Community Health Worker
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Job Location:
Jacksonville, FL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
9 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Community Health Worker (CHW) serves as an advocate or liaison in the community setting. The position works in partnership with the community and plays a critical role in connecting networks with the community. The CHW will play a central role in recruiting families providers and organizations throughout the Needs Assessment phase. They will also lead stakeholder engagement for the Community Advisory Board identifying caregivers youth with asthma pediatric healthcare providers school health staff and other community partners who can participate.
Essential Functions:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community and to build trust.
- Identifying and developing relationships with key community partners
- Community engagement outreach and/or events planning
- Locate and research new services and resources
- Recruitment of families for needs assessments
- Maintain records in accordance with program and funding source requirements
- Develops a weekly calendar of outreach activities and location
- Conducts formal presentations in the community
Participate in trainings meetings workshops conferences webinars and conference calls as necessary
Qualifications:
- High school diploma required
- At least one year of relevant experience required
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word Excel Outlook and PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of virtual platforms
Key Skills
- Abinitio
- Lotus Notes
- Advocacy
- Apache Tomcat
- Informatica
- Interpretation
About Company
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware an ... View more
