Health Education Coordinator

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Time Type:

Full time

Department:

Volunteer Services

All Locations:

250 Sumner Street

Position Summary:

NeighborHealth is seeking an experienced Health Educator to support population health and chronic disease prevention through family-centered lifestyle education. This role delivers education on nutrition, stress, sleep, and physical activity to patients with conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The Health Educator promotes sustainable behavior change using culturally responsive, evidence-based approaches and collaborates with care teams and community partners to improve health outcomes and advance health equity.

Position number P00003071

What You'll Do

The Health Education Coordinator supports population health initiatives and chronic disease prevention through family-centered lifestyle education, program coordination, and community engagement. As a key member of the Let's Get Movin' (LGM) team, this role works collaboratively with patients, families, care teams, and community partners to promote sustainable behavior change aligned with Lifestyle Medicine principles.

This position plays a critical role in the design, implementation, and evaluation of health education programs that enhance disease prevention, self-management, and overall wellness. The Health Education Coordinator is responsible for delivering high-quality education, fostering patient engagement, and contributing to improved health outcomes and care quality.

The successful candidate will be able to perform the following responsibilities:

Care Coordination & Family Engagement

• Support the Let's Get Movin' (LGM) Epic referral pool by proactively engaging referred families to increase awareness of and participation in health education services, youth programs, and family-based lifestyle interventions.
• Utilize motivational interviewing and behavior change strategies to encourage enrollment, address social and structural barriers, and support participant goal-setting and adherence.
• Accurately document all outreach, referrals, enrollment activities, and participant interactions in Epic and required tracking systems (e.g., Excel, internal databases).

Program Coordination & Data Management

• Coordinate enrollment and logistics for healthy lifestyle, youth, and family fitness programs.
• Track participant enrollment, attendance, retention, and engagement to support program evaluation, quality improvement, and reporting requirements.
• Maintain and routinely update a comprehensive database of community-based youth and family health programs.

Curriculum Development & Evidence-Based Practice

• Conduct ongoing literature reviews to remain current on evidence-based approaches to chronic disease prevention, lifestyle behavior change, and health equity.
• Ensure all nutrition, physical activity, and lifestyle education aligns with authoritative public health guidance and LGM dietary and wellness standards.
• Apply best practices and emerging research to enhance program design, content, and delivery.
• Develop and refine health education programming aligned with the pillars of Lifestyle Medicine, including nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, social connection, and substance use reduction.

Health Education & Facilitation

• Adapt health education materials for multiple formats and audiences, including printed resources, social media content, group workshops, and individual counseling sessions.
• Ensure all materials are culturally responsive, linguistically appropriate, age-specific, and accessible.
• Lead the design, implementation, facilitation, and evaluation of parent education programming.
• Deliver individual and group education sessions on topics including:
• Nutrition education
• Supermarket tours
• Cooking demonstrations and classes
• Sleep hygiene
• Stress management
• Physical activity and movement

Youth, Family, & Community Programming

• Plan and facilitate community-based youth health education sessions in collaboration with schools, after-school programs, and community organizations.
• Support and co-facilitate family fitness initiatives, including indoor winter fitness programming and 5K training programs.
• Build, strengthen, and sustain partnerships with community organizations, neighborhood schools, and local stakeholders to expand access to health education and lifestyle management programs.
• Leverage community partnerships to support program goals, co-create programming, and increase reach and impact.
• Participate in community events, health fairs, and outreach activities to promote healthy behaviors and increase program visibility and enrollment.

Other Duties:

Please note, this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

What You'll Bring

• Minimum bachelor's degree in public health, health education, community health, health promotion, or a related field (master's degree preferred).
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish
• Experience in health education, chronic disease prevention, or community-based programming.
• Knowledge of behavior change strategies and principles of Lifestyle Medicine.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage diverse populations.
• Experience working collaboratively with interdisciplinary care teams and community partners.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, coordinate programs, and support evaluation efforts.
• Commitment to health equity, cultural humility, and patient- and family-centered care.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Salary: Starting at $24/hr up to $36/hr based on experience

EEO & Accommodation Statement:

NeighborHealth is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. We ensure equal employment opportunities for all, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to HRrecruit@NeighborHealth.com or call 617-568-4480 to let us know the nature of your request

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