What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health Education Associate/Part-Time position at City of Rochester (NY)?
A qualified applicant may be provisionally appointed and serve in the position until a Civil Service Examination is administered and an appropriate eligible list can be established to make a permanent appointment in accordance with the Civil Service Rule of Three. (See "http://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589935786" Provisional Appointment - FAQ's) If you are already a City employee and have permanent, competitive status in your current position and appointment to this title would result in a provisional appointment in another department, you will lose your previous permanent competitive rights.
Provides comprehensive, age appropriate, evidence-based, and medically accurate sexuality education to youth in an effort to promote healthy sexual behaviors including abstinence, delay the onset of sexual activity and reduce the practice of risky sexual behaviors;
Facilitates access to comprehensive reproductive health care and family planning services for teens to prevent pregnancies, STDs, and HIV/AIDS;
Seeks the expansion of education, social, recreational, vocational and economic opportunities for youth to provide alternatives to sexual activity and to develop skills that can support a successful transition into healthy young adulthood;
Assists in the advancement of a comprehensive and sustainable local community effort to improve the community environment for adolescents, reduce initial and subsequent adolescent pregnancy, STD, and HIV/AIDS rates and reduce health disparities related to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and geography;
Prepares a variety of written and typed correspondence for distribution in an effort raise awareness regarding adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases;
Maintains logs of various activities for tracking and reporting;
Attends appropriate trainings to gain knowledge on adolescent sexual health topics;
Works evenings and weekends as needed.
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III. Four (4) years of experience as described in (I) above.
Salary : $25 - $31
