Peer Community Health Worker - Reentry

Peer Community Health Worker - Reentry

This position will work with and assist individuals who are preparing to be released from jail (or have recently been released), have chronic diseases (including substance use disorder and/or mental health issues), and are in need of support services (outreach, counseling, navigational, and case management services). As a Peer Community Health Worker, shared lived experiences with potential clients is strongly desired.

Benefits:

• Free Medical, Dental & Vision
• 13 Paid Holidays + PTO
• 403 (B) retirement match
• Life Insurance, EAP
• Tuition Reimbursement
• SEIU Union
• Flexible Spending Account
• Continued workforce development & training
• Succession plans & growth within

Qualifications

Education and Experience: (Preferred)

• High school diploma or GED required;
• Knowledge of community resources in area of residence;
• Comfortable working with diverse populations including formerly incarcerated individuals, undocumented individuals, LGBT populations, communities of color, and those experiencing homelessness, substance abuse, and/or mental illness;
• Exceptional ability to connect and engage with people;
• Good oral and written communication skills;
• Detail oriented, organized and possess time management skills;
• Able to work flexible job hours;
• Willingness to work in various environments, including jail settings, street outreach, home visits, homeless encampments and/or shelters;
• Prior experience working with currently and formerly incarcerated individuals and/or homeless individuals is desirable;
• Prior experience as a health navigator, peer support worker, outreach worker or is desirable;
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred (read, write, speak); and
• People with a history of incarceration or homelessness strongly encouraged to apply

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide outreach, case management and navigational services to a caseload of up to 30 recently released, chronically ill individuals with co-morbid substance use and mental illness individually in navigating health and social services per quarter;
• Empower, support, and educate clients in their re-integration process through mentorship;
• Operate in a supportive role within an interdisciplinary health care team utilizing an integrated care and treatment model;
• Maintain outreach activity calendars and logs according to program standards;
• Collaborate with primary care providers and behavioral health providers to provide health and behavioral interventions that will maximize patient health outcomes;
• Provides support, empowerment, education and targeted case management services to clients;
• Conducts assessments of client's history with medical/dental/behavioral health services, social and economic resources for purposes of linkage;
• Educate clients with chronic illness about evidence-based standards of care and self-management of their chronic illness;
• Educates clients about the health care system and facilitates relationship building between the two;
• Documents work with clients through appropriate record keeping that follows St. John's policies and procedures;
• Links clients to needed services and facilitates access to community resources;
• Advises clients and others regarding health care and other facilities available to them; assists patients in utilizing services; makes follow-up contacts when required;
• Attend regularly scheduled and impromptu meetings and maintain communication with program team members and supervisors;
• Attend appropriate community resource meetings and training courses, as assigned;
• Work in collaboration with other departments and agencies when required; and
• Other duties may be assigned or may be modified as business needs dictate.