Community Health Advocate I

Montgomery County•Dayton, OH

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Fetal Infant Mortality Review Supervisor, the Community Health Advocate I/II is responsible for coordinating outreach for the Every Baby Sleeps Safe program, providing education, developing partnerships, and participating on program related subcommittees within Montgomery County. The Community Health Advocate I/II serves a dual role by making home visits and serving as the coordinator for the Every Baby Sleeps Safe program which ensures infants have a safe sleep environment. This role establishes a network of partners for the Every Baby Sleeps Safe Program, provides outreach, and ensures that eligible families receive safe sleep education and a pack ’n’ play. The advocate tracks distribution and verifies eligibility requirements, promotes and ensures participation in Sleep Safe education seminars, and ensures implementation of Ohio Department of Children and Youth’s Safe Sleep Curriculum or other approved curriculum. The position also involves participation on the Ohio Injury Prevention Partnership Child Injury Action Group Safe Sleep Subcommittee and Statewide Safe Sleep Stakeholders calls, providing follow-up, and assessing the improvement of safe sleep environments and impact of educational interventions. The role requires submitting reports and ensuring objectives are met.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Behavioral Science or related field
2-3 years of community-based work experience in community health, community outreach, or social services
Initiation/completion of Community Health Worker (CHW) educational requirements within one year of employment
Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Understands and acknowledges that Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County uses evidence-based and evidence-informed public health practices based on scientific research including health promotion theory and practice, environmental health measures, and communicable disease control measures including vaccination, isolation, and quarantine practices, and medicine for treatment and prevention of disease, among others
Understands and acknowledges the use of tobacco or nicotine products in any form including replacement therapy products and prescription medications used to treat smoking addiction for anyone hired after January 1, 2014, is prohibited
Required to play an active role during a public health emergency, crisis, outbreak, incident, or event in which the Health Commissioner deems additional personnel resources are warranted. This may include changes in responsibilities and working locations/hours
Completion of Incident Command System 100 and National Incident Management System 700 courses within 90 days of hire
Valid State of Ohio driver’s license and insurance on any personal vehicle that will be used for work

Nice To Haves

Certification as a Community Health Worker (CHW)

Responsibilities

Serves a dual role by making home visits and serving as the coordinator for the Every Baby Sleeps Safe program which ensures infants have a safe sleep environment
Establishes a network of partners for the Every Baby Sleeps Safe Program
Provides outreach and ensures that eligible families receive safe sleep education and a pack ’n’ play
Tracks distribution and verifies eligibility requirements
Promotes and ensures participation in Sleep Safe education seminars and ensures implementation of Ohio Department of Children and Youth’s Safe Sleep Curriculum or other approved curriculum
Participates on the Ohio Injury Prevention Partnership Child Injury Action Group Safe Sleep Subcommittee and Statewide Safe Sleep Stakeholders calls
Provides follow-up and assesses the improvement of safe sleep environments and impact of educational interventions
Submits reports and ensures objectives are met