Malama Ambassador / Birth Equity Advocate - Bilingual (Part-Time) - Texas

Role Responsibilities

• Conduct in-person outreach at WIC clinics, FQHC waiting rooms, and CBO program sites across assigned counties
• Build trusted relationships with pregnant and postpartum Medicaid members
• Distribute Malama provider kits, flyers, stands, stickers, and other outreach materials
• Represent Malama at community events including baby showers, health fairs, and partner-hosted convenings
• Identify new local partnership opportunities and share learnings with the Malama team
• Help organize or staff monthly pop-up events, baby supply giveaways, community baby showers, and clinic tabling days
• Cover basic event logistics with support from the Malama team
• Share photos, learnings, and outcomes from events
• Help gather feedback from moms and community partners on what resources are most needed
• Track and report outreach activity, including clinics visited, contacts made, materials distributed, events attended, and follow-up needed
• Participate in regular Malama team check-ins with other ambassadors
• Share what is working, what is not working, and what the team should test next
• Help build the first version of Malama's ambassador playbook

Requirements

• Deep ties to and lived experience in the communities served: Houston, San Antonio
• Commitment to birth equity, reproductive justice, and culturally congruent care
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust with diverse populations
• Comfort with engaging with CBOs, following up, and tracking outreach activities

Preferred

• Current Community Health Worker (CHW) certification OR equivalent community health experience
• Bilingual or multilingual — Spanish or other languages spoken in priority counties
• Prior experience with Medicaid, WIC, FQHC, or community-based maternal health programs

Benefits

• $20.00/hour
• Part-time (:15 hrs/week)

Schedule

• Opportunities to grow as the program scales
• Entry-level welcome — no prior CHW experience required if you have community roots and a CHW cert (or equivalent experience)

Qualifications

• Meaningful community impact — your work directly reduces maternal and infant health disparities
• Connection to a statewide network of birth equity advocates, doulas, and community health workers
• Supportive, mission-driven team culture