CHW: Help Me Grow Program
CHW: Help Me Grow Program
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Job Description
Currently we are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate individual to join our team as a Community Health Worker for the Help Me Grow Program. The Help Me Grow Home Visiting Program is a voluntary program that gives pregnant women and families the necessary resources and skills to raise children who are physically socially and emotionally healthy to learn. The goals of the program are to: Improve maternal and child health prevent child abuse and neglect encourage positive parenting; and promote child development and school readiness.
In this role you will be responsible for helping clients and their families to navigate and access community services other resources and adopt healthy behaviors. As a priority CHWs activity will promote maintain and improve the health of clients and their families. CHWs will provide social support and informal counseling advocate for individuals and community health needs. Community outreach regular client contact such as home visits will be required.
Essential Job Duties:
- Conduct required weekly biweekly or monthly home visits to provide parents with learning opportunities that will assist in enhancing the growth and development of their children and support positive family interactions.
- Complete and maintain accurate written and electronic database records in accordance with ODH and HFA requirements.
- Plans effectively for each visit and to teach effective parenting skills and educate on child development milestones.
- Assists families with developing and attaining goals developed on their Family Plan and making formal and informal connections to appropriate community services throughout the program.
- Identify developmental concerns and make appropriate referrals to early Intervention. Continue ongoing and consistent communication with all Early Intervention providers to facilitate a seamless wellrounded coordination of services.
- Performs related administrative responsibilities; maintains client information reports records and other documents; responds timely to emails and phone calls; attends various trainings and meetings; communicates with other agencies departments and vendors regarding required paperwork contract compliance and consults with other county agencies and/or supportive services as necessary.
- Supports the completion of funder requirements and program assessments.
- Organizes and maintains written documentation for participants employer and educational institutions in case notes to ensure they are complete current accurate and disseminate according to program and department requirements.
- Maintains ongoing contacts (phone meetings and conferences) with other professionals involved including collateral contacts with community resources/services
- Facilitate communication and family involvement in referrals to other agencies and maintaining records and other documentation related to the referrals.
- Encourage and foster the familys independence in decision making about the services they are receiving.
- Explore future planning with families including transition to Head Start or other preschool service option initiating 6 months prior to childs third birthday.
- Participate in program evaluation activities as requested.
- Serve as a mandatory reporter as outlined in Ohio Revised Code. Effective communication with Child Protective Services (CPS) to promote the safety and welfare of children and families.
- Plan and organize own work to meet priorities and deadlines (daily weekly monthly quarterly yearly)
- Confer with supervisors regarding progress concerns and recommendations.
- Completes and updates various assessment tools and data entry into the required data system accurately and within required timeframes.
- Utilizes curriculum and implements model as required by program.
- Maintains the confidentiality of client or collateral interaction within Agency defined standards.
- Participates in staff training supervisory and staff meetings.
- Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
- Exhibits positivity flexibility and a willingness to provide inservice training and take on new responsibilities as requested or required.
- Be a positive role model for all health center staff.
- Other duties as assigned.
Third Street is an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative at all job levels of the communities and patients we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion marital status age national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy genetic information gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other status protected under federal state or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application please direct your inquiries to or callext. 2201 for Human Resources.
What We Offer:
Attending to your needs today:
- Your ideas input and contributions are valued and recognized.
- Excellent clinical administrative and management support
- Forwardthinking collaborative transparent and inclusive company culture
- Employee Assistance Program
- Competitive Medical Dental and Vision plans
- Competitive compensation
- Paid Time Off
- Wellness Reimbursement Program
- Tuition assistance
Protecting your future:
- Medical dental and vision insurance
- 403(b) retirement plan with match
- Employerpaid life insurance
- Employerpaid longterm disability
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or its equivalent.
- 2 professional references
- Successful completion of a BCI fingerprint screening.
- Successful completion of a Community Health Worker formal training program such as from a college or other education institution within one year of date of hire.
- Ability to be insured on the commercial auto insurance policy based on driving record including active drivers license and personal automobile insurance and reliable transportation.
- Employment offers conditional upon completion of a background screen including fingerprinting and a drug screen
- Within the first 90 days of employment: BLS and completion of health screenings as outlined in the credentialing policy are required for successful completion of orientation.
About Us:
Third Street is a patientcentered medical home driving change in the community. We adapt to the needs of those we serve while building services to fill gaps in care to invest in a healthier future for all. At Third Street we provide highquality care through the continual learning of our employees and by building a diverse team. We value our employees communicate our expectations and train our team on best practices.
Organizational Information:
- Established in 1994 Third Street Family Health Services is a regional notforprofit community health center providing medical dental OB/GYN pediatric community outreach and behavioral health services across eleven locations in Richland Marion Ashland and Crawford counties. Our mission is to deliver comprehensive health and wellness care accessible to all in the communities we serve. We believe that the health status of our community can be improved by providing accessible and affordable health care advocacy and community health initiatives.
- We provide patientcentered care and provide our services with respect integrity and accountability top of mind. For more information visit or find them on Facebook or Twitter.
Mission:
To deliver comprehensive health and wellness care accessible to all in the communities we serve.
Employment Type
Full-Time
