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Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego

Mental Health Educator (Casual) - Transforming Mental Health

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What they do

A Health Educator creates programs that are designed to teach people and motivate them to follow healthy behaviors. Works with individual patients and families in a health care settings, or develops campaigns and materials directed to larger groups such as college students. Organizes events like health screenings, trainings for peer educators or professionals, or incentive programs like weight loss challenges. May advise on public health policy.

$62,750 / year median in California

+8% projected growth

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Job Description

This is a casual, grant funded position which is subject to renewal on 06/30/2026.
JOB SUMMARY
The Mental Health Educator develops, designs, and produces a full range of curricula, training content, learning modules, multimedia educational materials, and clinical patient resources that support the Transforming Mental Health (TMH) Initiative's educational and awareness vision. Drawing on expertise in both mental and behavioral health knowledge and content, and instructional design methodologies, this individual translates complex clinical and evidence-based knowledge into engaging, accessible and impactful learning experiences. Curriculum Development and Instructional Design
  • Design, develop and continuously improve comprehensive, evidence-based, outcome driven, mental health and related wellness curricula and training programs for diverse audiences
  • Work closely alongside Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to identify learning objectives, validate clinical and content accuracy, and co-develop a wide variety of subjects and training content
  • Serve as a trainer and provide technical assistance in multiple forums and multimedia formats with evidence-based best practices
  • Review, interpret, analyze and illustrate data for presentation and decision-making. Utilize instructional design approaches, learner feedback, program evaluation data, and emerging research to continuously refine and improve all educational and training content
  • Responsible for preparing, adapting and editing materials for publication and social media
  • Accountable for project coordination to ensure activities, objectives and tasks meet deadlines in accordance with grant and other requirements
  • Develop a wide variety of evaluation assessments, including pre- and post-tests, knowledge checks, competency evaluations, and learner satisfaction surveys to systematically analyze performance data to identify learning gaps, measure outcomes and refine content for maximum effectiveness
  • Develop content for educational technology, such as digital, social media, and communications
MINIMUM QUALFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree 3-5 years of experience Demonstrated expertise in curriculum development Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and digital content creation platforms, including Canva, Adobe and others Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to establish positive rapport across diverse stakeholders Familiarity with designing and analyzing outcome driven evaluations of training and workshops Experience with grant-funded initiatives and cross-sector partnerships Culturally competent and responsive Demonstrated commitment to respecting differences and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Master's degree Experience applying instructional design framework Familiarity with mental health care models and research, as well as with California's behavioral health systems and Medi-Cal programs The current salary range for this position is $39.51 to $54.33 Rady Children's Hospital is committed to compensation that is externally competitive and internally equitable. We demonstrate this commitment by conducting regular market reviews to remain competitive with organizations of similar size in the nonprofit, healthcare sector. The range listed above does not represent the full salary range for the position but is the expected hiring range for qualified candidates. Compensation decisions consider a variety of factors including experience, education, licensure, unique skillsets, organizational need, and internal equity. This posting will remain open from the "date posted" until the hiring manager has determined there is a sufficient applicant pool or until the position is filled.