Certified Community Health Worker

WellShare International; Minneapolis, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

WellShare International seeks a Community Health Worker to support individuals with health education, navigation, and referrals. You will conduct home visits, group sessions, and community outreach across the Twin Cities with ongoing partner collaboration.

You will work mostly during regular hours with some evenings/weekends; travel across Minnesota may be required. Bilingual skills and CHW certification preferred; driving and reliable transportation are needed.

Qualifications

• CHW certificate or certification in progress.
• Passion for helping individuals achieve health goals.
• Minimum 1 year in health education/community outreach preferred.
• Excellent English skills; bilingual preferred (Karen, Hmong or Spanish).
• Strong collaboration and time management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients in identifying health and life needs and set goals.
• Provide health education and coaching in individual and group settings.
• Offer referrals for primary/behavioral health care and social services.
• Recruit and maintain participants for programming.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with community organizations.

Skills

Excellent communication

Bilingual optional

Team collaboration

Time management

Health education experience

Education

CHW Certificate – Certified or Certification in progress

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheet

Database management

Internet & email

Job description

WellShare Community Health Workers (CHW) are the heart of our team’s work to provide individual and group health education, assist people with health system navigation and social service referrals to support people’s ability to live the healthiest life possible. This may include home visits, community outreach, individual and group presentations, teaching ongoing classes and activities, building relationships with individuals and supporting partnerships with community agencies and health practitioners.

Work is conducted primarily during regular business hours, but some evening and weekend hours may be required. This position is based out of the WellShare International headquarters office in Minneapolis, with the potential for remote work as arranged by the program manager. Some projects include regular travel for client engagement around the Twin Cities.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Program implementation:

• Assist clients in identifying overall health/life needs and set goals
• Provide health education and coaching to clients in individual and group settings
• Provide referrals for primary and behavioral health care and social services
• Recruit, intake and maintain participants for programming
• Develop and maintain partnerships with community organizations and groups

Administration:

• Maintain accurate and organized program records
• Provide clear and appropriate oral and/or written communication to community partners
• Work cooperatively with partners and stakeholders
• Adhere to reporting requirements as outlined by donor agencies
• Electronic health record data-entry may be required

Provide content and technical assistance:

• Contribute to the creation of education and outreach materials in print, video and social media
• Engage in continuous training and learning to ensure information provided is of high quality and up to date

Perform additional duties as assigned

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• CHW Certificate – Certified or Certification in progress
• Passion for assisting individuals to meet their health goals
• Minimum 1 year of experience in health education and community outreach preferred
• Excellent oral and written skills in English. Preferably Bilingual (Karen, Hmong or Spanish).
• Effective collaboration and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple projects to meet program deadlines
• Ability to work with a diverse populations (including underrepresented and underserved communities)
• Ability to use computers and related software including word processing, spreadsheet, desktop publishing, database management, and Internet access.
• Ability to work occasional evening or weekend hours, if needed
• Access to reliable transportation on a daily basis for outreach purposes.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED

• Incumbent must be able to use multi-line telephone, calculator, copy machines, computers, and other office equipment.
• Incumbent must be able to drive a personal vehicle, possess a valid driver’s license and up-to-date insurance coverage, in order to drive to meetings, activities, and events throughout the State of Minnesota.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Incumbent primarily works in an indoor office setting. Incumbent must be able to go outside in all MN weather conditions and varying temperatures to attend off-site meetings and events.

PREFFERED:

• Ability to speak, read, and understand Somali