Per Diem - Peer Leader - Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
About the Job
For the past two decades, the Center for Young Women’s Health (CYWH) at Boston Children’s Hospital has been inviting high school students from the Boston area to join their Youth Advisory Program (YAP) as peer leaders. Through CYWH and YAP, young people in Boston have had the opportunity to receive mentorship and leadership training with the goal of becoming advocates and educators for teenagers, not only locally but also globally.
Peer leaders collaborate with our team and renowned healthcare professionals to generate content covering a wide array of topics. This content includes in-depth guides, blogs, social media reels, and slide decks. Peer leaders undergo specialized training directly from experts within the Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine. This specialized training enables peer leaders to participate in role-playing exercises with medical residents, providing these residents with practical experience in using screening tools with real teenagers. Peers are expected to participate in the Boston Children’s Hospital, Teen Advisory Committee (TAC). TAC is dedicated to improving the teen experience for patients between the ages of 13 to 18 years old, receiving care at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Furthermore, after receiving leadership training, peer leaders serve as health ambassadors within their schools and communities. In addition to these responsibilities, peers may be asked to participate/weigh-in on various BCH research projects, assist in the production of various health conferences and health fairs, as well as provide real-life teen opinions on various topics!
The Peer Leader will:
Requirements
Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.
Peer leaders collaborate with our team and renowned healthcare professionals to generate content covering a wide array of topics. This content includes in-depth guides, blogs, social media reels, and slide decks. Peer leaders undergo specialized training directly from experts within the Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine. This specialized training enables peer leaders to participate in role-playing exercises with medical residents, providing these residents with practical experience in using screening tools with real teenagers. Peers are expected to participate in the Boston Children’s Hospital, Teen Advisory Committee (TAC). TAC is dedicated to improving the teen experience for patients between the ages of 13 to 18 years old, receiving care at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Furthermore, after receiving leadership training, peer leaders serve as health ambassadors within their schools and communities. In addition to these responsibilities, peers may be asked to participate/weigh-in on various BCH research projects, assist in the production of various health conferences and health fairs, as well as provide real-life teen opinions on various topics!
The Peer Leader will:
- Create engaging social media content for the Center for Young Women’s Health to enhance community engagement and health literacy among teens.
- Host health information tables at the Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine outpatient clinic to promote health education and awareness on various topics relevant to teens.
- Role-play as patients, under the supervision of Adolescent Medicine physicians, to help new pediatricians practice and improve communication with teens.
Requirements
- Boston area high school student between ages of 16-18 years old and a freshman, sophomore, or junior in high school.
- Able to commit to 4-6 hours of hybrid work per week, which includes 1 hour long meeting via zoom per week and 2-3 in-person events per month.
- Experience with social media and the program Canva strongly preferred.
Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.
Source : Boston Children's Hospital
