Sexual Health Educator II (Educator Consultant II)

Community-based Health Educators in the Sexual and Reproductive Health program work to increase King County residents’ access to high quality sexual and reproductive health services and to institutionalize the provision of sound sexual health education programs and practices, particularly in settings serving marginalized teens. The work includes direct education, community outreach, capacity building with professionals, support of our public health sexual and reproductive health clinics and facilitating a youth group for peer educators.
 
Work will take place primarily in Federal Way (in the community and clinic site) and at home. Occasional work will occur in other areas of the county, depending on program needs. The position is Career Service and Full-Time (1.0 FTE). This position is part of a team of 5 health educators who all collaborate and support each other in this work.
 
The Sexual and Reproductive Health Program, part of the Community Health Services Division of Public Health – Seattle & King County provides comprehensive sexual and reproductive clinical services in four Public Health Clinics, delivers innovative health education and outreach in our communities, and produces the nationally recognized FLASH curriculum. 

Note: This recruitment will be used to create an eligibility pool to fill additional Career Service, Term-Limited Temporary (TLT), or Special Duty Assignment (SDA) vacancies that may occur over the next six months. This position may also be required to work at Sister Sites throughout King County. The Sister Sites can be found here.

Commitment To Equity and Social Justice

Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.

The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.

We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.

To learn more, please visit http://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/equity-social-justice.aspx

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, with work hours occurring between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., 40 hours per week. However, the work schedule will vary based on community needs. At times, the workday may start earlier or occur in the evenings or on weekends. These positions are non-exempt and subject to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Remote and Onsite Work:

The Community Based Education Team works in a hybrid model, with a minimum of 3 days in the office as well as telecommuting. The ratio of remote to onsite work will be dependent on business needs and is subject to change. The primary onsite location is Federal Way Public Health Center - 33431 13th PL S. Federal Way, WA 98003.

Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will join an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department's hybrid environment. Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.

• Collaborate with schools and community-based agencies to provide science-based sexual health education and to improve individuals’ access to related clinical care.
• Develop, identify and/or promote education materials that are medically accurate, culturally appropriate and educationally sound, using health literacy best practices. 

• Design and implement community outreach strategies for Federal Way Public Health Center’s Sexual and Reproductive Health program, especially Teen Clinic.
• Develop and facilitate a youth group for teens to promote peer-education and leadership.

• Provide technical assistance and training to school staff, teachers, health care providers and other professionals on evidence-based & best practices including: outreach, marketing, training, program planning, program evaluation, compliance with state laws, and behavioral change related to sexual and reproductive health care access and sexual health education.

• Collaborate with staff to implement Teen Clinic, special weekly walk-in hours for teens, including providing individual sexual health education to teen patients.
• Collaborate with staff to ensure services are inclusive and accessible to teenagers and meet patients’ health education needs.

• Analyze, interpret, and disseminate sexual and reproductive health data.

• Design, conduct, monitor and evaluate program strategies in partnership with community representatives.

• Develop and monitor budgets and contracts.

• Obtain program funding from internal and external sources.

• Develop community and inter-agency partnerships.

• Collaborate with other professionals within and outside of the program, across job categories and professional expertise.

• Apply an anti-racism lens and systems thinking to program development, implementation and evaluation.

• Provide leadership to the department for education and prevention approaches to community/organizational issues.

• Work within the Department’s, Division’s, and the Sexual and Reproductive Health Program’s stated goals.

Minimum:

Direct education

• Experience working with adolescents who have faced systemic barriers in groups or individually in a coordination or teaching role.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate, build rapport and engage teens successfully.

• Ability to develop and adapt educational content based on community needs.

• Experience and comfort presenting to diverse audiences across different languages, cultural backgrounds, and lived experiences.

Outreach

• Experience developing and implementing outreach strategies tailored to community needs.

• Experience developing social media campaigns, website content and/or print materials.

• Experience working directly with youth, interns, students, community members, or clients in a supportive, mentoring, or coordination role.
   

Capacity building

• Ability to support the professional development of youth serving professionals.

• Experience building rapport and connection over email, phone or video meetings.
  
  

Clinic support

• Experience working independently and effectively, some without on-site supervision.

