Basic Function:
The Community Educator is responsible for coordinating, promoting, and delivering the Small Changes, Big Impact: A Lifestyle Medicine Education Program for Older Adults in Southern West Virginia. This grant-funded position supports adults age 60 and older through structured lifestyle medicine education sessions conducted throughout Raleigh, Fayette, Wyoming, and Mercer counties. The Community Educator serves as the primary liaison with community partners, facilitates participant engagement, collects program evaluation data, and collaborates with Quality Insights' Medical Director to ensure successful implementation of the program.
Organizational Relationships:
Reports directly to the Medical Director and collaborates with internal program staff, community partners, nursing homes, Area Agency on Aging senior centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and program participants.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Identify and secure locations for educational sessions within Raleigh, Fayette, Wyoming, and Mercer counties, including nursing homes, senior centers, and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
- Establish and maintain Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with participating facilities and foster positive relationships with site staff and community partners.
- Encourage site staff and community partners to serve as program champions and assist in promoting educational sessions within their organizations.
- Recruit adults aged 60 and older to participate in the lifestyle medicine education program and support participant retention throughout the curriculum.
- Coordinate logistics for educational sessions, including scheduling, promotion, participant communication, and site preparation.
- Lead in-person educational sessions by facilitating discussion, presenting recorded educational content, conducting hands-on activities, guiding participant goal-setting exercises, and supporting social interaction among participants.
- Collect, document, analyze, and report participation data and evaluation metrics, including attendance records and pre/post-session surveys.
- Assist with the design, development, review, and pilot testing of educational materials and program resources.
- Communicate regularly with the Medical Director regarding participant feedback, program implementation, operational challenges, and opportunities for curriculum improvement.
- Perform other duties as assigned in support of grant objectives and program success.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
Skills/Professional Competencies Required:
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Strong group facilitation and public speaking abilities.
- Ability to engage and educate older adult populations in community-based settings.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to coordinate multiple community locations and events simultaneously.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in documentation and reporting.
- Ability to work independently while maintaining regular communication with leadership.
- Proficiency with basic technology and audiovisual equipment used during presentations.
- Ability to collect, manage, and report program data and survey information.
Minimum Education/Training Required:
High school diploma or equivalent required. Postsecondary education in health education, public health, social services, community outreach, education, communications, or a related field is preferred.
Minimum Experience Required:
- Experience facilitating educational, outreach, community engagement, or training activities.
- Experience working with older adults, community organizations, healthcare providers, or social service organizations preferred.
- Existing relationships with nursing homes, senior centers, and/or FQHCs in Raleigh, Fayette, Wyoming, and Mercer counties preferred but not required.
Substitution(s):
Relevant combinations of education, training, volunteer experience, and professional experience may be substituted for traditional qualifications.
Licensure/Certification Requirements (including continuing education requirements):
None
Security Level:
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Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
The physical demands marked below are representative of those that will be required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Requirement Yes/No
Lifting (lbs.)
If yes, Specify Range:
Up to 10 pounds Yes
Carrying (lbs.)
If yes, Specify Range:
Up to 10 pounds Yes
Stooping, Bending Yes
Kneeling, Squatting Yes
Walking Yes
Standing Yes
Sitting Yes
Climbing, Balancing (e.g., climbing and working from ladder) No
Use of Hands to Finger, Handle, or Feel Yes
Physical Coordination (sequential or simultaneous use of hands, arms, feet, and legs) Yes
Eye-Hand Coordination No
Close Vision (clear vision at 20" or less) Yes
Distance Vision (clear vision at 20' or more) No
Color Vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors) No
Depth Perception (ability to judge distance spatial relationships) No
Hearing in person Yes
Hearing on telephone Yes
Speaking in person Yes
Speaking on telephone Yes
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The environmental conditions marked below are common to this job:
Condition Yes/No
Outdoor Weather Conditions No
Wet, Humid Conditions (non-weather) No
Work Near Moving Mechanical Parts No
Work in High, Precarious Places No
Fumes or Dust No
Toxic or Caustic Chemicals No
Extreme Heat (non-weather over 90 deg. F.) No
Low Noise (e.g. business office) Yes
Moderate Noise (e.g., light motorized equipment such as lawn mowers) No
Loud Noise (e.g., jackhammer, heavy motorized equipment) No
Acknowledgement:
I hereby verify that I understand the job description and requirements and attest that I meet minimum requirements for the position. I understand that management may assign other duties/responsibilities at any time. I also understand that should licensure/certification be a mandatory part of the job, that I will maintain and renew such license/certification as required. I understand that I am obligated to notify Human Resources and my supervisor should there be a change in status of such license/certification within one business day of the change. I understand that failure to maintain current licensure/certification and complete mandatory continuing educational requirements may lead to disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination. I further understand that this job description does not constitute an employment contract. Instead, I understand that I am an at-will employee and that my employment may be terminated, with or without cause, at any time by either the employer or me.
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