What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health Education Assistant - Friday Night Live - Alcohol position at County of Riverside?
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Riverside University Health System (RUHS) seeks a Health Education Assistant I who will be assigned to our Friday Night Live – Alcohol program located in Moreno Valley.
The Health Education Assistant I involves providing services to various community groups, particularly focusing on schools, youth centers, and other community organizations. The role requires both fieldwork and direct interaction with young people in environments where in-person engagement is crucial. Here's a breakdown of the key responsibilities:
- Field Work in Schools and Community-Based Organizations:
- The role requires being physically present in educational and community settings. This may involve interacting with youth in classrooms, after-school programs, or community events, addressing their needs, providing support, and facilitating group activities.
- Transportation:
- A notable aspect of the position is transporting youth to various events (if needed). This emphasizes the need for mobility, ensuring that the youth can participate in events that are more effective or beneficial when attended in person.
- Team-Based Presentations:
- You will be working within a team to plan and execute presentations. This might involve preparing visual aids, coordinating group activities, and ensuring that the delivery of the material resonates with the audience.
- Data Entry:
- The role involves maintaining records, which may include logging attendance, tracking participation, and documenting any feedback or outcomes from programs and events.
- Workshop Plannimg src=https://rc-hr.com/files/2023-08/Baning and Execution:
- You'll be responsible for planning and running workshops. These could cover a wide range of topics, from life skills and career development to educational support and social issues, depending on the needs of the group you're working with.
- Creating Informational Materials:
- Developing materials, such as flyers, brochures, or digital content, to promote workshops, events, or community services is another essential task. These materials would help communicate important information to youth, families, or other stakeholders.
- Collaboration and Communication:
- Throughout all of these tasks, clear communication and collaboration with colleagues, community leaders, and youth participants will be key. Effective teamwork is crucial in executing successful programs and workshops.
The department highly desires candidates who can provide a mix of hands-on interaction with youth, logistical coordination (such as transportation), and the execution of educational and community-oriented activities. The ideal candidate will focus on in-person presence, enjoys direct engagement, and can work well in team settings.
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• In a learning capacity: assist in preparing exhibits, posters, displays and other visual aids for presentation at meetings, conferences, clinics and public gatherings.
• Researches health information and prepares newsletters, educational materials, news releases and special features on assigned health topics; assist in the planning of and participates in workshops, seminars, and the discussion groups to promote health and health education programs.
• Assist in the orientation and training of departmental and other county department staff participating in health education programs in the areas of program objectives and methods.
• Prepares curriculum and delivers presentations on assigned health and nutrition topics and on the programs and services of the Department of Health or Riverside County Regional Medical Center.
• Networks with target community groups and leaders to promote health education programs and services and compile resources.
• Assists in determining community health needs and participates in the planning, development, and evaluation of programs designed to meet such needs.
• Provides nutrition and health education to individuals based on assessed needs.Education: Graduation from a recognized college with a Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Sciences or Services, Health or Community Health Education, Home Economics, Foods and Nutrition, Family and Consumer Related Sciences, or Behavioral or Social Sciences (Sociology, Psychology, Social Work). (Experience which involved assisting and participating in a health education program in a health care facility, public health agency or a hospital may be substituted for up to two years of the required education on a year for year basis. This experience must have included responsibility for the preparation of health education materials and preparing and delivering talks on health and nutrition topics and community health services).
Knowledge of: Community resources and their functions; group dynamics and human behavior; human anatomy and physiology; the techniques involved in preparing and displaying posters, exhibits, and other educational visual aids; common health problems, their causes and prevention.
Ability to: Present ideas accurately, concisely, and effectively both orally and in writing; assist in the promotion of public health education programs; prepare and deliver effective oral presentations before public and professional groups; establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of community agencies, organizations and individuals.
Other Requirements
License/Certificate: Possession of a valid California Driver’s License may be required.
County of Riverside Human Resources Contact:
For more information regarding this position, please contact the recruiter, Jammie Smith, via email at jasmith@rivco.org.
Salary : $46,224 - $64,147