• Experience creating more welcoming environments or programs for marginalized communities.

Program support

• Demonstrated ability to collect, analyze and interpret data. 

• Skill in budget development and management.

• Experience working as a member of a multi-racial & multi-cultural team and demonstrated skill in communications and group decision making.

• Experience using best practices and theoretical frameworks related to disease prevention, health promotion, behavior change, youth development, community/organizational development, methods of instruction, and/or harm reduction.

• Experience connecting with and serving marginalized communities, including low-income, incarcerated, immigrant, unhoused, BIPOC and/or LGBTQ youth and young adults.

• Experience discussing how equity and anti-racism can be strengthened in work strategies.

• Commitment to provide access to comprehensive and inclusive sexual and reproductive health education.

• Commitment to facilitating access to health care services covering all reproductive health and pregnancy options.

• Demonstrated time management and multi-tasking skills.

• Ability to use good judgment and make solid decisions in the midst of ambiguity.

• Access to personal vehicle to travel to multiple sites in areas not well-served by public transportation in a timely manner. Mileage reimbursement provided for eligible travel.
   
  
  
  
  

Desired:
 

Direct Education and Clinic Support

• Prior experience engaging teens and marginalized adults on any of the following topics: unintended pregnancy prevention, STD and HIV prevention, sexual violence prevention, healthy relationships, sexual orientation and gender identity, especially in clinic setting.

• Experience working in a school or clinic setting.

• Experience presenting to groups in Spanish, Chinese or Vietnamese, Dari, Ukrainian.

• Prior experience working collaboratively with multiple community partners simultaneously to provide support, coordinate services, communicate effectively, and connect communities with appropriate resources.

• Experience as a peer health educator

• Experience receiving health care with public or no insurance

Outreach and Capacity Building

• Prior experience conducting clinic or program outreach.

• Experience with coordination of youth engagement that is inclusive, representative and promotes youth voice.

• Demonstrated ability to build effective cross-cultural community partnerships.

• Experience as a participant in youth development programming

Program Support

• Experience partnering with community to influence program strategies.

• Prior experience obtaining program/project funding.

• Experience working in a program focused on marginalized communities in the context of a prevention/health/education program.

• Bilingual English / Spanish strongly desired.

• Bicultural, reflecting the demographics of Federal Way strongly desired

• Experience working in dynamic and low funding environments

• Experience with the Federal Way community

Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.

Application Process

If you are interested in pursuing this position and supporting King County’s vision for unified, equitable, and high-performing government, please follow the application instructions carefully. Provide us with your work history as applicable, ensuring that you provide details that highlight your ability to fulfill the requirements for this position.

If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, or you would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process, please contact Alexis Owens at recruiter.

King County's Vision, Mission, and ACTIVATE Values unite us.

King County serves residents with a relentless sense of urgency, delivering on commitments with transparency and accountability. We are action-oriented, creative problem solvers who collaborate across roles, engage directly with communities, and challenge the status quo to achieve meaningful impact. As a unified team, we uphold high ethical and stewardship standards, embrace change, stay curious, and continuously improve. Across all interactions, we listen first, act quickly, and stay aligned as a team to earn and sustain public trust. Learn more about our Vision, Mission, and ACTIVATE Values here and visit our Why work at King County page here.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer

No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on sex, race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religious affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age except by minimum age and retirement provisions, pregnancy, status as a family caregiver, parental status, marital status, military status or status as a veteran who was honorably discharged or who was discharged solely as a result of the person's sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, citizenship or immigration status, genetic information, or other protected class. However, to the extent that distinction or differential treatment on the basis of citizenship or immigration status is authorized by either federal or state law, regulation, or government contract, it is not an unfair practice.

Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

Who May Apply

Whomever qualifies

The following items are required to be considered for this vacancy:

• NEOGOV Job Application (The responses on your job application should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Supplemental Questions (The responses to the supplemental questions should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Resume

(Please note: Cover letters and additional attachments will not be reviewed as part of the evaluation process if not outlined as a required application material as outlined above). 

Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the application. Cover letters and/or resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state "see my resume" or "see my personnel file" are considered incomplete and will not be accepted.

Necessary Special Requirements

Union Membership

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