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Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association (BANA) requires a HEALTH EDUCATOR , Full Time-Permanent (35 hours per week)

(JOB REFERENCE #HE-4-23)

Job Summary

Reporting to the Executive Director and working closely with Health Promotion team and BANA staff. The Health Educator is responsible for facilitating/performing health promotion and wellness education planning and implementation activities; participating in skills and capacity building activities; participating health promotion presentations, workshops and health fairs, in an effective and efficient manner; providing consumer-oriented eating disorder information and reference material within the community using print and electronic resources; participating in continuing education and forums.                                                                                                            

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Conducts and updates presentations for schools and community as requested during flexible times
• Represents BANA at health fairs and forums
• Represents BANA on committees related to health promotion goals at BANA
• Recruits, oversees, trains and schedules volunteers for a variety of roles
• Responsible for organizing Eating Disorders Awareness Week in collaboration with staff to educate, engage and create awareness in the community and beyond
• Social Media outreach i.e. designing posts, uploading photos at events, IG lives and organizing panels
• Provides training to community organizations
• Identifies and develops eating disorder wellness and education initiatives based on needs of particular populations.
• Identifies opportunities to develop collaborative partnerships and linkages with a diverse array of stakeholders and sector champions in the community, clinical, health administration, partner organizations and government divisions.
• Works collaboratively with a diverse array of stakeholders and sector champions in the community.
• Participates in community networks that address specific community eating disorder health issues
• Advocates on behalf of community resources to access opportunities/resources for capacities and skills related to eating disorders.
• Participates in the identification and development of health events/forums/opportunities that foster shared learning and capacity building.

• Implements a variety of health promotion strategies including health education, social marketing, population health and community development in order to foster individual self-awareness
• Provides eating disorder promotion strategies with cultural competence and ethno cultural sensitivity.
• Provide a monthly board report to the Executive Director of updates
• Participate in EDO-Prevention work as requested and support the Eating Disorders Prevention Specialist
• Performs cross-functional and/or other duties consistent with the job classification, as assigned or requested

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