Community Engagement & Education Specialist I

Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest is one of the largest providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare in Southern California, operating 20 health centers throughout our three-county region. Check out our new video, "We are Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest” for more information about our organization: . Care. No Matter What. The **Community Outreach & Education Coordinator** plays a critical role in advancing the mission of Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest (PPPSW) and the goals of the External Affairs department. This position enhances PPPSW's presence and reputation throughout the communities we serve by acting as an ambassador for the agency, building and strengthening community partnerships, coordinating outreach and tabling activities, and serving as a liaison between PPPSW health centers and their communities. The ideal candidate is a relationship-focused, highly organized professional with a passion for community engagement, education, and health equity. Through effective partnership development, educational programming, and outreach coordination, the **Community Outreach & Education Coordinator** helps expand awareness of PPPSW services and resources while fostering meaningful connections within the community. This position develops and facilitates educational presentations in person and virtually, utilizing the National Standards for Planned Parenthood Education Departments, Adolescent Sexual Health Work Group (ASHWG) Core Competencies for Adolescent Reproductive Health, and other industry standards and best practices to ensure high-quality, evidence-based education. ### In this role, you'll get to: - Develop an understanding of the systems, issues and needs of communities within designated geographical area(s) in order to provide feedback on how to better serve them. - Coordinate, schedule and provide educational presentations to groups, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, juvenile and adult justice systems, schools and others as appropriate. - Provide educational presentations in person and/or in a virtual setting - Use online resources to ensure participation and effectively deliver education on virtual platforms. - Ability to develop, cooperate , and participate in social media content with region lead - Serve as liaison between the External Affairs department, health center staff and the community. - Assist with the development of educational and promotional materials. - Maintain, evaluate and update materials and resources used for presentations with direction form CE Managers. - Keep current on sexuality and reproductive health information through trainings, workshops and research. - Adhere to grant requirements for statistical tracking and generate monthly stats and reports. - Attend community meetings and events as a representative of PPPSW, when appropriate, for the purpose of networking to build contacts, identifying fundraising opportunities and increase visibility and support for PPPSW’s mission. - Represent Planned Parenthood and the External Affairs department in a professional manner at internal and external meetings and events. - Develop and maintain courteous and professional relationships with community stakeholders. - Proactively identify opportunities for PPPSW involvement in relevant community-based events and coordinate participation, including teams of volunteers. - Participate in community-based outreach events as needed. - Input data related to presentations, outreach events, and social media in appropriate source. - Regularly support volunteer opportunities ### What we're looking for: - Associate's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. - Minimum of two (2) years of experience in community outreach, public relations, marketing, civic engagement, communications, education, or related fields. - Demonstrated ability to effectively facilitate virtual reproductive and sexual health education.Experience developing and managing content across multiple social media platforms. - Comfort discussing sensitive topics, including comprehensive sexuality education, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and all FDA-approved contraceptive methods. - Strong presentation, facilitation, and consultation skills, with the ability to deliver comprehensive sexuality education to diverse audiences in both group and individual settings.