Community Health Worker
Community Health Worker
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Position Description
If youre looking to be a part of a collaborative environment where your skills can make an impact explore our current opportunities in creating a better future for public health.
About Harris County Public Health:
Harris County Public Health (HCPH) includes a network of more than 1100 public health professionals working together to improve health outcomes for the third most populous county in the United States. HCPH provides a multitude of services such as medical and dental services community programming and health education for the approximately 2.3 million people in unincorporated Harris County. Through its core values of innovation engagement and health equity HCPH strives to bring meaningful solutions to public health issues while keeping Harris County healthy and vibrant.
This is a grant-funded position.
Position Overview:
Under the direct supervision of the Outreach Program Supervisor the Community Health Worker is responsible for supporting Harris County Public Healths outreach activities and serves as the key liaison to educate promote and connect community members to all HCPH programs/services specifically on behalf of the Lead Poisoning Prevention and Substance Use Prevention Programs. This position will primarily work in the community through various outreach activities within Harris County while also completing in-office tasks/projects to support overall outreach team objectives.
The Community Health Worker is expected to establish and maintain effective working relationships and foster teamwork in a diverse environment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible for diverse outreach education and community coordination activities such as canvassing local businesses/organizations attending community events conducting outreach phone calls and giving presentations.
- Serves as a subject-matter expert to meet outreach objectives for HCPH programs and recommend changes to improve outreach strategies and support the creation/updating of HCPH program trainings for the entire outreach team.
- Maintains knowledge/skills to educate promote and connect community members to all HCPH programs/services.
- Tracks collects and submits outreach service data on a daily and weekly basis.
- Builds and maintain relationships with stakeholders and organizations to create and sustain innovative partnerships.
- Responsible for initiating referrals to HCPH programs/services while ensuring community members confidentiality.
- Creates and delivers educational presentations/workshops on public health topics for diverse target audiences.
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
you need special services or accommodations please call or email .
This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and even when considered may not automatically disqualify the candidate.Requirements
- Core Competencies:
Education:
High School diploma.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Must communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and foster teamwork in a diverse environment.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information.
- Must use your personal mobile device for our Multifactor Authentication process.
Organizational Leadership- Understands the organizational mission.
- Understands ethics and public good; is concerned with public trust.
- Demonstrates respect for the opinions and beliefs of others.
- Contributes to an inclusive workplace where equity diversity inclusion and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission.
- Demonstrates a sense of responsibility for the success of the group.
- Collaborates with others to improve quality and address needs.
- Ability to adapt to change.
- Treats others with courtesy sensitivity and respect.
- Behaves in an honest fair and ethical manner.
- Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses.
- Uses sound judgment.
- Self-motivated.
- Organizes and maintains work environment to allow for maximum productivity.
- Communicates clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
NOTE: Qualifying education experience knowledge and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation butONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. See Resumewill not be accepted for qualifications.
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N/A General Information
- Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:
This is a full-time grant- funded position.
- Days and hours of work are typically Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- Other days including weekends and evening hours as necessary for Outreach needs and to attend community events.
- This position requires the ability to travel within Harris County jurisdiction.
This job operates in both field and office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers filing cabinets and fax machines.
- This is a largely sedentary role; however some duties would require the ability to lift up to 20 pounds and bending & standing for periods at a time.
- Harris County Public Health - Office of Communication Education & Engagement:7457 Harwin Dr Houston TX 77036.
Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.
Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.
Employment Type
Full-Time
