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Job Description:

• Completes a 4-week training on delivery of the walking intervention. 

• Prepares and conducts monthly group sessions. Sessions occur typically in the evenings and/or weekends. 

• Assesses participant engagement at each session. 

• Attends 1-hour bi-weekly interventionist meeting. 

• Travel to different sites.

• Reaches out to participants that miss the group sessions to conduct make-up sessions in-person or on the phone prior to next group session. 

• Collects group visit satisfaction forms for make-up visits and sends forms to research assistants. 

• Screens and assesses individuals and/or families to determine education and counseling needs. Counsels individuals and/or on the basic principals of health education. 

• Supports individual and community health by contributing to the building and maintaining working relationships with those in public health care. Serves as an educational resource and patient advocate. 

• Performs other related work as needed. 

Preferred Qualifications 

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