Community Health Worker

Acenda•Glassboro, NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Acenda Integrated Health provides 100+ behavioral health programs, including mental health services, crisis care, substance use recovery, family therapy, maternal and pediatric support, and residential programs across New Jersey. Our team enjoys competitive benefits, work-life balance, professional development, and team engaging events. Acenda is recognized as a multi-year Top Workplace by USA Today and The Inquirer and a Top Workplace Culture award winner for Work-Life Balance as well as Joint Commission accredited and certified by MHCA and the New Jersey Alliance for Children, Youth, and Families. Join #TeamAcenda and make a lasting impact. The CHW will help address social determinants and increase COVID-19 literacy with an emphasis in understanding public health measures and the importance of COVID-19 testing, vaccination, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Influenza in protecting families and communities in the designated counties assigned for this position. As an integrated health organization Acenda values the use of evidence-based practice or EBP's.

Requirements

New Community Health Workers (CHWs) will be required to attend the New Jersey Department of Health, Colette Lamothe Galette Institute training and coursework
Candidate must be fluent with proficiency in the following language(s): Spanish and English
Candidate must be a resident of New Jersey.
Must have shared life experiences in the communities they serve with shared values to support as well as become an intermediary link between health/social services and the community in order to facilitate access to services and improve the quality of service delivery system.
Understand the impact of cultural diversity, cultural humility and cultural responsiveness training
Promote an environment of care, which is inclusive and respectful of every internal and external stakeholders
Effective problem-solving, organizational, and time management skills
Decision-making, priority setting, and work delegation abilities
Administrative/Technological skills, including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access), and Outlook
Excellent knowledge of available community services and resources
Ability to work independently or in groups, meet strict deadlines, and manage or direct group activities
Ability to attend evening and weekend meetings
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Comfortable with public speaking and facilitating events in the community
Maintain a high level of confidentiality
Excellent customer-focused interpersonal skills to interact effectively with health care practitioners, the interdisciplinary health care team, community agencies, patients, and families with diverse opinions, values, and cultural ideals
Must have a Valid NJ drivers’ license and own an insured car; position requires some travel within the counties
Must be able to work legally in the United States

Nice To Haves

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
Prior and relevant professional experience working in the community
Internships may be substituted as work experience
Proof of completion of Community Health Workers training (New Jersey Department of Health Colette Lamothe Galette Institute, IMPaCT Care or relevant certification).

Responsibilities

Work with CHW Program Supervisor and Local Health Department (LHD) to perform outreach activities and help to formulate strategies in order to communicate information about COVID-19 and health/social issues to migrants/seasonal workers and immigrants in Hudson County
Conduct phone and in person interviews and informational sessions with migrant/seasonal workers and immigrant community members
Assist in conducting direct outreach to migrant/seasonal workers and immigrant communities, local churches and other organizations that serve the immigrant population
Help to organize and host virtual and in-person community forums on COVID-19 and social determinants of health, risk factors and protective factors
Help the supervisor develop and share outreach and information materials with local communities and on social media
Meet regularly with the CHW Project Supervisor and attend meetings with Local Public Health designated staff, when applicable
Document all interviews/information sharing contacts in project database to create an ongoing record of each case and provide detailed information for monthly metrics reports required by grantor (Unite Us and Local Public Health Database)
Assist in the preparation of monthly narrative and statistical reports regarding outreach and client counseling efforts to be delivered to the funders