Community Health Outreach Worker
Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center
- Hayward, CA
- $21.41-23.40 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Participates in community outreach prevention, health promotion and education designed to mobilize demand and drive individuals to get vaccinated and seek other COVID-19-related services.
- Participates in, coordinates, and/or attends community events such as health fairs and community forums involving the Promotoras to participate in the outreach activities.
- Conducts community presentations and other needed outreach to reach a linguistically diverse, under-served, medically indigent people in Southern Alameda County.
- Participates in mandatory trainings and update meetings related to the program to build and maintain current knowledge base of awareness and prevention in the specific area of health addressed by the project.
- Maintains documentation of program activities and assists in tracking data related to classes and workshops to TVHC patients and community members.
- Assists Coalition Manager to ensure that grant goals and objectives are met.
- Maintains inventory of health education/outreach materials necessary to conduct outreach efforts and to supply internal providers and other TVHC staff as needed.
- Attends and participates in all appropriate TVHC staff meetings, work groups, etc., as directed.
- Performs all duties and services in full compliance with TVHC’s Service Excellence Standards.
- Performs other duties or tasks as directed by Coalition Manager.
- High school Graduate (or GED) required.
- BLS certification is required.
- Minimum one-year outreach experience working with community-based agencies.
- Previous experience with group training and/or facilitating group meetings preferred.
- Previous experience working with a diverse community strongly preferred.
- Previous experience in a non-profit setting preferred.
- Bilingual in Spanish and English is preferred.
- Must be available to work during select weekday evenings and occasional Saturdays.
- Must be comfortable presenting information related to the specific project being assigned.
- Intermediate knowledge and experience working with computers, including word processing and data entry programs; spreadsheet experience a plus.
- Excellent organizational abilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to work effectively both independently and collaboratively. Self-starter.
- Ability to travel to assigned destinations.