Community Liaison - Sun River Health : Job Details

Job DescriptionSun River Health provides the highest quality of comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services to all who seek it, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving communities in Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Duchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester County. Sun River Health is seeking a full-time Community Liaison to support our Inwood Health site located in the Bronx, NY site.The Article 31 mental health clinic is a clinic identified by DOHMH as a high need area. As such, it has been selected to participate in the CONNECT Demonstration Project to provide rapid access to services and a more flexible and holistic approach to mental health that is more engaged with the community and the whole person outside the clinic walls and beyond the traditional doctor/therapist-patient interaction. The overarching goals of CONNECT and the Community Liaison is to improve the quality of life of the people served as demonstrated by progress towards recovery goals and informed by process metrics related to improved access, engagement in clinical and non-clinical services (e.g. housing, food security, successful re-entry, etc.) and reduced mental health emergency, inpatient and mobile crisis utilizationJob Competencies: Help to define main community players, including but not limited to CBOs, schools, faith-based organizations, individual citizens Design a strategy to engage community members in a meaningful way. Together with clinic representatives and community members will participate in the identification of priorities and create solutions to mental health related community problems Collaborates on a regular basis with community members, community-based organizations, community boards, faith-based and other community leaders for the purpose of building effective communication, enhancing relationships, and collecting information Regularly attends and represents the agency at community meetings and other events as it relates to community concerns (this includes meetings on nights and weekends) Schedule and coordinate communications-, training, outreach, and community engagement-related meetings Synthesizes information and feedback from and to the community and brings it to the appropriate forums to inform policy and program development and implementation Gather community input on ongoing basis on critical mental health issues, new needs, and gaps to address critical mental health issues Utilizes internet, technology, social media and publications to research issues affecting the community Analyzes data and complex information to prepare clear, concise, and accurate reports, correspondence, records and other written materials Disseminate training, outreach, and other community engagement materials to community members and stakeholders Other duties as assignedEducation: High School Graduate/GED - required, Bachelor's Degree - preferred Pay rate: $26.00 - $29.75ResponsibilitiesRelation to MissionThe mission of Sun River Health is to increase access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care and to improve the health status of our community, especially for the underserved and vulnerable.Equal Employment OpportunitySun River Health provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap or disability in each aspect of the human resources function.Americans with Disabilities ActApplicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.Job ResponsibilitiesThe following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. Sun River Health may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.