Community Health Worker - Healthy Aging

Three Pillars; Dousman (WI); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Three Pillars seeks a Community Health Worker - Healthy Aging to support older adults and families across Waukesha, Jefferson, and Dodge counties. The role focuses on expanding access to cognitive health education, screening, care coordination, and supportive services through education, outreach, coaching, navigation, and advocacy.

As a grant-funded position, you will collaborate with healthcare providers, senior housing staff, and community partners.

Qualifications

• CHW certification or willingness to obtain within six months of hire.
• Minimum of two years of experience in community health, aging services, public health, or related field.
• Experience with dementia, cognitive impairment, aging populations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of community resources and social service systems.
• Ability to work independently and within an interdisciplinary team.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic documentation systems.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel within the service region.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing support to individuals living with mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease or related dementias.
• Offer education, emotional support, and resource navigation for family caregivers.
• Build and maintain relationships with community partners.
• Facilitate educational presentations, workshops, staff training, and community events on brain health and dementia.

Skills

CHW certification

Experience with older adults

Care coordination

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Microsoft Office

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Tools

Electronic documentation systems

Job description

Description

The Community Health Worker - Healthy Aging is a trusted community-based partner supporting older adults and their families across Waukesha, Jefferson, and Dodge counties through a comprehensive cognitive health and dementia risk reduction initiative to help improve quality of life for individuals and their caregivers facing cognitive health challenges.

This position works directly with community members/senior living residents, healthcare providers, senior housing community staff, and community organizations to increase access to cognitive health education, screening, care coordination, and supportive services.

Through education/training, outreach, coaching, navigation, and advocacy, this role will help individuals understand and address modifiable dementia risk factors while connecting them to resources that support healthy aging, independence, and community engagement across the cognitive health spectrum.

This role is supported through a five-year grant-funded initiative. Continued employment beyond the grant funding period will be dependent upon the availability of funding and organizational needs.

Essential Responsibilities

Community Outreach and Support

• Provide ongoing support to individuals living with mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and related dementias.
• Provide education, emotional support, and resource navigation for family caregivers.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with community partners.
• Facilitate educational presentations, workshops, staff training, and community events related to brain health, dementia prevention, and dementia.

Coordination and Navigation

• Assist with cognitive health screening and education initiatives.
• Help identify individuals who may benefit from further cognitive assessment or medical evaluation.
• Help individuals navigate health systems and connect and coordinate resources and services for participants
• Conduct individual assessments
• Monitor participant progress and address emerging needs through regular follow-up and care planning meetings

Documentation & Data Collection

• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of participant encounters, services, referrals, and outcomes.
• Track participant engagement and progress toward goals.

Education

• Promote healthy lifestyles through education, including nutrition, exercise, stress management, lifelong learning, social engagement, and chronic disease self-management.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Community Health Worker (CHW) certification or willingness to obtain certification within six months of hire (training expenses covered through grant).
• Minimum of two years of experience in community health, social services, aging services, public health, healthcare, behavioral health, or related field.
• Experience working with older adults, caregivers, or individuals with chronic health conditions.
• Experience working with dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, or aging populations.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Knowledge of community resources and social service systems.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within an interdisciplinary team.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic documentation systems.
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and the ability to travel throughout the service region.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, Social Work, Human Services, Gerontology, Psychology, Nursing, Health Education, or related fields.
• Certified Community Health Worker (CCHW).
• Experience with motivational interviewing, health coaching, or chronic disease management.
• Knowledge of rural health challenges and aging services.

Physical & Environmental Requirements

• Frequent travel within Waukesha, Jefferson, and Dodge counties.
• Ability to conduct home visits, community outreach activities, training and presentations.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, and lift up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to use standard office equipment and technology platforms, including virtual meeting tools.