Peer Health Exchange- Peer Health Educator Fall 2022

$15.87

Peer Health Exchange ( PHE) is a non-profit organization that builds healthier communities with young people. Together, we create educational opportunities for peers to share tools and resources young people need to make healthy choices. We do this by training young adults to teach a skills-based health curriculum in public high schools across the country. PHE's vision is, with our partners, to advance health equity and improve health outcomes for young people.

PHE Health Educators (HEs) are trained to facilitate a PHE curriculum in high schools in their local communities. Health Educators co-facilitate, with a fellow Health Educator, a 12-week (minimum) health education curriculum to high school students. Health Educators are expected to teach between 2-4 classes per week for at least 12 weeks for the Fall semester of the academic school year. Health Educators will receive training and be supported by a PHE staff member.

This is a course and can be taken for 3 credit hours OR as an audited class for no credits. You will be paid either way.

This course can also be used for internship credit (you will still be paid) with departmental approval. #LI- DNI

* Learn PHE workshops and how to teach them effectively

* Learn and commit to teaching at least two-four workshops per week in an assigned PHE partner high school

* Build quality relationships with the students in your class

* Build quality relationships with high school staff

* Ensure that all workshop technology is accounted for and in good condition after use

* Balance PHE as a priority with other academic, professional, and personal commitments

* Ability to work collaboratively and effectively communicate with peers, young people and adults

* Use a positive youth development approach and ensure LGBTQ+ inclusivity in all programming

* Participate in weekly/bi-weekly workshop group meetings

* Research age-appropriate, inclusive, unbiased, medically accurate, and culturally responsive health resources in the local area and share health resources with young people during workshop sessions to increase access to health resources in the local community

* Follow protocols to enter schools safely (i.e. temperature checks, wearing mask, etc.)
* Attend Friday seminars on Auraria Campus to plan and collaborate with fellow HEs from 11am-1:50pm during the Fall 2022 regular semester calendar

* Committed to the PHE mission, health equity, and racial justice

* Willing to develop and improve their teaching ability

* Will commit 10 to 15 hours per week, including all mandatory meetings and teaching at least 2-4 workshops a week for the entire spring semester (semesterized schedule)

* Ability to pass a criminal background check

* Able to provide proof of COVID Vaccine

* Follow all MSU Denver and site-specific COVID procedures, rules, and regulations (including but not limited to temperature checks upon entering buildings, wearing masks at all times, enforcing social distancing protocols, and frequent hand-washing)

* Flexible Spring Semester Schedule
* Please keep In mind high schools are open M-F, 7:00 am- 4:00 pm and If you do not have the ability to go to schools during that time, this is not the position for you

* Prior Facilitation/Teaching experience especially with young people

* Bi-lingual in Spanish

* From the local community

Time Commitment:
* High School PHE Facilitation: Monday through Friday, 7:00 am-4:00 pm, during that time you will be required to facility 2-4 workshops a week at local Denver High Schools.

* Participate in Health Educator Orientation: All health educators are required to attend on-campus orientation on Tuesday, August 9th, 8 am-4 pm, AND Thursday, August 11th, 8 am-4 pm. You will be paid for this time.

* Attend Seminars/Weekly Practice: Fridays during the fall semester 11 am-1:50 pm on Auraria Campus

* 10 to 15 hours per week to (at least 12-14 weeks per semester)

* Facilitate 2-4 workshops weekly to the same classroom of high school students

* Practice and prepare for upcoming workshops

* Communicate and prepare for weekly workshops with your co-facilitator

* Communicate with High School Teachers and Program Staff in a timely manner

* Pay: $15.87/hr

* Provide a needed service to public high school students who are not receiving health education

* Receive recommendations and references for graduate school, internships, fellowships, awards, and jobs

* Develop strong facilitation and classroom management skills through firsthand classroom experience

* Develop valuable interview and job skills such as public speaking and interpersonal skills

* Learn valuable health information

* MSU Denver offers temporary, non-benefit eligible employees sick leave. The sick leave is accrued at a rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked, not to exceed a maximum of 48 hours in a calendar year.