Health and Wellness Educator II; 6152-202-A Job at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, Inc., New York, NY

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  • Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, Inc.
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Health and Wellness Educator II; 6152-202-A Job Description Posted Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 5:00 AM For over 125 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens, and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, seniors, and those struggling with mental illness. Our program helps individuals and families move beyond emergencies to more stable and stronger home lives. COS encompasses the following three components.

  • Health and Wellness Services engages the community in interactive health and wellness workshops, support groups, events and resource fairs that cover daily needs including healthy living, COVID 19 and parenting.
  • Community Outreach Centers (formerly walk in center). Our Outreach Specialists assess the individuals needs and respond with information, resources, and limited financial assistance.
  • Food Resource Services operates a network of 20 food pantries (in partnership with parishes in the Diocese of Brooklyn). Our network helps distribute more than 3 million meals to 300,000 people. Meals include shelf stable items, dairy, meats and fresh produce. Health and Wellness Services engages the community in interactive health and wellness workshops, support groups, events and resource fairs that cover daily needs including healthy living, COVID 19 and parenting.

STATEMENT OF THE JOB:

The Health and Wellness Educator will assist in developing and providing pertinent nutrition, health, and wellness workshops in the community. The Health and Wellness Educator will adhere to all administrative tasks, data collection and comply with contractual obligations. This work will be completed within the Catholic Charities frame of an integrated programming philosophy of family centered, strength-focused, and client empowerment centered practice.
  • Facilitate workshops empowering participants to maximize their level of health and wellness to live long, full, and healthy, vibrant lives. The pursuit of health, personal growth, and improved quality of life relies on living a balanced life. To achieve balance, we need to care for our mind, body, and spirit.
  • Schedule resources needed for delivery of workshops. This includes locations, materials, refreshments, etc.
  • Conduct workshops in accordance with curriculum.
  • Advertise and market events including going out to sites ahead of time to market event in neighborhood including hanging signage and banners at location and in local store fronts, libraries etc.
  • Develop internal and external linkages while engaging in community building activities and promoting program services through outreach initiatives. Utilize these connections to improve quality of workshops
  • Provide summary reports and photographs for each workshop or workshop series for marketing and promotional purposes
  • Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS :

  • Master's in Human Service, Nutrition and Wellness, Group Dynamics or related field
  • Valid driver's license, proof of department of motor vehicles driving history, 3 years of current driving experience with no more than one moving violation in the previous 24 months (2 years), and no driving while intoxicated convictions
  • 2 years of experience in group work preferred.
  • Bilingual English/Arabic, English/Cantonese/Mandarin, English/Spanish, and/or English/ Russian preferred
  • Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds
  • Able to travel to multiple locations within the five boroughs as needed.
For more information on our organization, please visit our website at: #J-18808-Ljbffr Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, Inc.

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