Bilingual Health Promoter – Hispanic Health Resource Center
ProHealth Care
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Waukesha • Wisconsin • United States
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About the role
- Implementing evidence based programs in the Hispanic community with emphasis in nutrition, physical activity and chronic disease management.
- Provide support through advocacy services, care management and implementation of programs that promote healthy lifestyles for children, families and seniors.
- Providing support to child safety car seat programs,
- Living Well with Chronic Conditions (“Tomando” and “Manejo” Stanford evidence based programs,)
- Facilitating group health presentations
- Become an advance care planning facilitator
- Implement nutrition and physical activity initiatives for all age ranges
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in health promotion, community health education, social work, nutrition, exercise science or related field
- Broad knowledge in nutrition, physical activity and chronic disease management, including strategies and best practices.
- Certified fitness instructor and/or nutrition educator a plus.
- ”Tomando Control de su Salud,” “Manejo de la diabetes” and/or National Diabetes Prevention Program leader certifications a plus
- Minimum of 2 years working in a community setting
- Must be familiar or have experience working with uninsured/under-insured community members.
- Must have knowledge of working with local and federal assistance applications.
- Knowledge of Waukesha community resources a plus
- Demonstrated stakeholder engagement skills
- Must be fluent 100% in Spanish, orally and written
- Strong written and oral skills for the use in the development of oral presentations, summaries and statistical reports
- Ability to work independently as well as within an interdisciplinary team
- Excellent time management, organizational, problem solving, interpersonal skills and a great team player
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced environment while keeping focus on task at hand.
Benefits
- Generous benefits plan
- Resources to help you further your education
- Engaging and community focused culture
- Competitive Salaries
- Robust benefits for full-time and regular part-time roles
- Generous PTO
- Choices in insurance
- HSA
- Tuition reimbursement
- Immediate 401K match
- Discounted tickets to various entertainment, social, and sporting events
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
nutritionphysical activitychronic disease managementevidence based programscare managementgroup health presentationsadvance care planningcommunity health educationsocial workexercise science
Soft Skills
stakeholder engagementwritten communicationoral communicationtime managementorganizational skillsproblem solvinginterpersonal skillsteam playerindependent workfast paced environment
Certifications
Certified fitness instructornutrition educatorTomando Control de su Salud certificationManejo de la diabetes certificationNational Diabetes Prevention Program leader certification