Health Educator III

About the role

Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) is New Jersey’s academic health center, integrating education, clinical care, and research to improve human health. The Health Educator III position in the Department of Emergency Medicine (NJMS) fosters statewide public awareness on poisoning injury risk, poison prevention safety, and the services of NJPIES by delivering poison prevention education programs to diverse populations across New Jersey. Reporting to the Director of Public Education, this full‑time role splits time between field work (health fairs, teaching, special events) and office duties, and involves assessing community needs, planning and evaluating education programs, conducting outreach, serving as a community resource, and building partnerships with community‑based organizations, schools, government agencies, and other injury prevention groups.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and communicates community health needs.
• Plans, develops, implements and evaluates NJPIES’ community education programs.
• Majority of time (50‑75%) dedicated to field work (health fairs, teaching, special events) with remainder in the office.
• Provides outreach and education to diverse populations within the state of New Jersey by collaborating with community‑based organizations, schools, municipal government, civic groups, community leaders, colleges/universities, religious groups, childcare centers and other injury prevention organizations.
• Serves as a community resource person on unintentional poisoning injury and poison center services.
• Develops and maintains relationships with community‑based organizations, and represents the poison control center on coalitions, work groups, committee meetings, and special events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health/Health Education/Health Promotion and a minimum of two (2) years’ experience in providing health education to diverse populations OR Master’s Degree in Public Health/Health Education/Health Promotion and a minimum of one (1) year experience in providing health education to diverse populations. Degree must be from an accredited college or university.
• Valid NJ driver’s license and access to a vehicle on a daily basis.
• Preferred: Certification in Health Education (CHES or MCHES); Bilingual Spanish/English skills strongly desired (fluent verbal, reading, writing); additional language proficiency regarded as a strong asset.