Community Engagement Specialist

Community Engagement Specialist

Wider Circle is looking for a Community Engagement Specialist in Columbus, Ohio to join our circle and play a vital role in running Connect for Life, our groundbreaking program that connects neighbors for better health, empowering them to live longer, healthier lives while finding joy in one another's company. The successful candidate will radiate confidence and empathy, establish trust with our members, and skillfully switch between group and one-on-one interactions. They will tirelessly utilize any means necessary to connect and engage with members, including in-person group events, one-on-one home visits, and telephone outreach. If you are passionate about serving your community and enjoy making connections, then come join us in our movement to battle healthcare inequity.

Wider Circle works with health plans and providers nationally to deliver unique community care programs that connect neighbors for better health. Centered on trusted relationships, Wider Circle connects health plan members with like-minded neighbors to inform, support and motivate one another, empowering them to be more proactive about their health. Wider Circle's trusted delivery network has been proven to drive resilience, improve member experience and engagement, and reduce inappropriate utilization and has been published in peer-reviewed literature. Today, Wider Circle offers its unique neighborhood care programs to tens of thousands of communities nationwide.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Connect For Life program, utilizing Wider Circle's developed curriculum to build trust and promote health.
• Strategically plan, and host virtual and in-person events to foster relationships among members and contribute to positive wellness outcomes.
• Proactively contact members, ensuring participation in Chapter events and various group activities, conducting one-on-one home visits, and facilitating monthly engagement.
• Record member interactions (all member outreach, attendance, and attempts to contact members) for effective tracking and reporting through wider circles online digital systems in a timely manner.
• Identify natural leaders within the community and invite them to serve as Wider Circle Ambassadors, enhancing member connections and event coordination.
• Connect with potential members, developing personalized plans to enroll them in the Connect For Life program. This could be via phone, 1:1 in person engagement or at events.
• Serve as a liaison, connecting members to their health plans and to each other. Support members in needs as it relates to helping them with health care services, doctor appointments or assisting them in closing care gaps.
• Hold yourself accountable for achieving membership engagement and growth goals, monitoring success through metrics such as attendance, feedback, and other relevant data.
• Home Canvassing: Conduct in-home visits to, meet with members that you are unable to reach or to meet with them to review member needs and encouragement to get them to events.

Physical Demands:

• Safely and consistently drive to public places up to 30 miles away from their home
• Frequently carry up to 30 pounds of supplies
• Frequently stand and comfortably speak publicly, including projecting their voice in indoor and outdoor spaces in front of groups
• Routinely sit, stand, and walk to allow the team member to interact with members for the duration of each event effectively
• Ability to see and hear well enough to interact with members by phone and in-person and respond to member questions
• Ability to use a computer to view, enter and update information in different systems
• Effectively communicate with members in person or virtually