Community Health Worker

Job Description

Job Description

Healthcare Staffing Professionals has an immediate need for a Community Health Worker to support the expansion of TPI services within 4 unincorporated South Los Angeles communities : Westmont West Athens, Willowbrook, Florence Firestone, and unincorporated Compton.

The goal of the TPI initiative is to reduce trauma visits and deaths due to assault, reduce serious and violent crimes throughout LA County, with an initial focus on reducing the high rates of violence in unincorporated South Los Angeles.

The Community Health Worker (CHW) will report to the Supervising CHW and work as part of a Regional Team to support community engagement, provide peer outreach and support to Community Action for Peace networks, and outreach at community events to promote peacebuilding activities.

The positions will start immediately upon acceptance and employment clearance and are initially funded through 6 / 30 / 2024 .

Pay Rate-

$20.19 / hr working 40 hours a week

Benefits :

Paid Holidays, Paid Sick Time, PTO

Healthcare

Employer Fully Funded Healthcare (Anthem Blue Cross), Dental and Vision, Life Insurance from Initial Start Date.

Shifts : Onsite at clients Alhambra, CA office.

40 hours a week

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 specified capacities will be prorated on a month for-month basis.

• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
• Able to access and operate MS Windows-based laptop or desktop device with a speaker and microphone and reliable WiFi / internet access.

Desirable Qualifications :

• Professional understanding of general health disparities and impact of violence and trauma on communities of color, low income communities, and other highly impacted communities throughout LA County.
• Knowledge of community assets and resources within the TPI communities. Experience living and / or working in the TPI communities preferred.
• Experience conducting community education and / or community outreach to businesses and community groups.
• Available to work evenings and weekends, as needed.
• If primarily working with limited English proficient (LEP) populations, have the capacity to speak, read, and write the native language(s) of those they serve (e.

g., Spanish, Arabic, Armenian, Cantonese, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Farsi, Hindi, Hmong, Japanese, Khmer (Cambodian), Korean, Lao, Mandarin, Panjabi, Russian, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese).

• Lived experience : Individuals with histories of incarceration working as community health / peer workers can make a unique contribution to the responsiveness and effectiveness of service delivery for these populations.
30+ days ago