Community Health Worker

What You'll Do

• Serve as a liaison between the agency and the community by communicating programs and services to clients, family members, and residents, while sharing community needs and cultural perspectives with professional staff.
• Receive service referrals and assist clients in accessing food assistance, housing, medical care, mental health care, substance use services, and other community resources.
• Advocate for client and patient access to departmental and community services and help complete applications for benefits and services.
• Provide emergency support by making referrals to appropriate agencies and arranging emergency shelter when needed.
• Collect medical, mental health, family, social, and employment histories and help clients complete required forms.
• Support independent living by facilitating groups on housekeeping, cooking, budgeting, public transportation, grooming, and hygiene.
• Assist with screenings, data collection, interviews, tutoring or linkage services, and other support activities for youth and families, as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Six months of full-time experience working with the public or with community groups performing duties such as interviewing clients or patients concerning health or social service matters, answering questions, and providing information about health, mental health, and social services to clients or patients;
• Work performed part-time in the qualifying capacities will be prorated on a month-for-month basis.
• A valid California Class C Driver License, or the ability to use an alternative method of transportation to carry out job-related essential functions.