Community Health Worker

City-of-Brownsville,-T; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Brownsville seeks a Community Health Worker to conduct outreach and educational visits under a grant-funded health promotion initiative at Health City Plaza. The role focuses on prevention, nutrition and physical activity guidance, and motivational support for at-risk communities.

Responsibilities include conducting health education, collecting program data, and building partnerships with local city and school entities.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for engaging diverse communities.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet timelines in outreach programs.
• Experience with data collection and basic reporting in health programs.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outreach and educational visits to promote healthy lifestyles.
• Provide nutrition and physical activity guidance and motivational support.
• Engage at-risk community members and collect program data.
• Establish partnerships with city and school entities for outreach.
• Assist with surveys, focus groups, and referrals for unmet needs.
• Prepare clear project reports and communicate findings to leadership.

Skills

Effective communication

Ethical practices

Time management

Relationship management

Customer service

Public engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree (no experience)

Driver's license (Texas)

Job description

Title: Community Health Worker

Organization: Health: Administration

Department: DSHS PH Workforce Expansion

Location: Health City Plaza

Rate of Pay:$18.69

Job Summary

The Community Health Worker, under general direction, will conduct outreach and educational visits to participants of community-wide campaigns relating to promotion of healthy lifestyles, including physical activity and nutritional strategizing. This position is focused on prevention interventions, nutritional and physical activity guidance, and motivational support. The Community Health Worker is responsible for engaging community members at-risk, such as minorities, low income communities, and individuals with low educational attainment, by providing educational material, outreach messages, and collecting data pertaining to programs. Temporary grant-funded position.

Competencies

• Effective Communication
• Ethical Practices
• Time Management
• Trust
• Customer Service
• Relationship Management

Key Functions/Knowledge/Skills

• Higher level of accuracy expected; may train new employees; ability to make critical decisions.
• Conduct assessment of health promotion programs that involve community health workers at the local/regional level with at-risk populations.
• Engage stakeholders, identify current capacity and needed resources determine timelines and document implementation plans.
• Establish rapport with community members to aid in behavior change.
• Create partnerships with city and school entities in the community.
• Encourage community members to participate in community-based project activities and education.
• Provide small and/or large group educational classes on physical activity, healthy eating, disease prevention, and breastfeeding.
• Assist in data collection efforts including surveys and focus groups. This includes tracking participants’ activities in programs and making referrals for unmet care and education needs.
• Communicate participants’ questions and/or concerns to project leadership.
• Assist in identifying health promotion programs in the area that involve community health workers.
• Conduct contact tracing with members of the community.
• Ensure that the data set passes data test and provides results to establish baseline participation and degree of involvement.
• Discuss project materials and messages with community members and other members of the program.
• Proficient in working with the public and key stakeholders.
• Must know a variety of strategies to engage and encourage behavioral change.
• Most know how to explain scientific information and data to the public.
• Be able to establish effective and harmonious work relationships with the company staff.
• Must know how to create clear project reports.
• Must be able to effectively carry out assignments to achieve the goals of the program.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree (no experience), or associate's degree plus two years of experience, or high school graduation or GED plus four years of experience.

Special Certifications & Licenses

Valid Texas Driver’s License.

Independence & Judgement

Average judgment; must recognize and resolve problems such as bad grammar, type of procedure to apply, where to refer call or correspondence without specified destination, when to change or sharpen blade on mower, whether there is a problem/malfunction with a piece of equipment that needs attention, etc.; may involve freedom in selection of work methods among approved routines, setting of priorities, or sequencing of tasks within established schedules.

Initiative & Ingenuity

General guidelines: requires a lot of interpretation and non-standard responses to varied situations; have to figure out where to go for answers (not all sitting there in procedures manual); must take multiple factors into account; some control over priorities.

Supervisory & Responsibility

Does not supervise.

Financial Responsibility

Does not deal with money.

Level & Frequency of Outside Contact

Frequent contact with the public or other organizations; interactions may require obtaining cooperation of people; courtesy and tact are required when dealing with moderately difficult or sensitive issues.

Physical Demands

Office job with little or occasional light physical effort.

Responsibility for Equipment & Property

Responsible for use of equipment/property such as office equipment, supplies, etc., which are used in office.

Working Conditions

Fair inside or outside conditions; exposure to disagreeable conditions is brief or otherwise insignificant; space problems; only occasional situations that place the employee in a stressful environment.

Other Requirements

The City of Brownsville requires all employees to successfully pass a Drug & Alcohol and a physical examination, psychological examination, and Background Check.

ADA Requirements

The City of Brownsville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the City to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

Benefits

The City of Brownsville offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support its employees' well-being and future. Employees participate in a robust retirement plan through the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) City to Employee Matching Ratio 2:1, with eligibility for retirement after 5 years of service at age 60 or 20 years of service at any age.

The City provides exceptional health benefits, including medical, dental, and life insurance plans for employees and their families, along with vision coverage for employees enrolled in health insurance through MetLife. Employees and their dependents can also access care at Frontier Clinic at no cost when covered by the City's health plan. Additionally, pet insurance is available as a voluntary benefit.

Employees have access to deferred compensation plans through Equitable and supplemental insurance options from AFLAC and Colonial Life. Full-time employees accrue 10 sick days and 15 vacation days annually.

The City offers parental leave concurrent with FMLA for eligible employees, longevity pay, and 100% tuition assistance up to $5,000 annually. Furthermore, Brownsville observes 14 holidays per year, plus two floating holidays, giving employees a balanced and rewarding work-life experience.

Starting in fiscal year 2025, employees will have access to flexible scheduling options as part of our commitment to work-life balance.

EEOC Statements

The City of Brownsville does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.