Senior Community Liaison & Outreach Specialist

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 54,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals – Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn seeks a Social Work - Behavioral Health professional to support community health services. This full-time role is located at 451 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203.

Salary ranges from $53,950 to $62,043 annually. Responsibilities include conducting liaison activities between city agencies and residents, supervising staff, and supporting program development and outreach in behavioral health.

Qualifications

• Four (4) years of full-time experience in counseling, community work or community health activities in a government agency or community organization engaged in providing community services to the public, assisting members of the community in obtaining community services or maintaining liaison with schools, community organizations or other government agencies for the purpose of providing assistance and obtaining participation and support for implementation of community or public service programs; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to 1. above. Completion of an approved six (6) month training program of combined classroom training and on-the-job experience in community liaison work may be substituted for six (6) months of experience.
• Preference will be given to applicants with at least a high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization.

Responsibilities

• Interviews local residents, landlords, government personnel, business people and youths to solicit support for community development programs, to ascertain needs of communities and to determine courses of action to meet those needs which are acceptable to the communities.
• Directs staff or works as a team with other community liaison workers in the performance of liaison activities; may supervise or coordinate field office operations or operational units.
• Explains programs and policies to community groups and to community liaison contacts and interprets and relays information from the community.
• Participates in the planning, organization and implementation of programs involving community participation. Collects, evaluates, and reports information regarding community needs and objectives; communicates findings to appropriate agencies for necessary action.
• Assists in mediating problems between the community and schools, hospitals, and other City agencies for residents and community groups in the City.

Job description

NYC Health + Hospitals – Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn seeks a Social Work - Behavioral Health professional to support community health services. This full-time role is located at 451 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203.

Salary ranges from $53,950 to $62,043 annually. Responsibilities include conducting liaison activities between city agencies and residents, supervising staff, and supporting program development and outreach in behavioral health.