughly in accordance with department standards.
* Individually and/or with the nutrition team, plans, creates, and develops nutrition and health education topic outlines and curriculums, incorporating various learning techniques and formats (i.e., group discussion, lectures, role-play, etc.). Reviews and assists in determining the linguistic and cultural appropriateness of materials, teaching aids, activities, methods, strategies, programs, etc. Review the efficacy of materials and programs and provides positive, action-oriented feedback. Assists with the translation and/or revisions of translated materials as appropriate.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
* Provides group classes on nutrition/health education topics, ensuring correct material is delivered in culturally appropriate and relevant ways.
Requirements:
* 3 years of experience in nutrition and/or chronic disease education or closely related field.
* Meet organizational driving requirements.
* Bachelor's degree in Foods & Nutrition, Health Science, Nutritional Science, or closely related field required.
Rewards:
* Job type: Regular Part Time
* Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefits
* Retirement Plan with Employer Match
* Paid Time Off, Extended Sick Leave and Paid Holidays
* Medical/Dental/Vision/FSA/Life Insurance
* Employee Discounts and Wellness Programs
* Sponsoring Employer with an Equity Investment Company that can assist you with your down payment for purchasing a home
FHCSD was founded by community activists working towards a common goal: caring, affordable, high-quality medical care for all. We are proud to continue this mission today as we provide accessible services to over 210,000 patients across San Diego County. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to community medicine and providing culturally competent care to the medically underserved.
In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base range for this position, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses.
21.26 - 30.47
If you are hired at Family Health Centers of San Diego, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, jurisdictional requirements, skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to these factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is what we reasonably expect to pay for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on our benefits offerings is available here: FHCSD Wellness – Employee Hub (gobenefits.net)