What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Health Response Worker position at Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy?
Job Type
Full-time
Description
PROGRAM SUMMARY
Despite the City's equity-focused response, COVID-19 disease and pandemic impacts have expanded the racial life expectancy gap in Chicago and deepened underlying inequities. There is more work to do to build a healthier and more equitable city. The Community Health Response Corps will cultivate a public health workforce to tackle the drivers of disparity between White communities compared to Black and Hispanic / Latinx communities, with a major focus on chronic disease and communicable diseases including COVID-19, and additional efforts on other drivers of the life expectancy gap (infant mortality, violence, and opioid overdose). This strategy unites CDPH's commitment to improving public health with the City's commitment to racial and economic equity across neighborhoods. The Response Corps is a major step toward achieving the vision of Healthy Chicago 2025 : Creating a city where all people and all communities are empowered, free from oppression, and strengthened by equitable access to resources, opportunities, and environments and opportunities that promote optimal health and well-being.
CDPH (Chicago Department of Public Health) selected the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership) through a procurement process to serve as the Lead Coordinating Organization to continue the work under the Chicago Community Health Response Corps. In 2020, The Partnership led the former Chi Tracing Contact Tracing and Chicago COVID-19 Community Response Corps. The Corps was comprised of over 800 Chicago residents who responded to the call to help protect Chicago communities that have been most devasted by the pandemic. The Corps consisted of a variety of positions including Community Response Workers and Supervising Community Response Workers. The Corps Members conducted targeted activities that limited the spread of COVID-19. They were employed by 31 Community Based Organizations and supported by The Partnership and the following Project Partners that deliver training, professional development, and resource coordination : the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, NORC at the University of Chicago, Malcolm X College of the City Colleges of Chicago, and Sinai Urban Health Institute.
With the new Chicago Community Health Response Corps, 11 Community Based Organizations (CBO) will hire a total of approximately 150 Community Health Response Workers and Supervisors to enter the new phase of the COVID-19 Recovery phase. They will continue community health work in the most needed priority and economic hardship communities in the City of Chicago. The Corps will provide basic chronic disease prevention and health promotion, as well as COVID-19 education and health literacy work through community outreach engagement and the City's Call Center and Resource Coordination Hub. The project partners for this Corps are The University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Sinai Urban Health Institute, Malcolm X College of the City Colleges of Chicago, and the Illinois Community Health Workers Association.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Community Health Response Workers (CHRW) are responsible for connecting with Chicago communities as frontline workers who have a close understanding of the community they serve. They serve as the liaison / link / intermediary between health / social services and the community to facilitate access to services and resources to improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. The CHRW will build individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, and resource navigation. The CHRW will serve as a bridge between the community and the healthcare, government, and other social service systems.
Community Health Response Workers may support with any or all the following, as needed :
- Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- COVID-19 Community Education and Prevention
- Community Expertise
- Community Health Work
- Resource Navigation (Healthcare, Mental health, Housing, Rental Assistance, Food Support)
- Event outreach and in-person community canvassing
- Call Center and Resource Coordination Hub (inbound and outbound calls)
- Testing sites
- Vaccination scheduling and sites
- Employment Resources
- Other activities as determined by CDPH, including case investigation and / or contact tracing for COVID-19 and other communicable diseases
Community Health Response Workers must comply with all CDPH and Community Health Response Corps training regarding confidentiality and the handling of personally identifiable information; and follow all scripts, policies, and procedures established for the program.
This position offers full-time work, with shifts available seven days a week, including evenings and weekends (Mondays through Saturdays, 8am-8pm; Sundays, 8am-5pm). The position is grant funded through June 30, 2023. Continuation of the position after June 30, 2023 is dependent upon sustained grant funding and public health needs.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Community Health Response Worker may be assigned to multiple sets of responsibilities and is expected to be prepared to carry out the following :
Promote COVID-19 Related Topics & Vaccination Knowledge
Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
Community Health Work, Outreach, and Canvassing
Staff Chicago's Call Center and Resource Coordination Hub
Ongoing Expectations
Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The position consists of remote work, in office work, in-person outreach, or a combination of all as determined based on the needs of the initiatives assigned by the funders and the requirements of the CBO of employment. The position requires responding to public health emergencies and at times requires a rapid turnaround of communications on short notice. All Community Health Response Workers are required to provide proof of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination.
EEO STATEMENT
The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, its partners, and subcontractors are committed to a policy that provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, medical condition, including genetic characteristics, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identification and expression, sexual orientation; and to making all employment decisions so as to further this principle of equal employment opportunity.
SALARY AND BENEFITS
Community Health Response Workers will earn $22.25 per hour with benefits. All payroll and benefits will be administered by the CBO as the direct employer.
Ability to work in a racially diverse environment in which working towards racial equity in workforce or economic development, or social service sectors is key.
The duties listed are not set forth for purposes of limiting the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the many duties normally to be performed under a job title or those to be performed temporarily outside an employee's normal line of work.
Salary Description
22.50 per hour
Salary : $22 - $23
