Community Health Worker - Project Self-Sufficiency : Job Details

Community Health Workers are the “front line” of outreach efforts, creating a bridge between under-served and hard-to-reach populations and formal providers of health, social, and other community services. The Community Health Worker will be a resident of the area they serve, with significant, active community ties and shared ethnicity, language, and socio-economic status.

Responsibilities:

• Conducting phone, internet and in-person outreach and education to engage clients for services.
• Maintaining a caseload of clients for whom they will provide case management for a period of up to two years or terminating upon self-discharge by the client.
• Leading group activities and workshops
• Providing community-based supportive services
• Assisting all eligible clients in successfully completing the enrollment process in programs such as NJ FamilyCare and Medicaid
• Cross-training and working closely with the CNJ Specialists in order to maintain thorough and accurate knowledge of community resources for client referrals.
• Establishing regular contact with clients and keeping detailed records of all client interactions.
• Assisting clients in scheduling healthcare appointments and coordinate assistance such as transportation and childcare.
• Coordinating access to needed supports such as job training, education, parenting classes, counseling, legal assistance, group support programs, food pantry, diapers and infant care items, both within and external to the host agency.
• Cross-training to lead group support programs such as support groups, health education, parenting classes, anger management, stress management, budgeting, etc.
• Participating in weekly team meetings with supervisory staff including the Executive Director.
• Other tasks as needed.

Required Skills & Abilities:

• Fluency in both English and Spanish
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Valid driver's license

Health benefits, on-site childcare, and 401K plan available. Salary commensurate with previous experience, references, and other factors.