Community Health Worker (Promotora)
Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence•San Jose, CA
•Onsite
About The Position
The Community Health Worker (CHW) will serve as a trusted community advocate to provide outreach, education, and direct support to individuals and families impacted by domestic violence, with a specific focus on youth, immigrant survivors and African Ancestry communities. Using the promotora model, this role centers culturally grounded engagement and community empowerment to build safety, healing and resilience.
Requirements
- Familiarity with Santa Clara County and under served communities.
- Experience in community outreach, peer education, or advocacy.
- Understanding of domestic violence dynamics, trauma, and cultural healing practices.
- Commitment to equity, survivor empowerment, and social justice frameworks.
- Willingness to work some evenings and weekends.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual /bi-cultural strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Conduct presentations and/or be present at community events, organizations, schools, and faith based institutions to raise awareness about domestic violence, health relationships with focus on impact on health.
- Provide culturally and linguistically relevant information on rights, resources, and available support services.
- Distribute domestic violence prevention materials and resource guides in community spaces.
- Build ongoing relationships with community members to create safe space for conversation about violence, healing, and justice.
- Support youth and adult survivors with accessing services such as immigration relief, shelter, food, healthcare, and mental healthcare that promotes healing.
- Occasionally co-facilitate healing-informed support circles, workshops or peer spaces focused on breaking inter-generational cycles of violence, emotional regulation, identity, and community healing.
- Uplift and support the leadership of survivors and community members through capacity building, peer mentorship, and advocacy training.
- Help organize community driven campaigns, healing events or storytelling spaces that center lived experience.
- Maintain timely and accurate documentation of services, contacts, and referrals.
- Participate in supervision, team meetings, and ongoing training in trauma informed care, compassionate accountability, and cultural humility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
