Rural Health Outreach & Naloxone Trainer

Aletheia House; Birmingham (AL); Sur place; USD 32 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Aletheia House in Alabama seeks a Community Health Worker (CHW) to perform field-based opioid overdose reversal medication distribution, recognition training, and referral follow-up in Marshall, DeKalb and Blount Counties. This role requires strong ties to the local communities and reliable transportation.

You will train healthcare providers, first responders, and community members, and you will train local Training-of-Trainers cohorts to scale the program across the counties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public health, social work, or a related field.
• Residence or strong ties to Marshall, DeKalb and Blount Counties.
• Community health worker certification or equivalent lived or professional experience preferred.
• Reliable transportation and willingness to travel within the assigned counties.
• Comfortable with basic data entry and reporting tools.

Responsabilités

• Distribute FDA-approved OORMs (naloxone and nalmefene) to bystanders, community sectors, and rural first responders within Marshall, DeKalb and Blount 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.

Connaissances

Community engagement

Public health knowledge

Training delivery

Data entry

Formation

Bachelor's degree in public health, social work, or a related field

Description du poste

Aletheia House in Alabama seeks a Community Health Worker (CHW) to perform field-based opioid overdose reversal medication distribution, recognition training, and referral follow-up in Marshall, DeKalb and Blount Counties. This role requires strong ties to the local communities and reliable transportation.

You will train healthcare providers, first responders, and community members, and you will train local Training-of-Trainers cohorts to scale the program across the counties.