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Community Health Worker- Bilingual
POSITION SUMMARY: The bilingual Community Health Worker will support community-based activities that will increase mental health literacy, access to services, communication, and engagement in New Haven communities with a large Latinx presence.
Accountable and responsible for the following results:
- Develop trusting relationships with Latinx community members by providing support, advocacy, and linkage to local resources.
- Meet with community members in their preferred locations (i.e., home, faith-based organization, other community-based setting).
- Facilitate lower risk referrals to community-based behavioral health organizations with the capacity to serve Spanish-speaking individuals.
- Support linkage and engagement to community-based behavioral health organizations for people presenting with higher risk concerns.
- Deliver behavioral health education presentations to Latinx faith-based leaders, community members, and families.
- Facilitate communication between community members, families, and local community-based and faith-based organizations.
- Support health, behavioral health and wellness related activities that promote access to care among people served in their home organization.
- Contribute to health and behavioral health related digital communication strategies.
- Integrate and work alongside home organization’s staff and team.
- Attend required trainings and meetings for CHW program.
- Timely and complete submission of required documentation.
CommuniCare
Our mission is to build comprehensive coordinated and efficient integrated health care services across our sponsoring agencies and communities.
Who We Are
CommuniCare develop partnerships to benefit sponsoring agencies and the community; increase geographic reach of clients served through collaborative efforts with partner organizations; assist partner agencies to grow their viability in an increasingly competitive marketplace; provide range of administrative and programmatic services to not for profit and healthcare organizations.
Why CommuniCare?
Our culture and benefits are designed to promote your well-being and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.
Benefits to full-time (30 hours per week) employees:
- Paid Time Off (vacation, sick, personal and 9holidays)
- Health & Dental insurance
- Dependent care accounts
- Medical flexible spending accounts
- Paid family leave
- LTD & Disability coverage
- Life & AD&D
- Supplemental insurance including STD, Cancer, Accident and Critical Illness
- Employee Assistance Program
- 403(b) retirement plans with 3% employer match
- Career advancement opportunities
- Employee referral program
- Staff events and activities
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or GED. Bachelor’s degree in public health, health education, or a related field preferred
- Organizational and communication skills
- Experience with community outreach and engagement preferred
- Bi-lingual Spanish-English required.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Sensitivity to diverse cultures and language competencies.
- Strong communication and documentation skills.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft 365. Must be able to navigate through electronic health records system (EHR).
- Ability to prioritize and organize schedules/demands.
- Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license. Must maintain an acceptable driving record and be insurable at a reasonable rate under the Organization’s auto insurance plan.
Salary : $18 - $25
