Bilingual Promotores Outreach Worker

Casa Esperanza•Boston, MA

34d•$720 - $1,440

About The Position

Casa Esperanza is currently seeking an enthusiastic bilingual Promotores Outreach Worker (Promotores) who is passionate about promoting public health and individual and family well-being. The Promotores initiative is focused on reducing rates of drug overdose deaths and suicide in our Latine community. The Promotores model combines the strength of professional Community Health Workers with cultural and linguistic expertise with Promotores who are trusted community members to help build community capacity to reduce stigma facing people living with addiction and mental illness, provide families with education about how to spot the signs that a loved one is struggling, and educate community leaders about how they can support people who need access to resources, including mental health and addiction treatment. Promotores will draw on existing community connections to provide culturally and linguistically relevant support to community members who may be in need of assistance from family or friends, support from community organizations and resources, or access to formal treatment for addiction or mental health needs. They will conduct outreach and educational activities to build and strengthen wellness and recovery-oriented relationships and networks across the Latine community in Greater Boston and promote local services to reduce stigma associated with mental health issues, reduce access barriers, increase service utilization, and navigate people to behavioral and mental health services they can trust.

Requirements

Bilingual Spanish/English required.
Must be community focused and have established connections in the community.
Must be willing to leverage their reputation in the community as a well known and trusted individual in the community to promote mental health and SUD support
Must reside in the community served.
Must be available to work weekends and evenings, as needed.
Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Awareness or be willing to learn about the intersection of culture, addiction, mental illness, trauma, health, and homelessness.
Ability to meet the physical and training requirements of the position.
Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
Experience doing outreach to individuals at risk for addiction, mental illness, trauma, and violence.
Must be already established and known in the community

Responsibilities

Work with Promotores Project Managers (the Associate Director of Community Health and the Director of Grant Projects and Partnerships) to develop and implement an outreach and community mapping strategy for reaching at-risk Latines.
Engage your existing community connections to conduct educational activities that increase community understanding of addiction and mental illness, work to reduce the stigma associated with mental health and substance use disorders as well as the stigma associated with seeking and accepting treatment, and help community members in need of mental health and substance use treatment navigate the system of care.
As part of the Promotores team, Promotores will conduct weekly outreach to individuals in varying stages of recovery at scheduled events and in hotspot areas. Outreach activities may include providing information or assisting with referrals/linkages to food, clothing, shelter, detoxification, and/or medical services.
Ensures outreach materials are presented in a clear, positive, compassionate, and judgement-free manner.
Provide bilingual health education services to promote engagement in healthy, pro-social, recovery-oriented activities.
Provide transitional support as a community member for individuals who wish to access Casa's behavioral health services, including Detoxification/Withdrawal Management, Clinical Stabilization, Outpatient, Residential Treatment and Supportive Housing.
Work with other Promotores and Community Health Workers to ensure cohesive messaging across events and activities.
Work to reduce barriers/stigma to initiating or continuing health care by providing accurate information to families, community members, healthcare and social service providers, and other community organizations.
Represent the agency by providing education and participating in Boston community health events.
Maintain all records and necessary reports of activities as required by the grant.
Participate in monthly Outreach Team meetings.
Actively participates in, and successfully complete, training provided by Casa and other agencies
Biweekly supervision with the Associate Director.
Assist in all reporting as required by the Associate Director.
Other duties as required.