FT Community Health Worker (Bengali Speaking) - Jericho Road Community Health Center : Job Details

SUPERVISOR: Priscilla Project Manager HOURS: 8:30-5 M-F (flexibility necessary)

CLASSIFICATION: Full-time/Hourly/Non-Exempt PRIMARY LOCATION: 233 West Ferry

(must be able to travel to multiple locations as needed)

LANGUAGES: Bengali

QUALIFICATIONS:

* Knowledge of the community, community organizations, and community leaders

* Must complete Community Health Worker and doula training programs once hired

JOB SUMMARY: The Community Health Worker will work to improve healthy birth outcomes by empowering socially isolated, at-risk women as they go through the process of pregnancy, labor, and delivery. They will do this by evaluating, responding to, and advocating for the needs of prenatal and postpartum clients through maternal health case management services and as a doula during labor and delivery. To remain an active employee, the doula must attend two (2) births per month or six (6) births in a three-month period.

Essential Job Duties

* Provide advocacy, support, and follow-up to determine if services are received and assist families with health behavior changes.

* Participate in staff meetings and staff development training to enhance and improve personal knowledge of topics applicable to Job Summary.

* Identify issues and assist clients in accessing maternal health care services

* Provide emotional and physical support to Priscilla Project clients during labor and delivery and post-partum.

* Provide aid and/or referrals to obtain other essential support services

* Provide culturally appropriate prenatal and postpartum health education

* Assist families to identify needs, provide basic health information, and make appropriate referrals through monthly home visits.

* Maintain accurate records

* Provide physical assistance, comfort, and emotional support to PPB clients during labor and delivery

* Advocate for client's rights and wishes during labor and delivery

* Work closely with physicians and hospital staff

* Promote self-sufficiency in meeting short- and long-term needs and goals with clients

* Provide home visiting services to approximately 30-40 clients at any given time.

* Conduct weekly Baby Cafe sessions depending on caseload interest

The person in this position should be able to demonstrate daily a commitment to the organizational mission, vision, and values of JRCHC (Jericho Road Community Health Center).

Our Mission: We care for our communities and advocate for systemic health equity to demonstrate the unconditional love of Jesus.

Our Vision: Our vision is for individuals, families, and communities to become healthy and whole.

Core Values: We strive to foster faith and hope in ourselves and in our clients. We consider body, mind, spirit, and relationship with God, others, community, and self as components of health.

* Community: We partner with and listen to our communities to inform our services, build sustainability, and foster interconnectedness. We believe in serving one another; including our patients, clients, residents, and team members, through fellowship and compassion.

* Equity: We uphold dignity, serve as advocates, and pursue justice to elevate the quality of comprehensive health for individuals and communities. We embrace and celebrate diversity.

* Integrity: We demonstrate humility, honesty and transparency in our practices and interactions. We hold ourselves to the highest standards and evidence-based quality care, consistently learning, growing, and developing to serve our communities and one another wholeheartedly.

Individuals who hold positions at Jericho Road Community Health Center should possess the following qualification and capabilities:

* Passion for serving individuals personal and community development

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills

* Experience working with EMR, Medent preferred

* Project-management experience

* Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

* Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs and Google suite of programs or willingness to learn

* Creativity and problem-solving capabilities

* Positive and engaging interpersonal skills

* Strong self-motivation

* Ability to travel between sites if necessary to serve multiple locations

* Experience working with low-income, diverse, multilingual populations highly desired

* Able to interpret, adapt, and apply guidelines and procedures

* Must be self-motivated and able to function independently and in teams at all levels

* Strive to serve various communities and socioeconomic statuses in a culturally competent way

* Attend required training as deemed mandatory by organization or to continue education in field

* Adapt and be flexible as new tasks are added and job description evolves

* Demonstrate flexibility as new tasks are added by supervisor and position evolves over time

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to sit or stand for extended periods. Exert up to 50lbs. pushing, pulling, or lifting. Walking and climbing stairs required. Able to talk/hear and communicate with others with or without reasonable accommodation.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to travel to and between sites while maintaining standards of safety and compliance with motor vehicle traffic laws. This position may require travel for necessary training and conferences.