HEALTH EDUCATOR SKILLS, EXPERIENCES, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS
Published: May 5, 2025 - The Health Educator designs and implements health programs focused on adolescents and college students using evidence-based strategies. This role requires delivering education on topics like nutrition, sexual health, and stress, while promoting community wellness. The educator involves collaboration across disciplines and developing action plans to support healthy behaviors.
Essential Hard and Soft Skills for a Health Educator Resume
- Program Coordination
- Health Education
- Curriculum Development
- Data Analysis
- Health Assessment
- Program Evaluation
- Record Management
- Grant Writing
- Intervention Design
- Material Creation
- Public Speaking
- Client Engagement
- Community Outreach
- Volunteer Coordination
- Team Collaboration
- Cultural Competency
- Patient Education
- Behavior Coaching
- Motivational Counseling
- Group Instruction
Summary of Health Educator Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume
1. BA in Exercise Science with 4 years of Experience
- Experience in conducting health education interventions with individuals and groups
- Knowledgeable of health behavior modification skills related to improved nutrition, increased physical activity, managed stress, reducing/eliminating tobacco use, self-management of chronic conditions, etc.
- Must be CHES certified or obtain certification within one year of being hired
- Demonstrates knowledge of health education and adult learning theory and methodologies
- Demonstrated cultural awareness and sensitivity, understands the needs of a diverse population
- Superior oral, written, and interpersonal communication and customer service skills, including the ability to motivate others
- Excellent group facilitation and training delivery skills
- Able to demonstrate competency as an educator as defined by KP’s Trainer Competency guidelines
- Specialized experience as a Health Educator
- Experience working with youth in organized programs, excellent communication (written and verbal) skills
- Experience in planning, designing, and implementing health education programs, seminars for the older adult population
- Ability to analyze and understand procedure manuals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations (i.e., CMS regulations)
- Ability to write reports, professional correspondence, and educational materials
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
2. BA in Nutrition Science with 6 years of Experience
- Previous experience in providing and coordinating health education services
- Must have Nutrition Support Clinician Certificate or Diabetes Educator Certificate
- Previous experience in curriculum development
- Experience in a clinical or community resource setting
- Experience in the development of curriculum and educational materials
- Previous individual, small group, and large group/classroom training/teaching experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of behavior change, adult learning theory, group process theory and application
- Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
- Extensive knowledge of PC applications
- Demonstrates working knowledge of mainframe and personal computing systems
- Demonstrates highly effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communications
- Must be able to work in a Labor Management Partnership Environment
- Demonstrated ability to use effective verbal and written communication skills
- Working experience in recent teaching/program planning
3. BA in Social Work with 8 years of Experience
- Previous work experience with youth with Sr. Program Director and Sr. Human Resources Director approval
- Working experience in a healthcare setting
- Previous experience in education, health services, and social services
- Experience as a Health Educator or demonstrated proficiency as a Health Educator I at SCF
- Effective time management skills, ability to effectively organize and prioritize work demands, responsive to requests, and punctual
- Demonstrated ability to learn new technology for application to work
- Strong knowledge and proficiency of PC applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team with enthusiasm, initiative and creativity
- Must have skills in community organizing, professional presentations, classroom management, basic counseling and interviewing and maintaining completed and accurate records
- Must be able to meet deadlines and prioritize activities
- Must recognize and respect the uniqueness, values and identity of youth, parents and community partners
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret instructions in Spanish and English
- Experience in a clinical, public health, health education, or an institute setting
- Strong knowledge of community health services and resources
4. BA in Community Health with 7 years of Experience
- Experience working directly with adolescents
- Working experience in public health, health education, nutrition, social work, social sciences, or a closely related field of study
- Health education experience or a combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge and abilities
- Thorough knowledge of health education theories, research, and program assessment
- Able to plan, design, implement, and evaluate health education programs
- General knowledge of, or the ability to learn quickly, current and emerging college-age student health problems and existing methods of intervention and control
- Working knowledge of the principles of educational and social psychology and how these apply to the health education program
- Ability to assess needs and establish or recommend program priorities and goals and develop plans to achieve goals
- Health promotion experience, which indicates possession of the knowledge and abilities listed in the position description
- Previous experience with Institutional Review Board processes
- Must be familiar with health promotion issues, particularly those pertinent to college students, including alcohol, tobacco, sexual health, HIV, nutrition, exercise, and fitness
- Must be able to create action plans to create healthy communities and to lead productive teams
- Must understand and be able to interconnect community education, patient, and The Wellness Center activities
- Ability to develop and implement community-based health promotion
- Ability to provide individual and group education on a broad range of health education issues, including alcohol, tobacco, sexual health, nutrition, stress reduction and exercise
- Ability to collaborate and create relationships with colleagues with diverse multidisciplinary backgrounds and needs
5. BA in Environmental Health with 5 years of Experience
- Experience in a clinical setting and be a licensed healthcare provider
- Prior work experience with community health outreach
- Working experience in nutrition, diabetes, and/or wellness programs
- Ability to communicate fluently in Spanish, both verbally and in writing
- Working knowledge of community-based health promotion planning and basic health marketing principles
- Advanced knowledge and technical skills in the use of various audio-visual equipment, computer applications, and software programs, such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Knowledge of current science and practice of food and nutrition, dietetics or food service, normal nutrition principles and food needs throughout the life cycle, meal planning, food budgeting and purchasing
- Ability to provide nutrition education in group or individual settings, determine nutritional needs and develop nutrition education plans for individuals who are not at a medical high nutrition risk
- Ability to educate individuals and families about food and nutritional needs
- Advanced knowledge of diabetes disease, diabetic diet, and the diabetes disease process
- Ability to participate in educational or in-service training programs as an attendee or by teaching classes, demonstrating food practices, giving talks, and developing or selecting educational materials
- Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
- Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures