Peer Community Specialist
About The Position
The Department of Public Health – Seattle & King County Family Ways program is seeking an Education Specialist (Peer Community Specialist) for its U.S. born Black/ African American community group. Peer Community Specialists support pregnant people, and parenting families with children up to age five. Services are provided to 3 specific focus communities: U.S. born Black/African American, Native American/Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander communities. All services are culturally relevant, participant-centered and strengths-based. The Peer Community Specialists will work in a team environment and practice care coordination with other disciplines. The team includes a Public Health Nurse, Nutritionists, Social Worker and Administrative Support staff. Peer Community Specialists will be responsible for partnering with program participants and families in creating a care plan and supporting them through pregnancy or parenting. This recruitment will be used to create an eligibility pool to fill additional Career Service, Term-Limited Temporary (TLT), or Special Duty Assignment (SDA) vacancies that may occur over the next six months.
Requirements
- Knowledge of: Theories and practices in health promotion, Education and behavior-change programs
- Skills in effective communication: Interpersonal communications skills, Oral and written communications skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team member
- Demonstrated skills and abilities working collaboratively with clients and families, community-based groups, service providers, other staff and program
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to be flexible and adjust to changing needs
- Regular and reliable attendance
- Development of effective working relationships
- Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
- Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.
- Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.
- Public Health relies on office automation (Microsoft Office) and web-based enabled tools, therefore candidates must be proficient and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with on-going work.
- Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing their mandatory trainings on time and obtaining required immunizations.
- Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health positions.
Nice To Haves
- Partnership and community engagement
- Experience working with communities to build partnerships and gain understanding of unique community needs.
- Demonstrated knowledge and ability of how to engage authentically with program participants and families.
- Experience as Community Health Worker, Navigator, or Community Organizer.
- Racial Equity, and Social Justice (RESJ) knowledge of equity and social justice principles and practices.
- Experience working with communities striving to overcome systemic racism.
Responsibilities
- Partner with program participants and families to develop care plans and goals
- Identify social and health systems resources
- Identify and connect participants to community resources
- Set and achieve personal and family wellbeing goals
- Conduct educational and informational learning opportunities for staff, clients, community groups and other professionals
- Document interactions with program participants in record-keeping systems, acquire necessary paperwork, and respond to calls, emails, or requests in a timely manner
- Collaborate with program participants, families, communities, and King County programs to support access to services and referrals
- Foster and coordinate community and agency partnerships
- Represent Family Ways program at community events
Benefits
- The position is overtime eligible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
