Community Health Worker, (PICHC)
About The Position
The Community Health Worker (CHW) will interview and evaluate applicants for services, formulate service plans and goals, and aid participants in implementing these plans. The CHW will work with participants to overcome barriers and achieve goals, assist them in advocating for themselves, and support their move toward self-sufficiency. Responsibilities include providing education on topics such as childbearing, reproductive health, child safety, parenting, and infant and child development. The CHW will act as a liaison and advocate for participants with referral sources concerning their progress in education, healthcare, and housing. Additionally, the CHW will locate and connect participants to appropriate community resources and conduct street outreach to recruit participants from local businesses, schools, hospitals, and clinics. Creative outreach strategies, including mailings, home visits, baby showers, and door-to-door flyer distribution, will be planned and utilized to motivate participants to engage with CHW program services.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- 4 years of applicable experience and/or equivalent experience.
Nice To Haves
- Bi-lingual Haitian Kreyol/English or Spanish/English is Preferred.
Responsibilities
- Interview and evaluate applicants for services.
- Formulate service plans and goals, and aid participants to implement service plans.
- Work with participants to overcome barriers/goals.
- Assist participants in advocating for themselves and in moving toward self-sufficiency.
- Provide education on topics related but not limited to childbearing, reproductive health, child safety, parenting and infant and child development.
- Act as liaison and advocate for participants with referral sources regarding participant’s progress related to their education, healthcare, housing issues, etc.
- Locate and connect participants to appropriate community resources.
- Conduct street outreach to recruit participants from local businesses, schools, hospitals, clinics, etc.
- Plan and utilize creative outreach strategy events (such as mailings, home visits, baby showers, door to door flyer distribution) to motivate participants to agree to use CHW program services.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
