Community Health Worker Training Facilitator

Make the Road•New York, NY

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About The Position

Make the Road New York (MRNY) builds the power of immigrant and working-class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services. Make the Road New York operates community centers in Bushwick, Brooklyn; Jackson Heights, Queens; Port Richmond, Staten Island; Brentwood, Long Island and White Plains, Westchester County. With a membership of 27,000, MRNY tackles the critical issues facing our communities, including workplace justice, tenants’ rights, immigrant rights and civil rights, TGNCIQ justice, public education, health care access, and immigration reform. (TGNCIQ = transgender, gender non-conforming, intersex and queer). MRNY is a multi-service organization. Our member-led organizing committees -- which work on the issues named above -- implement strategies to combat shared problems, and develop leadership and the capacity for civic participation. We also provide an array of high-quality bilingual services: We offer English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Spanish-language literacy, computer literacy, citizenship preparation, and in-school and after-school youth programs. We have a robust legal program that offers direct representation across a spectrum of practice areas, including employment law, immigration law, housing and benefits, and TGNCIQ civil rights; we also take on impact litigation as a strategy for achieving broad change. Our health program offers facilitated enrollment into health insurance programs and SNAP benefits, a community health worker home visit program, nutrition education and emergency food pantries, health care navigation, and more." Our Adult Literacy Department offers English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes, citizenship preparation classes, and an intensive Community Health Worker training program, which prepares immigrant workers for careers in the health field. The training curriculum integrates core competencies, health specialties, job readiness and occupational health & safety The CHW Training Facilitator is the lead instructor for the CHW Training program and CHW refresher course, which includes teaching, programming and curriculum development and providing one-on-one coaching (including internship placements and job placement assistance for the main CHW training). This is a bargaining unit position and will work 40 hours/week in Brooklyn.

Requirements

Eligible to work in the U.S
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Strong facilitation skills. Minimum 2 years’ experience teaching adult learners in the Health field or related.
Strong digital literacy skills with G-Suite, Microsoft Office, Box, Zoom
Experience working in the community health field (case management, outreach, health navigation, etc.)
Experience providing job readiness support
Experience working in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic work environment
Interpersonal and organizational skills of the highest caliber
Flexible work schedule, some evenings or weekends required
Occasional travel to other MRNY offices
Possess a commitment to collective action and community organizing.

Responsibilities

Intake and screening: Assist with outreach efforts for CHW training participants. Interview prospective CHW students. Support orientation and registration of class participants.
Teaching and curriculum development: CHW class facilitation, planning and teaching classes. Develop a comprehensive, organized, replicable curriculum for the training program.
Programming: Schedule external speakers. Arrange logistics for training day-to-day operation. Perform administrative tasks for the training program (maintain students’ attendance records, class materials preparation, creating and feeding Google Classroom platform, enter placement information into tracking systems, respond to funder related requests as needed)
Participants’ mentorship: Provide one to one support to class participants with resume, cover letter, job interviews and career counseling. Assess students’ skills and readiness for internships. Collaborate with volunteer tutors on individual trainee support.
Job placement support: Conduct job searches then emailing to CHW graduates. Follow up with CHW graduates on their job placement process and provide job readiness coaching.
Meetings and Training: Attend all mandatory staff meetings and other Adult Literacy department meetings as required.