What are the responsibilities and job description for the NHC Delaware: Communnity Health Fellowship position at AmeriCorps?
Service Description : NHC Delaware: Community Health Fellowship is a program of the NHC AmeriCorps program and is administered by the Office of the County Executive of New Castle County Delaware, a sub-grantee of NHC’s parent organization, the Health Federation of Philadelphia. Delaware Members will serve a full-time, 1,700- hour service term over 42-52 weeks. Member service activities take place at their nonprofit community-based host sites and include community health worker tasks, digital health navigator tasks, and/or medical interpreter tasks such as COVID-19 response, care coordination, case management, health education, outreach coordination, and patient navigation. Members are assigned a host site mentor who provides mentorship, supervision, and access to professional development opportunities at the host site. Members also participate in ongoing professional development, team-building, and will earn a Certificate of Completion in Community Health Work from Delaware Technical & Community College, and have opportunity for optional outside/group service activities through their NHC program.
Member Duties : NHC Delaware: Community Health Fellowship is an AmeriCorps program administered by the Office of the County Executive of New Castle County Delaware. Members will serve a full-time, 1,700- hour service term over 42-52 weeks. Member service activities take place at their community-based host sites and include tasks related to community health work, digital health navigation in the areas of food insecurity, care coordination, case management, health education, capacity building, outreach coordination, and patient navigation. Members are assigned a host site mentor who provides supervision, and access to professional development opportunities. Members also participate in public health leadership training, professional development, team-building, and will earn a Certificate of Completion in Community Health Worker Training from the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services. Members will also have opportunities for optional outside/group service activities.
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Education award upon successful completion of service , CHW and Digital Health Nav Training , Training , Living Allowance , Health Coverage .
Terms :
Car recommended .
Car recommended .
Service Areas :
Homelessness , Health , Housing , Public Health AmeriCorps .
Homelessness , Health , Housing , Public Health AmeriCorps .
Skills :
Volunteerism, Service Oriented , Team Work , General Skills .
Volunteerism, Service Oriented , Team Work , General Skills .
SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps State / National
Program
NHC Delaware: Communnity Health Fellowship
Program Start/End Date
09/09/2024 - 09/08/2025
Work Schedule
Full Time
Education level
High school diploma/GED
Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: 99
Program Locations
DELAWARE Philadelphia/Wilmington/Atlantic City
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From 09/09/2024 To 09/08/2025
Contact
Shantel Love
Office of the County Executive
New Castle DE 19720
3027845465
shantel.love@newcastlede.gov
www.nationalhealthcorps.org
Listing ID
125703
