Hlth Ed Instructor II, SH Job in San Jose, California Us
Conducts health education classes using basic to moderately difficult or varied curriculum designed for the improvement of health of Kaiser members non-members. May conduct classes of various health related topics.
Essential Functions:
- Teaches models self-management skills, concepts, resources, tools related to health, lifestyle change behavior modification to class participants.
- Assists participants in developing specific behavioral goals.
- Provides individual instruction counseling as needed.
- Assesses needs of class participants modifies class content or teaching methods to meet those needs.
- Applies evidence-based education techniques in teaching methods.
- Answers questions provides class participants w/ appropriate resources of information.
- Arranges coordinates room set-up, availability of materials, audio/visual equipment.
- Maintains records of training activities including attendance rosters, homework assignments, class evaluations, timesheets or phone TIME system.
- Administers collects class evaluation forms class fees.
- Conducts follow-up phones calls to participants including those who missed sessions to determine reason for absence, monitor progress of participants, answer related questions.
- Completes required continuous training education such as those related to workplace safety, legal regulatory compliance, accreditation license requirements, department specific requirements.
- Maintains promotes knowledge utilization of resources related to health, lifestyle change, behavior modification offered by Kaiser Permanente through the community.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum of one-year of experience teaching classes or conducting training programs.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent related to field of course instruction.
- Licensed or professional credentials or certification in the field as appropriate to the course instruction
- Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning theory group process.
- Basic knowledge of health concepts, preventive health care, behavior change.
- Must possess excellent communication interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated skills in teaching techniques presentation.
- Demonstrated ability to lead facilitate diverse groups of people w/ understanding of group dynamics.
- Ability to function independently exercise professional judgment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Training in weight management, smoking cessation and teens.
- Group facilitation/group process skills.
- Previous experience in providing and coordinating health education services (Usually 1 year).
- Demonstrated knowledge of behavior change, adult learning and group process theory application.
- Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of PC application skills.
- Able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.