Community Health Worker - Lauderdale, Colbert, and Franklin Counties

Aletheia House; Birmingham (AL); Sur place; USD 35 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Aletheia House in Alabama seeks a Community Health Worker (CHW) for Cluster 1 to distribute FDA-approved overdose reversal medications, provide overdose-recognition training, and refer individuals to services within Lauderdale, Colbert, and Franklin Counties. This field-based role emphasizes local ties and community trust.

You will work with the cluster's partner organization, train local cohorts, maintain relationships with healthcare providers and schools, and ensure accurate data collection

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public health, social work, or related field.
• Local residency or strong ties to Lauderdale, Colbert, and Franklin Counties.
• CHW certification or equivalent experience preferred.
• Strong local community relationships and trust of residents.
• Ability to complete overdose-recognition and naloxone training during onboarding.
• Reliable transportation and willingness to travel within assigned counties.
• Comfortable with basic data entry and reporting tools.

Responsabilités

• Distribute FDA-approved OORMs to bystanders, community sectors, and rural first responders in Lauderdale, Colbert, and Franklin Counties.
• Deliver overdose-recognition, response, and OORM-administration training to partners and community sectors.
• Train local Training-of-Trainers cohorts to extend training in the community.
• Support referral and linkage follow-up for individuals identified through prevention or overdose response activities.
• Maintain local relationships with partner organizations, healthcare providers, pharmacies, faith-based groups, and schools.
• Complete required data collection instruments and submit them on schedule.
• Participate in the Local Community Prevention Collaborative and community outreach events.

Connaissances

Community relationships

Data entry

Travel willingness

Training delivery

Public health knowledge

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Description du poste

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• Location PO Box 1514,Birmingham, AL, 35201,United States
• Employee Type Exempt - FT
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree
• Travel 100%

Contact information

Description

A.C.T.I.O.N. is a proposed community-wide overdose prevention initiative that will expand access to FDA-approved opioid overdose reversal medications (OORMs), community training, and treatment referral pathways across the twelve counties of Alabama's 4th Congressional District (Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Walker, Winston, Cullman, Marshall, DeKalb, and Blount). This position is contingent upon receipt of federal SAMHSA grant funding.

Position Summary

The Community Health Worker (CHW) for Cluster 1 is responsible for opioid overdose reversal medication (OORM) distribution, overdose-recognition and response training, and referral follow-up within Lauderdale, Colbert, and Franklin Counties, working in close partnership with the cluster's designated community partner organization. This locally embedded, field-based role requires strong ties to the assigned counties.

Key Responsibilities

• Distribute FDA-approved OORMs (naloxone and nalmefene) to bystanders, community sectors, and rural first responders within Lauderdale, Colbert, and Franklin Counties.
• Deliver overdose-recognition, response, and OORM-administration training to both traditional partners (healthcare providers, pharmacies, EMS, school systems) and non-traditional community sectors (e.g., gas station attendants, motel staff, retail employees, postal workers).
• Train local Training-of-Trainers cohorts to extend the training curriculum further into the community.
• Support referral and linkage follow-up for individuals identified through prevention or overdose response activities, in coordination with the Program Coordinator/Data Lead.
• Maintain local relationships with the cluster's designated community partner, healthcare providers, pharmacies, faith-based organizations, and schools.
• Complete required data collection instruments accurately and submit them to the Program Coordinator/Data Lead on the required schedule.
• Participate in the Local Community Prevention Collaborative and community-facing outreach and distribution events.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public health, social work, or a related field
• Local, rural-based residency or strong ties to Lauderdale, Colbert, and Franklin Counties, with community trust and lived familiarity with the area.
• Community health worker certification or equivalent lived or professional experience preferred.
• Strong local community relationships and the trust of area residents.
• Ability to complete Aletheia House's overdose-recognition and naloxone-administration training during onboarding (provided).
• Reliable transportation and willingness to travel within the assigned counties for distribution and training visits.
• Comfortable with basic data entry and reporting tools.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Aletheia House is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Candidates are selected based on merit and qualifications only.

Schedule

Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm; occasional weekends and evenings for community events