The Peer Education Specialist implements Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania’s (PPWP) 34- year peer education program, Peer Helpers, a long-term teen education/mentoring program to reduce teen pregnancy and ensure school completion through structured education programming, peer helping, recreation, and community service. The Peer Education Specialist builds relationships with youth over the course of a student’s middle and high school career and nurtures youth empowerment by engaging students in important conversations around topics like decision-making, communication, relationships, identity, gender, personal values, consent, contraception, STD prevention, etc.