Community Health Worker/Wellness Coach - Antioch & Concord
About The Position
The Community Health Worker/Wellness Coach develops trusting, encouraging relationships that help participants progress along individualized wellness plans. The role supports participants in recognizing that health and wellness are central to vocational success and economic progress, and that supportive relationships can help them navigate complex systems and practice intentional self-care and healthy behaviors. Innovation, initiative, and tolerance for ambiguity are important competencies for success. This is a full-time, non-exempt position. Compensation is commensurate with experience. The position serves participants at sites in Concord, Richmond, and Antioch and requires efficient travel throughout the East Bay. Rubicon is an $18 million nonprofit that provides direct services at eight locations in Alameda and Contra Costa counties and operates a commercial landscape social enterprise program focused on sustainable practices. The organization provides individualized career advising, job-search support, financial education, wellness, and legal services to people with very low incomes who face significant barriers to economic mobility. Rubicon describes itself as committed to workforce development, systems change, advocacy, racial justice, diversity, and becoming a high-road employer and an anti-racist organization.
Requirements
- Work experience in motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care, and coaching.
- Working knowledge of best practices for assisting economically disadvantaged and/or other under-represented populations.
- Teamwork, interpersonal flexibility, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to inspire others.
- Effective teaching and/or group facilitation ability.
- Strong knowledge of social services, health care services, and service networks in East and West Contra Costa County.
- Group facilitation skills and abilities.
- Computer and internet proficiency.
- Ability to travel efficiently throughout the East Bay.
- If driving to meet travel requirements: valid and current driver license, current auto insurance, and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report.
Responsibilities
- Build trusting, encouraging relationships with participants and support progress along individualized wellness plans.
- Conduct one-on-one sessions to assess participant needs and collaborate on developing and following a wellness plan.
- Ensure participants access Wellness Services and motivate and coach them toward their wellness goals.
- Facilitate participant workshops, groups, and/or classes on wellness-related topics and activities at the Concord, Richmond, and Antioch sites.
- Assist participants with scheduling and preparing for appointments, arranging transportation, and accompanying them to appointments.
- Navigate public systems to obtain information and services and advocate on participants’ behalf as needed.
- Capture and enter data throughout the case management process and provide accurate, timely reporting according to agency standards.
- Travel efficiently throughout the East Bay.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision health plans.
- Three weeks of paid vacation and sick leave.
- Thirteen paid holidays.
- Four paid restorative days between Christmas and New Years.
- Employer-sponsored retirement plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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