Community Health Worker

The Community Health Worker is responsible for developing community partnerships, leading public health outreach efforts, and helping individuals navigate and access community services that improve health. The position will primarily be working in different communities with specific target populations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Develop and sustain collaborative working relationships with community members and partner agencies, which may include providers, case managers, agency representatives,
supervisors, and office staff.
2. Through community care coordination, this position will provide social, behavioral, and resource support to clients as they navigate health care, basic needs, and social service
systems.
3. Engage with and learn from target populations to support Winnebago County Public Health’s strategies to improve health outcomes; specifically, for those disproportionately
affected by public systems.

ADDITIONAL ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
1. Provide services in a culturally sensitive manner.
2. Able to work independently and as part of a team.
3. Participate in enhancing agency performance, processes, programs, and interventions through continuous quality improvement.
4. Assume responsibility for own professional growth and development by pursuing education, participating in professional committees and workgroups, and contributing to a work environment where continual improvements in practice are pursued.
5. Report to work as called upon in 24/7 in a public health crisis or emergency and perform public health emergency response duties as assigned and consistent with training
provided.
6. Adhere to Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards, such as those concerning exposure to blood borne pathogens, toxic substances, airborne pathogens or
exposure to other hazards during routine assignments or assignments during public health crisis or emergency.
7. Participate in public health emergency response training and drills.
8. Perform other related duties as may be assigned.

https://www.winnebagocountywi.gov/human-resources

Deadline Note: Recruitment is Ongoing