Community Outreach Worker

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with community members and organizations, including schools
• Engage with community members and organizations in education and community service work. Facilitate listening sessions and summarize findings.
• Present information at meetings in a culturally appropriate manner
• Identify the needs of community members and resources to meet these needs
• Communicate community needs to the health department and other partners
• Collect and maintain administrative and community data in a confidential manner consistent with health department policy
• Foster stronger partnerships with other departments in government, among community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and community partners and stakeholders
• May attend events within the community, including those that occur after hours and on weekends.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma
• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred (e.g., social work, psychology, public health, behavioral health, public policy).

Preferred Skills and Experiences

• Knowledge of public health programs
• Previous work with community or faith-based organizations with outreach to priority audiences
• Verbal and written communication skills in both English and Spanish or other languages of priority audiences
• Previous work with COVID-19 mitigation or vaccination efforts
• Previous experience working in multicultural workplaces and settings
• Flexible and adaptable. Able to work as part of a team.
• Experience in data entry