Job Description
Title of Position:
Bilingual Community Health Worker – Spanish/English
Description of duties and responsibilities:
The bilingual community health worker will support community-based activities that will increase mental health literacy, access to services, communication, and engagement in New Haven communities with a large Latinx presence.
Specific activities include:
- Develop trusting relationships with Latinx community members by providing support, advocacy, and linkage to local resources
- Meet with community members in their preferred locations (i.e., home, faith-based organization, other community-based setting)
- Facilitate lower risk referrals to community-based mental health organizations with the capacity to serve Spanish-speaking individuals
- Support linkage and engagement to community-based mental health organizations for people presenting with higher risk concerns
- Deliver mental health education presentations to Latinx faith-based leaders, community members, and families
- Facilitate communication between community members, families, and local community-based and faith-based organizations
- Support health, mental health and wellness related activities that promote access to care among people served in their home organization
- Contribute to health and mental health related digital communication strategies
- Integrate and work alongside home organization’s staff and team on tasks related to supporting the overall mission of the organization that indirectly or directly centers on mental health.
- Attend required trainings and meetings for CHW program
- Timely and complete submission of required documentation
- Plan and coordinate community events based on health literacy with the community-based site staff and team
- Create content to promote health literacy, events, and outreach on social media
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED. Bachelor’s degree in public health, health education, or a related field preferred
- Organizational and communication skills
- Experience with community outreach and engagement preferred
- Verbal and written fluency in Spanish is a must
Supervisory relationship:
- CHWs will report to their home organization’s site supervisor, the Director of Social Services and meet one-on-one monthly
- Present CHWs monthly program report
- They will join the CT Latino Behavioral Health System (LBHS) team and attend monthly meetings with LBHS clinical staff
Skills and knowledge required:
- Ability to communicate fluently in English and Spanish
- Ability to read and write in English and Spanish
- Ability and willingness to work independently and on a multidisciplinary team
- Knowledge of greater New Haven community resources preferred
- Ability to utilize Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint
Amount of travel and other special conditions or requirements:
- Travel to the community-based site will be required.
- Ability to work on Saturdays when needed (special community events, outreach, etc.)
- Hybrid work (if necessary)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $24.73 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- New Haven, CT 06513: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Preferred)
Work Location: In person