Sexuality Educator - Youth Council Facilitator at Annex Teen Clinic
Are you looking for:
- A fun, flexible work environment where you can help shape the future of sexual healthcare in Minnesota and make a positive impact on young people’s lives?
- An organization committed to patient-centered care including longer scheduled patient appointment times?
- A predictable work schedule with generous benefits and paid time off? (Full-time employees qualify for up to 37 paid days off in their first year!)
The Annex Teen Clinic is the industry leader in sexual health and education for young people through the age of 25. We pride ourselves on creating a comfortable, relaxed, and social work environment for mission-driven employees. Our services are low-cost, medically accurate, non-judgmental, and inclusive. We provide the full range of birth control methods, STI testing and treatment, pregnancy testing and all-options counseling and referrals, as well as sexuality education.
BENEFITS:
- $20 per hour
- Generous PTO policy
- Competitive health, dental, life and disability and vision insurance
- Agency sponsored retirement plan with immediate vesting
JOB SUMMARY: The Sexuality Educator – Youth Council Facilitator will recruit and train BIPOC youth leaders between the ages of 18-21 to serve on the Annex Advisory Leadership Council to provide culturally responsive and youth-centered sexual health education to youth in our service area. This position will provide fact-based sexuality education, facilitation of and public speaking for youth development programs with various populations including in middle and high school students and professionals. Settings include schools, community organizations, parent groups, faith communities, and more.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Facilitate fact-based sexuality education programs for young people on such topics as contraception, sexually transmitted infections, healthy relationships, sexual orientation and gender identity, effective communication, and various other sexuality topics.
- Collect and enter program data in a timely manner to write and submit monthly reports and other reports as needed.
- Recruit BIPOC youth leaders between the ages of 18-21 to serve on council and provide education programming.
- Collaborate with partner organizations, schools, and Annex educators to deliver high quality programming.
- Participate in professional meetings and work groups, both internally and externally; build strategic coalitions; and build and strengthen professional relationships to strengthen & provide structure for current & future programming.
- Engage in professional development to grow skills and knowledge around human sexuality, youth development, and facilitating sexuality education programs.
- Serve as an expert referral source for young people, parents/caregivers, educators, and social service providers.
- Must be able to work effectively in a mission-driven agency whose clients and staff exhibit significant diversity with respect to race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, socio-economic status, ability, nationality, and religion.
REQUIRED QUALIFICAITONS:
Education and Experience:
- A college degree in education, youth development, human services, or related field; and two years of experience working with adolescents preferred. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered.
- Demonstrated experience providing fact-based sexuality education preferred.
- Experience recruiting and running engaging youth groups preferred.
- Experience planning, organizing, coordinating and staffing for promotional efforts at community events and health fairs preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Skilled in planning, prioritizing, and monitoring of work plans and other administrative tasks with supervisor and as part of a team.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and changing priorities.
- Public speaking, facilitation and writing skills.
- Highly motivated, self-directed, outgoing, organized, and excited to work on a team.
- Skilled at engaging and building relationships with youth, parents, and community members.
- Must be flexible; some evening and weekend hours are required.
- Passionate about sexuality education and working with young people from diverse communities.
- Must be able to work effectively in a mission-driven agency whose clients and staff exhibit significant diversity with respect to race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, socio-economic status, ability, nationality, and religion.
Licenses and Certifications:
- Valid driver’s license, access to reliable transportation, and the ability to meet Annex Teen Clinic’s driving record requirements. Please note that if the license was not issued in the state of Minnesota, you have 60 days after becoming a Minnesota resident in which to apply for your Minnesota driver's license or permit (not applicable for new hires living out of state and working remotely).
COVID-19 Protocols: Annex Teen Clinic strongly encourages employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and does not require any employee to be vaccinated. When Annex Teen Clinic work locations are not in areas identified as high community transmission for flu and/or COVID-19, employees are not required to wear a mask while working. We will monitor updates on community transmission rates for both flu and COVID-19 and update our guidelines as necessary.
AGENCY SUMMARY: The Annex Teen Clinic provides sexual health care and education for young adults through age 25 in a friendly, non-judgmental, and comfortable atmosphere. Our services are low-cost, medically accurate, and developmentally appropriate. The Annex Teen Clinic has been providing services in Northwest Hennepin County and North Minneapolis since 1971. The Annex is committed to diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of Annex Teen Clinic. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, Indigenous or people of culture, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or a protected veteran’s status.
Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the recruiting process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.
Annex Teen Clinic participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify’s official poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf. See E-Verify’s Right to Work poster at https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf.