Community Health Worker

Community Health Worker

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The Community Health Worker serves as a liaison between residents and health providers and health care agencies in the community. The Community Health Worker helps facilitate residents’ access to health care providers and services to improve their health outcomes and wellbeing. This position works in conjunction with the Resident Service Coordinators at Paloma Garden and helps build residents’ health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of health-related activities, education and coaching.

• Collaborate with Resident Service Coordinators to identify and address residents' needs.
• Develop and coordinate on-site health and wellness programs.
• Assist residents in identifying issues that affect their overall health and developing health/social management goals and plans.
• Translate and interpret health information for residents.
• Help residents communicate concerns to medical providers, building their capacity for communication and self‑advocacy.
• Work closely with medical providers to ensure residents have comprehensive and coordinated care plans.
• Collaborate with residents and their health care providers.
• Provide consistent communication to the Resident Service Coordinator.
• in on-site health and wellness activities.
• Assist residents with completing health-related forms and paperwork, and scheduling appointments.
• Document all resident interactions and contacts in an electronic database.
• Attend regular staff meetings and training.
• Comply with all Fair Housing requirements.

• Indoor office environment with prolonged periods of sitting.
• Some local travel required for training and meetings.
• Out of state travel once per year to attend national conference.
• Physical activities include bending, climbing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, crouching, squatting, lifting (30‑50 pounds), balancing, standing, walking.
• Vision, hearing, speaking, and use of hands/fingers required. Exposure to indoor and outdoor environments.

Full Time
, Monday through Friday

$21.50–$24.00 per hour

3140 Mallard Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80910

• Models core culture attributes of Volunteers of America Colorado ("AIRS": Accountability, Integrity, Respect, Service).
• Models Volunteers of America Colorado’s strategic critical virtues of HHS:
  Hungry, Humble, and People Smart.
• Utilizes various databases for recordkeeping.
• Knowledge of Fair Housing Regulations.

• Bachelor’s degree in human services or 3+ years’ experience working with older adults in a social services environment.
• Knowledge of health-related issues of older adults (e.g., physician and mental impairments, aging process).
• Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and other public benefit programs.
  
  Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and other stakeholders.

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Patient Care Technician (PCT), Home Health Aide.

Ability to build trust and assist residents in identifying and managing health issues.

• Strong interpersonal and written/verbal communication.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word).

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