Immediately Hiring: Community Response Community Health Worker

Job Description

As a Community Response Community Health Worker, you will play a crucial role in fostering community relations through outreach activities and prevention education. You will identify potential recruitment locations, engage with community members, distribute health-related resources, and ensure compliance with public health regulations. You will also provide substance use and sexual risk assessments, connect participants with necessary medical care and mental health services, and prepare them for mental health and addiction crises. Effective communication, mentorship, and accurate record-keeping are essential aspects of this role.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outreach activities and prevention education to foster community relations.
• Identify potential recruitment locations and engage with community members to optimize service locations and times.
• Distribute health-related resources and tools, ensuring compliance with public health regulations.
• Provide substance use and sexual risk assessments.
• Connect participants with medical care, substance use, and mental health treatment, and other services.
• Solicit and track participant feedback to ensure effective referrals and respectful treatment.
• Prepare participants for mental health and addiction crises, and develop communication skills.
• Maintain communication between community members and providers.
• Model participant engagement and provide guidance to staff, peers, and volunteers.
• Maintain accurate records and data on program activities and participants, and provide timely reports.
• Prepare and maintain program sites and materials, and manage inventory.
• Complete daily vehicle maintenance logs and ensure vehicles are clean and ready for service.
• Be available for varied schedules, including evenings and weekends.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills

• Associate's degree with an approved combination of experience, certification, and/or education.
• Minimum of three years of experience in client case management.
• Active Community Health Worker (CHW) certification preferred.
• Valid driver's license.
• Positive perspective about law enforcement and working with law enforcement.
• Ability to work in inclement weather.
• Willingness to work holidays if scheduled, with the option to receive a day off if a holiday is worked.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• CHW certification required or ability to obtain within 90 days.

Work Environment

The peak shift is from Tuesday through Saturday, 1 PM to 10 PM. You will be expected to work in various weather conditions and may need to work holidays if they fall on your scheduled shifts. If a holiday is worked, you will be able to receive a day off.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $24.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Hartford,CT.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 24, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Salary : $22 - $24