Community Health Worker Workforce Development Specialist

University of Wisconsin; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation

Holidays and sick leave

Competitive insurances

Retirement benefits

Job summary

The University of Wisconsin–Madison seeks an Outreach Specialist to provide CHW subject matter expertise and leadership across Envision's programmatic development, including webinars and learning opportunities. The role collaborates with the Envision Team, CHW Council, and national partners to guide workforce development while grounding activities in CHW values and lived experience.

Responsibilities include delivering outreach content, coordinating program logistics, and developing curricula and

Qualifications

• Experience as a CHW or CHW-equivalent role.
• Understanding of CHW values, trust-based relationships, and community-centered approaches.
• Experience designing or supporting training, TA, learning collaboratives, coaching, or workforce development.
• Knowledge of CHW sustainability strategies and workforce integration within health systems.
• Experience collaborating with CHWs, CHW-led orgs, public health agencies, or community-based orgs.
• Multilingual skills, especially Spanish or other CHW languages.

Responsibilities

• Delivers outreach program content and materials to community members.
• Leads program implementation and day-to-day oversight of staff and volunteers.
• Schedules and secures resources; communicates logistics for outreach activities.
• Monitors outreach program budget spending where applicable.
• Develops and evaluates curricula, programs, and resources.
• Identifies and maintains external partnerships to support outreach.

Skills

CHW roles & values

CHW workforce development

adult learning

evidence-based practices

STLT public health

resource development

Education

Bachelor's degree in public health/related field

Tools

Zoom

Job description

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Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Profile:

Outreach Specialist

Job Summary:

The Community Health Worker (CHW) Workforce Development Specialist provides CHW subject matter expertise, leadership, and implementation support across Envision's programmatic development — including webinars, learning collaboratives, and resource vetting and development. This role ensures that Envision's resources, trainings, technical assistance, and sustainability efforts remain grounded in CHW values, practice, and lived experience while supporting State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial (STLT) public health departments in strengthening and sustaining CHW programs. The position works collaboratively with the Envision Team, Communications Team, CHW Council, and national partners to develop resources, facilitate learning opportunities, provide technical assistance, and guide strategic workforce development activities.

• This position is full or part-time, 50%-100%
• This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Candidates who demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities will be given first consideration

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Community Health Worker (CHW) roles, competencies, standards, and values, including community accountability, cultural humility, and CHW-led practice.
• Knowledge of CHW workforce development, sustainability, and integration strategies within public health and healthcare systems.
• Knowledge of adult learning, popular education, technical assistance, and peer-learning approaches.
• Knowledge of evidence-based and promising practices related to CHW infrastructure, financing, supervision, and workforce sustainability.
• Knowledge of State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial (STLT) public health systems and the environments in which CHW programs operate.
• Knowledge of resource development, dissemination, and workforce capacity-building strategies.

Skills

• Skill in developing and facilitating webinars, learning collaboratives, technical assistance activities, and peer-learning opportunities.
• Skill in providing technical assistance to organizations and teams to identify priorities, develop action plans, and implement improvements.
• Skill in developing training curricula, facilitation guides, toolkits, and workforce development resources.
• Skill in engaging and collaborating with CHWs, public health agencies, community-based organizations, healthcare organizations, and national partners.
• Skill in reviewing, vetting, and synthesizing evidence-based resources and promising practices.
• Skill in project planning, coordination, communication, and management of multiple concurrent activities and timelines

Abilities

• Ability to provide strategic leadership and subject matter expertise on CHW workforce development, integration, and sustainability.
• Ability to ensure that resources, trainings, and technical assistance activities remain grounded in CHW values, lived experience, and community-centered approaches.
• Ability to identify emerging workforce needs and translate them into actionable learning opportunities, tools, and resources.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships and facilitate consensus among various stakeholders and partner organizations.
• Ability to balance CHW movement values with organizational, funding, and administrative requirements while maintaining program quality.
• Based on lived and/or professional CHW experience, ability to anticipate workforce challenges, manage multiple priorities, and proactively develop solutions that strengthen CHW capacity and sustainability.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Delivers outreach program content and materials to community members

• Leads the implementation of programs, policies, and procedures through oversight of day-to-day activities for program staff and student and community volunteers

• Schedules and secures resources and communicates logistics in support of an outreach program

• May assist with the monitoring of outreach program budget spending

• Develops and evaluates curriculum and programs and provides recommendations for improvement

• Identifies, promotes, and maintains external partnerships to support the outreach program

• Researches, develops, and facilitates outreach program content and materials

Department:

School of Medicine and Public Health, Population Health Institute, Workforce Development Pathways Unit

The UW Population Health Institute (UWPHI) works to improve the health of all people in Wisconsin and beyond by conducting research and providing technical assistance to policymakers, practitioners, and communities. The Workforce Development Pathways (WFDP) unit leads statewide Community Health Worker workforce development, including coordination of the Rural Health Transformation Program CHW initiative in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

Compensation:

The starting salary/hourly wage for the position is $70,000 annually, but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. For more information, refer to the campus benefits webpage.

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Required Qualifications:

• Lived and/or professional experience as a Community Health Worker (CHW), Community Health Representative (CHR), or Promotor(a).
• Demonstrated understanding of CHW values, principles, and practice, including trust-based relationship building, community accountability, cultural humility, and community-driven approaches.
• Experience working with CHWs, CHW-led organizations, public health agencies, healthcare organizations, or community-based organizations to support workforce development, program implementation, or systems change efforts.
• Experience designing, facilitating, or supporting training, technical assistance, learning collaboratives, communities of practice, coaching, or workforce development activities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Zoom, project management systems, and other virtual collaboration tools

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing CHW workforce development resources, toolkits, training curricula, webinars, or technical assistance materials.
• Experience working within grant-funded programs and/or providing support to organizations, public health departments, or community-based grantees.
• Experience working with State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial (STLT) public health departments or other public health systems.
• Knowledge of CHW sustainability strategies, financing approaches, Medicaid policies, workforce infrastructure development, or healthcare integration efforts.
• Experience facilitating learning collaboratives, peer-learning networks, CHW councils, advisory groups, or national partnership initiatives.
• Experience supporting resource dissemination, communications strategies, online learning platforms, or virtual communities of practice.
• Multilingual skills, particularly Spanish or other languages commonly spoken by CHWs and the communities they serve

Education:

Bachelor's Degree preferred; focus in public health, community health, social work, business administration, or a related field preferred.

Contact Information:

Brittany Brown, 608-265-2978, [e-mail]

Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

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