Job Description:

• Assess participant engagement at each session. 

• Attend 1 hour bi-weekly interventionist meeting. 

• Prepare and conduct monthly group sessions. (Sessions occur typically in the evenings and/or weekends). 

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

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

• Collect group visit satisfaction forms for make-up visits and send forms to research assistants. 

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

• Supports the planning and implementing education outreach programming and performs administrative duties in support of the program with a moderate to high degree of supervision. 

• Performs administrative duties in support of the program/center, such as: assisting with education programs, maintaining calendars, serving as program point of contact, monitoring and reconciling accounts, and processing reimbursements.  

• Performs other related work as needed. 

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