Senior Community Health Worker
3 weeks ago
We are seeking a skilled Senior Community Health Worker to join our team in addressing the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles County. As a key member of our team, you will work closely with community groups, social workers, and other stakeholders to provide support services to individuals experiencing homelessness.
Key Responsibilities- Organize and coordinate community activities to identify resources and develop solutions to community issues, including substance abuse, juvenile delinquency, homelessness, and mental illness.
- Receive service referrals from social workers, eligibility workers, and other staff to assist clients in obtaining food stamps, housing, medical services, mental health services, and other supportive services.
- Manage a caseload to aid clients in obtaining employment training, jobs, housing, and other supportive services.
- Mentor Community Health Workers in providing supportive services to clients.
- Facilitate relations between County departments and programs and the community by communicating County and departmental strategic goals, priorities, policies, and procedures to community agencies, clients, and family members.
- Serve as an advocate for client access to County and community resources and services, ensuring individuals' preferences are included in treatment or recovery plans.
- Document client services per departmental policies and procedures.
- Facilitate development of independent living skills of clients by conducting support groups, including housekeeping, cooking, shopping, budgeting, use of public transportation, reading, and personal hygiene.
- Perform outreach and engage clients to build rapport, identify client needs, and provide available resources and/or linkages.
- Assist clients, patients, and family members in completing forms for benefits, housing, jobs, and other supportive services.
- Develop partnerships with diverse community and peer support groups, including those with a focus on advocacy, self-help, family alliances, and parents.
- Liaison with local healthcare programs, schools, and social service agencies to create coordinated care and resource linkages.
- Organize, prepare, and maintain materials needed for community presentations, outreach, and community events.
- Provide guidance to clients to assist in the rehabilitation and recovery process and to provide supportive services as needed.
- Two years of experience at the level of Community Health Worker in a public or private community-based organization, public agency, hospital, public health organization, or health system.
- Experience may be cumulative (i.e., part-time experience can be combined to equal two years).
- Valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternate method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
- Physical Class II - Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting.
This position works directly with individuals experiencing homelessness.
Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. This position requires the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt to changing circumstances.
The successful candidate will be required to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or request an exemption for qualifying medical or religious reasons during the onboarding process.
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