Community Health Worker

The Ryan White A Community Health Worker will provide preventive outreach, health education and linkage to services through the Hartford Youth HIV Identification and Linkage Consortia, in a myriad of settings including schools and in the community.

• Perform referrals and assists clients in linking with community support systems and agencies.
• Participate in administrative and clinical case conferencing for clients/patients with medical staff/medical case managers in order to address client’s/patients medical and psychosocial needs.
• Performs data entry tasks for evaluation purposes.
• Monitor client progress within the health and community support systems.
• Provides education and training to residents/individuals in their respective community, works as part of the multidisciplinary team to prepare and implement plans, (example for HIV Pediatric and Youth program, Recovery Support Services; and general health awareness. Completes all required documentation.
• Participate in (in person/Virtual) community and planning meetings such as the Ryan White Planning Council and CT HIV Prevention Council, OCCH community meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience Required

• Education Required: High school diploma or GED.
• Experience Required: 1 year experience working in one of the following: Medical case management, community health experience, community organizing/mobilization, faith based community programs, or worked with or experienced children/youth/individuals impacted by social determinants of health or chronic illness/substance/recovery programs.
• Experience Preferred:
  • Living and/or working in an urban setting.
  • Ability to work with diverse client population.
  • Ability to read and write; bilingual English/Spanish preferred .

License and/or Certification

• Required: N/A
• Preferred: N/A

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of: Community assistance resources.
• Skilled at: Oral and written communications; interpersonal communications.
• Ability to: Work with diverse client population, read and write (English/Spanish if required), Flexible schedule: work evenings/weekends as needed.