Community Health Worker

Foundation Communities Inc•Austin, TX

24d•$22

About The Position

The Health Initiatives (HI) Community Health Worker, as a part of the Health Education team, will develop and deliver educational programs, provide resources and materials, and support events related to a variety of health topics and conditions.

Requirements

Educational attainment in health education or health related-field with two years of health education experience, or five years health education experience with no educational attainment in health education or health related-field
Community Health Worker (CHW) certification or ability to obtain within six months of hire
Experience in conducting health programming and outreach
Excellent presentation and communication skills
Demonstrated collaboration and teamwork skills
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Ability to communicate fluently in English and proficiency in another language (Spanish, and/or Arabic, and/or Pashto) preferred
Ability to travel between FC properties required
Some evenings and weekends required

Nice To Haves

Ability to communicate fluently in English and proficiency in another language (Spanish, and/or Arabic, and/or Pashto) preferred

Responsibilities

Plan and conduct education activities including, but not limited to, small and large group classes, event tabling, and outreach
Support implementation of evaluation strategies to monitor and evaluate health education programs and materials
Utilize health education resources from reputable governmental or nonprofit organizations in various languages
Use social media to promote events and health topics and share resources to the residents and the greater community
Conduct care coordination with individual clients and refer to relevant available internal or external resources
Maintain and update overall project calendars, participant or outreach databases and project files
Collect and enter relevant client data