Wellness and Resource Coordinator - Chicago Commons Association : Job Details

I. Position Summary The Wellness and Resource Coordinator - FH will create, coordinate and facilitate wellness and activities and programs as well as provide mental health screenings, trainings, resources and service referrals to FH clients, parents and families of our early education centers and senior services. II. Education & Certification Requirements

• Master's degree in social work, counseling, or related field.
• 2-years, or more working in/for non-profit organization(s).
• Health and Wellness certification a plus.

III. Experience & Training Requirements

• Bilingual in Spanish required.
• Exceptional verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Have considerable knowledge of health and wellness activities.
• Be culturally competent with an understanding of the populations we serve.
• Must be comfortable speaking to and/or instructing small groups.
• Received training in counseling interventions focused on families and young children.
• Utilize motivational strategies to support overall family health and wellness.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, data analysis, and curriculum development.

IV. Desired Outcomes

• Track and increase improved health and wellness outcomes related to improvement in health literacy, stress management and coping skills, family functioning, nutrition education, home remedies, and food consumption with 20-new clients and families each quarter.
• Create a resource manual including health and wellness resources, referral contacts for counseling and crisis services used by FH.
• Track and provide one-on-one counseling and family counseling services to 20 clients every month.
• Respond to all referrals made for health and wellness services to the Family Hub within 48-hours of receipt.
• Create outreach plan to increase client and family participation which will be updated at the end of each fiscal year.

V. Essential Job Requirements & Duties

• Create and document health and wellness services for FH clients, and families, early childhood education and senior services families, and staff.
• Supervise and coordinate workshops, health promotion activities and wellness workshops, programming, and coordination of services.
• Instructs and conducts educational trainings in an effort to promote safe and healthy lifestyles.
• Provide mental health assessment and screening for individual, family, or parent child counseling services.
• Provide crisis intervention as needed to determine the necessary level of intervention and provide referral resources.
• Conduct parent support groups in collaboration with master's and bachelor's degree interns.
• Coordinate ongoing activities and programming with interns and external consultants.
• Recruit high-quality instructors/consultants to provide complementary workshops/classes.
• Actively promote and recruit for health and wellness programming
• Research best practices and create 2-Gen' programs that engage children and their caregiver(s)
• Provide direct opportunities like wellness challenges and health coaching.
• Contribute to effective communication tools/marketing materials
• Work with the Family Hub, Senior Services, and Family Workers to develop wellness campaigns to promote a healthy lifestyle and generate family participation.
• Assist with research, evaluations, and implementation of best practices in wellness trends and health education to engage parents and colleagues, to promote a culture of wellness
• Assist with the coordination of wellness committee activities, providing tactical support and coordination for monthly onsite health promotion programs
• Work with the development team to collect adequate data and contribute reports for funders
• Must maintain clear objectives to meet deliverables.
• Track impact by developing a system to assess the effectiveness of wellness programs including the creation of the evaluation tool(s)
• Conduct surveys to determine interest in, or satisfaction with, wellness programs, events, and services
• Develop partnerships with local community organizations/resources.
• Represent Chicago Commons in Health and Wellness meetings and related coalitions.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and read English proficiently. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20-pounds. Working Conditions: (The unavoidable, externally imposed conditions under which the work must be performed, and which create hardship for the incumbent including the frequency and duration of occurrence of physical demands, environmental conditions, demands on one's senses and mental demands.) None Known Employment Conditions: This job description is to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the duties as described. This job description is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned as deemed appropriate commensurate to the position. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and Chicago Commons reserves the right to change this job description and /or assign tasks deemed appropriate. Chicago Commons is an equal-opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, marital or parental status, sexual orientation including gender identity, gender expression, military discharge status, physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by law. In addition, Chicago Commons provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws (including during the application or hiring process).