Community Health Worker

About the role

Catholic Charities is currently hiring a Community Health Worker to work in our Care Coordination Office. The organization values helping others at any stage in their life, regardless of race, creed, or lifestyle, with a special emphasis on helping those who are economically poor and the vulnerable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outreach and engagement activities in greater capital region based on program guidelines
• Maintain professional relationships with service providers
• Represent the agency in keeping with agency mission and standards of professionalism and ethics
• Provide information about diseases, medications, psychosocial issues and harm reduction education to patients/members
• Use health information technology to link to services and resources and communicate among team members, providers, and patients/members and their families/caregivers
• Collect and report on data for program evaluation
• Deliver the National Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle change program as it was designed. Lifestyle Coaches can add their personal strengths as a coach and provide culturally relevant examples of food, types of physical activity, barriers, etc. but should not alter the key messages of the curriculum

Qualifications

Education (one of the following):

• Bachelor's Degree in any of the following fields: Child & family studies, community mental health, counseling, education, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychology, recreation, recreation therapy, rehabilitation, social work, sociology, or speech and hearing
• NYS licensure and current registration as a Registered Nurse and a bachelor's degree
• A Bachelor's level education or higher in any field with five years of experience working directly with persons with behavioral health diagnoses
• A Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC)

Experience: 2 years (a Master's degree in a related field may substitute for one year's experience) in either:

• Providing direct services to persons diagnosed with mental disabilities, developmental disabilities, alcoholism or substance abuse
• Linking persons who have been diagnosed with mental disabilities, developmental disabilities, alcoholism or substance abuse to a broad range of services essential to successfully living in a community setting

Other requirements:

• Familiarity with and sensitivity to specialized needs of people with chronic illnesses, HIV/AIDS, of people with substance abuse and mental health issues, of people of color and of GLBT individuals
• MUST have a personal cell phone, valid driver's license, proof of current car insurance and registration and access to a reliable, working vehicle

Pay and schedule

• Minimum Salary: $23.07
• Maximum Salary: $23.07
• Schedule: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm (Full-time)

Benefits

• Health/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Retirement planning options
• Generous Time Off (as an eligible employee, you will accrue up to 23 days off in your first year, based on your standard work day)
• A collaborative work environment
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts (movie tickets, hotels, flights, amusement parks, etc.)
• Exciting referral bonuses
• Ongoing training and development
• Recognition and Awards
• Career Growth
• A collaborative team culture

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