Program Coordinator (2-Positions)

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Support training and mentoring of CHW Academy participants
• Leads outreach efforts to identify and recruit prospective CHWs with lived experience in marginalized communities; supports the application and registration process for new cohorts.
• Affords assistance in maintaining relationships with community-based organizations and clinical partners to secure placement sites and employment pipelines.
• Affords support in reviewing training materials and activities for cultural appropriateness, accessibility, and alignment with the realities of CHW work.
• Affords support in participant tracking, scheduling recruitment sessions, and preparing materials for community.
• Affords support in both internal and external communication, including developing and presenting reports on the Academy.
• Affords support in job placement, career development and retention services to CHW Academy trainees and alumni including case management sessions, workshop facilitation, and career status assessments for prospective CHWs.
• Affords support to trainees during their field placements by providing mentorship and troubleshooting challenges in real-world community settings.
• Mets regularly with program staff to provide routine updates and seek consultation on participant progress.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-2 years’ experience working as a Community Health Worker / Promotora in clinical settings is required.
• CHWs with experience doing outreach, engagement, patient education in clinics or hospitals encouraged to apply.
• Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply.

Skills

• Strong background in health education that is evidence-based, accessible, and
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders, from community members to clinical
• Ability to design and implement career development and retention services
• Strong understanding about health equity and health disparities
• Ability to manage recruitment schedules, track participant applications, and maintain organized
• Ability to use PC for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook, Canva; willingness to learn educational technologies and learning management systems.
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to maintain and build mutually beneficial partnerships
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Education

• High school degree
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred, but significant experience as a CHW may be substituted for

Experience

• Minimum 1-2 years’ experience working as a Community Health Worker / Promotora in clinical settings is required.
• CHWs with experience doing outreach, engagement, patient education in clinics or hospitals encouraged to apply.

Other

• Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply.
• Strong background in health education that is evidence-based, accessible, and
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders, from community members to clinical
• Ability to design and implement career development and retention services
• Strong understanding about health equity and health disparities
• Ability to manage recruitment schedules, track participant applications, and maintain organized
• Ability to use PC for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook, Canva; willingness to learn educational technologies and learning management systems.
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to maintain and build mutually beneficial partnerships
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively