Health Resource Coordinator

About the role

The Health Resources Coordinator (HRC) plays a crucial role in ensuring that students receive high-quality, comprehensive health education within city high schools. This position involves providing age and developmentally appropriate health education, engaging students to promote positive health outcomes, and linking students to care.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the HRC, 40 hours per week divided between two schools.
• Provide RESPECT sessions to all students who qualify for the evidenced-based intervention.
• Offer comprehensive, high-quality, evidence-based sexual health education and counseling in various areas.
• Promote positive attitudes, behavior change, and risk reduction techniques, including increasing self-efficacy and healthy decision-making.
• Refer clients to HRC+ Family Planning Providers on site or to FPCSN health centers for primary care, dental, and/or behavioral health services as appropriate.
• Maintain adequate supplies and provide safer sex supplies to eligible students.
• Develop and implement a marketing plan for the HRC to promote and increase access to all students.
• Identify and solve barriers to accessing the HRC, collaborating with FPCSN, school contacts, and Access Matters.
• Complete all required data entry and reports.
• Participate in HRC monthly meetings and in-service trainings.
• Support school-based health classes and maintain confidentiality.
• Implement and maintain quality improvement activities related to the HRC.
• Maintain current Access Matters and FPCSN policies and guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience and requirements

• 1 - 3 years’ experience working with adolescents and reproductive health, highly preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in health education, counseling, or related field.
• Excellent organizational skills to manage new projects.
• Thorough knowledge on health, family planning methods, disease prevention, and ability to relay information to students in an age-appropriate and culturally sensitive manner.
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent group leadership and facilitation skills.
• Proficiency in computer skills and willingness to learn all computer systems.
• Unconditional ability to maintain HIPAA/confidentiality regulations.
• Leadership and high initiative skills that include the ability and desire to champion the HRC program.
• Self-motivated, with ability to work with little direct supervision.
• Commitment to working with youth in a respectful and empowering way.
• Responsive to new ideas and situations.

Qualifications

• Ability to pass required background screenings and credentialing verifications.
• Current valid CPR Certification required or willingness to obtain at next organizational class.
• Maintain current valid applicable position credentials.
• Maintain reliable transportation to travel throughout the local organizational sites and/or participating events outside the network as needed.
• Must be willing to work on-site as needed.