Senior Community Engagement Specialist

Public Health Solutions • New York, NY

15d • Hybrid

About The Position

We seek an experienced Senior Community Engagement Specialist (Sr. CES) to assist in executing WholeYouNYC SCN community outreach and engagement activities across Brooklyn or Queens and Manhattan. The Sr. CES will play a critical role in ensuring that our WholeYouNYC SCN remains connected to the communities we serve and is responsive to its needs. The Sr. CES will work closely with the Community Engagement Manager and SCN ecosystem partners (including Medicaid populations) to help coordinate community outreach events, listening sessions, and engagement strategies to ensure meaningful and culturally relevant integration of our SCN at the hyperlocal level.

The Sr. CES reports to the Community Engagement Manager (CEM), with a focus on engaging community partners and members and identifying opportunities for the SCN to better meet the needs of Medicaid (and Medicaid eligible) members residing in our SCN Region – Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years' experience in public health, and/or community engagement in underserved neighborhoods within an urban setting and/or equivalent.
• Ability to build relationships and create partnerships to enhance community engagement.
• High degree of comfortability with public speaking and presenting to diverse audiences.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills (verbal, written and presentation).
• Dedication to helping improve the lives of disenfranchised and marginalized community members and working together to achieve health equity.
• Ability to embrace diversity and establish trusting relationships with individuals of differing identities.
• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity and tact in interpersonal relations.
• Comfort working with Microsoft Office, including Excel for data entry.
• Excellent team player with the ability to be flexible, work collaboratively both internally and externally, and complete tasks independently.
• Ability to balance and manage a hybrid work environment that includes a combination of in-office, remote work, and field work.
• Ability to travel up to 5 days a week (Mon – Fri) within local communities across Brooklyn or Queens and Manhattan.
• Open to working evening hours and weekends when necessary.
• When necessary, willing to work outside for up to 3 hours or more at a time, walking and engaging the public, even in cold temperatures.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual candidate, preferred
• Resident of – or familiarity with neighborhoods of Brooklyn, Manhattan or Queens preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist CEM plan and organize WholeYouNYC-SCN community outreach engagement strategy across assigned borough(s) (Queens and Manhattan or Brooklyn).
• Assist CEM in facilitating community events and activities to promote WholeYouNYC in assigned borough(s), including but not limited to community presentations, focus groups, surveying and listening sessions.
• Work in coordination with the CEM and other CES on the team to participate in community events such as health fairs, workshops, food pantries, and church events, providing direct support for SCN screenings and navigation, as needed.
• In coordination with the CEM, serve as an SCN representative at community meetings, civic and neighborhood events.
• Help lead community level sessions and workgroups with diverse stakeholders to understand population needs and the barriers preventing effective care coordination across the health and human services.
• Proactively assist CEM identify opportunities to help the WholeYouNYC SCN address unmet local population needs.
• Provide up-to-date information on access to Medicaid services to eligible New Yorkers as well as serve as a point person to guide community members to said resources.
• Provide input on the project’s marketing and promotional materials as needed.
• Assist with SCN screening and navigation to network resources.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Hybrid Work Schedule.
• Generous Paid Time Off and Holidays.
• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental and Vision.
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefits.
• Company Paid Life Insurance and Disability Coverage.
• 403(b) + employer matching and discretionary company contributions.
• College Savings Plan.
• Ongoing trainings and continuous opportunities for professional growth and development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed