Adolescent Health Specialist
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Quick overview
Deliver sex education curriculum to youth in school and community settings while implementing a comprehensive adolescent health program. Establish and maintain relationships with community partners to provide technical consultation and program planning services.
Requirements summary
Requires one year of experience working with youth combined with either lived experience or a bachelor's degree in a related field. Candidates must possess a valid driver's license and have a high comfort level teaching sexuality education.
Job description
Lutheran Social Service MN is a dynamic social service organization serving children, youth and families, people with disabilities, older adults and military veterans. Trustworthiness is a value and strength shared by our employees and recognized by the communities we serve. We offer an ALIVE Workplace (Supportive, Positive and Fun) and careers that challenge, energize and rewards employees. Consider joining us!
As an Adolescent Health Specialist, you will deliver SELF (Seeing and Exploring Life’s Future) sex ed curriculum to youth in school and community settings. Implement a comprehensive adolescent health program founded on youth development best practices that provide information and resources on adolescent health topics including pregnancy prevention, HIV/AIDS awareness, STI prevention, youth wellness, and more with youth and caring adults. Establish and maintain relationships with staff from school and community partners and provide technical consultation and program planning services to community partners as requested.
Qualifications
- & requirements
- Lived experience that connects to the needs of the diverse communities served plus 1 year of experience working with youth or bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Community Health, Youth Studies or related field plus 1 year experience working with youth
- Driver’s license and insurance required as all education is done off-site.
- Must have knowledge of adolescent development and comprehensive sexuality education and a high comfort level teaching sexuality education.
- Strong preference for candidates proficient in Spanish, Hmong, or Somali.
