Youth and Family Community Health Worker

MaineHealth; Rockport (ME); Presencial; USD 28.000 - 35.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Pen Bay Hospital, part of MaineHealth, seeks a Community Health Worker to assist patients in accessing resources, support disease self-management, and coordinate culturally appropriate care. The role focuses on youth, families, and pregnant/postpartum individuals within the community.

Responsibilities include connecting clients to treatment services, assisting with insurance enrollment, maintaining records, and conducting outreach to strengthen partnerships and resource connections.

Formación

• Must be a resident of the community being served with good knowledge of the resources of their community.
• Education: High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience: Two years of experience in social services or health care setting preferred.
• License/Certifications: If driving is required, valid driver's license and clean driving record.
• Basic computer skills preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Assist patients in accessing resources/services and coordinate culturally appropriate care.
• Support disease self-management and connect clients to treatment services and resources.
• Assist with insurance enrollment and maintain accurate records data.
• Conduct outreach to strengthen partnerships and connect clients to resources.

Conocimientos

Resident of the community

Basic computer skills

Educación

High school diploma or GED

Descripción del empleo

Description

Pen Bay Hospital

Professional - Nonclinical
Req #: 95013

The Community Health Worker role assists patients in accessing resources/services, supports disease self-management, and coordinates culturally appropriate care and services.

This position focuses primarily on supporting youth and their families as well as pregnant and postpartum individuals within the community. Responsibilities include connecting clients to treatment services, resources, assisting with insurance enrollment, maintaining accurate records data, conducting outreach to strengthen partnerships, and connecting clients to resources.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

1. Education: High school diploma or GED preferred.
2. License/Certifications: If driving required for role, Valid Driver's license, clean driving record, and personal vehicle for use required.
3. Experience: Two years of experience working in a social service or health care setting or equivalent educational setting preferred.
4. Additional Skills/Requirements Required: Must be a resident of the community being served with good knowledge of the resources of their community.
5. Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: Basic computer skills preferred.

Additional Information

MaineHealth is committed to fostering a supportive, inclusive environment where care team members can thrive while making a meaningful impact in the communities we serve across Maine and New Hampshire. We offer competitive benefits including paid parental leave, flexible work options, student loan assistance, professional development opportunities, and well-being resources-so you can grow your career while feeling supported both personally and professionally.

We recognize the value each team member brings to our organization.Any offer of employmentwill depend onqualificationssuch asskills, relevant experience, education, certifications,and otherjob-relatedfactors. Thebase rangeis an estimate and does notreflect the full valueofourtotal compensationpackage.

The pay range for this position is $20.68to $25.10 per hour.

Compensation for part-time positions isdeterminedon a prorated basis consistent with the scheduled hours and applicable full-time equivalent (FTE).

In addition to base pay, MaineHealth offerscomprehensivebenefits, recognition programs, career growth opportunities, and,where applicable,shiftdifferentials or other incentives.

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