Community Health Worker

About the role

For more than 50 years, Active Generations has been a trusted leader in supporting adults through wellness programs, essential services, and meaningful community connections. With a growing team across multiple locations, we continue to evolve and expand our impact while staying grounded in our mission. Our work centers on creating environments where people can thrive—physically, socially, and emotionally. Through wellness and nutrition programs, caregiving services, and opportunities for connection, our team works together to promote active lifestyles and overall well-being. We’re guided by teamwork, compassion, and adaptability, and we’re looking for individuals who want their work to have genuine purpose and lasting impact.

As a Community Health Worker (CHW), you’ll help individuals navigate health, social, and community resources that support their ability to live safely and independently. Serving as a trusted connection between participants, healthcare providers, community organizations, and Active Generations programs, the CHW helps identify barriers, connect individuals with appropriate resources, provide education, and support, and follow up to promote successful outcomes. This is a community-based, non-clinical position focused on relationship building, care coordination, resource navigation, and addressing social factors that may impact an individual’s health and well-being.

Reports to: Aging in Place Manager. Direct reports: None.

Responsibilities

• Build trusting relationships with participants and serve as a consistent point of contact to identify needs, goals, barriers, and available supports.
• Connect participants with appropriate healthcare, social services, public benefits, transportation, nutrition, housing, caregiver support, Active Generations programs, and other community resources.
• Help participants navigate healthcare and community service systems by providing education, resource guidance, and support with referrals, applications, and other non-clinical processes.
• Conduct participant outreach, home visits, follow-up contacts, and wellness check-ins to support continued engagement and determine whether identified needs and referrals have been addressed.
• Support individuals transitioning from healthcare settings back into their homes or communities by connecting them with appropriate resources and services.
• Advocate for participants and help them communicate their