CHW Mom

Community Health Worker/Mom's & Babies First Home Visitor Program
Population Health
Supervisor Title: Director of Population Health
UDS Classification: Community Health Worker
EEO Class: Service Worker
Established in 1994, Third Street Family Health Services is a regional not-for-profit community health center providing medical, dental, OB/GYN, pediatric, community outreach, and behavioral health services across eleven locations in Richland, 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 patient-centered care and provide our services with respect, integrity, and accountability top of mind. For more information, visit or find them on Facebook or Twitter.

The Community Health Worker (CHW) will be responsible for helping clients and their families to navigate and access community services, other resources, and adopt healthy behaviors. 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.

Mom's and Babies First provides community-based outreach and care coordination services to high-risk, low-income, African-American pregnant women and their infants to age 1-year. The program provides education related to pregnancy, women's health, infant health, and childhood development. The CHW meets with families regularly to provide support, guidance, and resources to assist clients with overcoming problems and barriers.
Requirements: Mom's and Babies First provides community-based outreach and care coordination services to high-risk, low-income, African-American pregnant women and their infants to age 1-year. The program provides education related to pregnancy, women's health, infant health, and childhood development. The CHW meets with families regularly to provide support, guidance, and resources to assist clients with overcoming problems and barriers.

Conduct required weekly or bi-weekly 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.
Responsible to accurately track and document time spent preparing, completing, and documenting home visits and utilize good time management skills.
Plan, implement, evaluate, and document the learning experiences supporting individual progress and appropriate child and family outcomes.
Document and maintain individual files on all families and collects data from other community resources related to health, mental health, and oral health.
Coordinate and implement weekly and bi-weekly lesson plans through agency approved curricula and facilitation of socialization activities.
Refer families to appropriate community options, or other resources, as needed. Identify developmental concerns and make appropriate Early Intervention referrals. Attend and actively participate in playgroup opportunities with families as assigned.
Encourage and foster the family's independence in decision making about the services they are receiving.
Participates in staff training, supervisory and staff meetings.
Exhibits positivity, flexibility, and a willingness to provide in-service training and take on new responsibilities as requested or required.
Be a positive role model for all health center staff.
Frequent contact with clients, staff of community agencies and the general public. Daily contact with agency staff. The community and resources available.
Understanding of women and children's health.
Familiarity with healthcare systems, insurance coverage, and public assistance programs
Community engagement, outreach and health promotion.
Computer proficiency including Microsoft office and data collection via software programs.
Work collaboratively with healthcare providers, community organizations and other stakeholders.
Build relationships and supportive networks amongst the muti-county service area.
Mobility: work environment is based in the community and can include an agency office, school-based setting, child care facilities or participant's homes.

Must be able to drive frequently due to work varying work environments including agency office, school based, community based locations which may include participant homes in various communities.

Works flexible hours, which can include days, evenings, and weekends, as desired to meet the needs of clients and is available for crisis management by phone as needed.

Communicate verbally with children, clients, community members, partnering agencies, funders and co-workers. Manual dexterity: should have sufficient hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills to perform tasks such as writing, typing, operating computer systems, and handling paperwork.
Visual and auditory abilities: must have adequate vision and hearing abilities to effectively communicate with clients, read written materials, and interpret non-verbal cues during counseling sessions.
Sitting or standing: should be able to sustain a seated or standing position for extended periods while meeting with patients/clients/external visitors, attending meetings, or performing administrative tasks.
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 driver's license and personal automobile insurance and reliable transportation.
Employment offers conditional upon completion of a background screen including fingerprinting and a drug screen
BLS and completion of health screenings as outlined in the credentialing policy are required for successful completion of orientation.