Job Description

**Job Type:** Per Diem **Time Type:** Part time **Work Shift:** Day (United States of America) **FLSA Status:** Non-Exempt **When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.** This position will support Bowdoin Street Health Center's Youth Leadership Program, a 13-week series that occurs twice a year (February to May and September to December) for teenagers ages 14-17. The employee will lead the cohort of youth and plan community-building and personal development activities. Industry experts will be brought in to lead sessions on specific topics such as personal finance, mental health, and substance use. This per diem position will be located in Dorchester, MA. **Job Description:** The Wellness Instructor provides leadership while educating, monitoring, and encouraging class participants. Instructor will assist members with equipment set-up and implementing class procedures, creating a safe and fun group environment. The Wellness Instructor is team oriented, friendly, adaptable, and motivational. The Instructor is constantly monitoring each participant in the group to ensure safety. **Essential Responsibilities:** + Plans and leads activity sessions and/or specialty training. + Motivates and encourages all class participants. + Advises participants on program and class procedures and policies as appropriate. + Ensures that safety and injury prevention policies and procedures are adhered to by participants; reports accidents and prepares accident reports as needed. + Ensures facility space and equipment are safe for participants to use and reports any issues immediately to + manager. **Required Qualifications:** + High School diploma or GED required. + Certificate 1 Heartsaver Certificate (CPR) preferred. + 1-3 years related work experience required. + Certification/accreditation or at least two years of relevant teaching experience in field of expertise. + Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications. **Competencies:** + **Decision Making:** Ability to make decisions that are based on specific instructions, standard practices and established procedures which generally require little or no supervision. + **Problem Solving:** Ability to address problems that are routine, somewhat repetitive and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures and by identifying opportunities for process improvements. + **Independence of Action:** Ability to follow general instructions and procedures as provided. Work is monitored by supervisor/manager. + **Written Communications:** Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers. + **Oral Communications:** Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers. + **Knowledge:** Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations. + **Team Work:** Ability to interact respectfully with other employees, professional staff and/or external contacts to offer ideas, identify issues, obtain information or deliver services. + **Customer Service:** Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations. **Age based Competencies:** Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Youth: 6 months to 16 years, Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -. **Physical Nature of the Job:** Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects. Some elements of the job are sedentary, but the employee will be required to stand for periods of time or move throughout the hospital campus. **As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more ( about this requirement.** **More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.** **Equal Opportunity** **Employer/Veterans/Disabled**

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Daily paid, Part time, Work experience placement, Immediate start, Shift work,

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