Shelter Health Public Health Educator

About the Position: The Shelter Health Public Health Educator will support adults experiencing homelessness and living in shelters and will engage and promote health education topics, such as sexual health, to this community. The NHC Member will collaborate with pre-existing patients and community-based organizations. The NHC Member will also create healthcare and wellness educational materials, provide health counseling and coaching, and organize documentation and educational materials. The NHC Member will fill a much-needed gap in providing educational materials and resources related to public health services.

About the Organization: SFDPH Whole-Person Integrated Care serves to provide care to people experiencing homeless by 1) connecting to transitional primary care 2) re-/connecting to social services 3) supporting client’s towards becoming “housing ready” for their transition from shelter health to their next destination, ideally their own permanent, supportive housing with established primary medical care.  

Shelter Health is one of 8 social medicine programs under the Whole Person Integrate Care umbrella. This position would be a vital part of care coordination, stabilization, and wrap-around services to adults experiencing homelessness.

Duties and responsibilities may include:

• Familiar with health equity-related issues
• Self-Starter
• Able to build strong relationships
• Comfort speaking with others, individually or in groups
• Compassionate
• Comfortable working with a diverse population of staff and patients (i.e. POC, LGBTQIA+ communities, Variety of age groups, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and being flexible)

• Knowledge of AmeriCorps/Health Corps member requirements
• Skill with Microsoft Office or other software for a variety of data processing operations involving a range of problem solving, record keeping, correspondence, and service tracking options.
• EPIC health records system (training provided)

• Member uses initiative in carrying out recurring assignments following set procedures, independently
• The supervisor assigns service activities, advises on changes in procedures, and is available for assistance when required
• The supervisor assigns service activities in terms of project objectives and basic priorities and is available for consultation in resolving controversial issues.

• Completed projects are reviewed very generally to determine that objectives have been met and are in compliance with policies and regulations.

• Written and oral guides provide specific instructions for doing service
• Guidelines are generally applicable, but the member independently makes adaptations in dealing with problems and unusual situations

• The member must develop new techniques, methods, or approaches to complete service position assignments in collaboration with SFDPH supervisor and RN/HW team.

The NHC Member will:

• Serve Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 5:00PM
• Serve approximately 36-40 hours per week at their Host Site
• Serve primarily in-person

• No language other than English is required.

• No other Criminal History Check Requirements beyond NHC Standard Checks.