AmeriCorps - Community Health Worker; Nutrition and Fitness
Listed on 2026-02-01
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Healthcare
Community Health, Health Promotion
BenefitsWe Offer Outstanding Benefits:
- Biweekly Living Stipend: $760.00
- Education Award: $7,395.00
- Meaningful Community Health Experience
- And much more!
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Location: Legacy Montrose Clinic-1415 California St. Houston,TX77006Ameri Corps - Community Health Worker (Nutrition and Fitness) - Job OverviewSchedule: 8AM-3PM
Embark on an exhilarating journey as an Ameri Corps Community Health Worker, catalyzing change in the Southwest Houston neighborhoods. Be at the forefront of community engagement, leading initiatives in outreach, education, and preventive health screenings to revolutionize public health impact.
- Be a trailblazer in identifying and addressing community health needs.
- Leverage cutting-edge social determinants of health screening tools.
- Innovate outreach strategies to connect with new refugee and immigrant populations.
- Drive a future-focused mission to make Legacy the medical home of choice.
Join a dynamic team committed to transformative healthcare delivery.
- Play a pivotal role in community health evolution through data-driven strategies.
- Capitalize on opportunities for professional development and agile learning.
- Contribute to Legacy's mission with potential for loan repayment programs.
- Pioneer community health assessments utilizing advanced social determinants of health tools.
- Establish and nurture relationships with refugee and immigrant communities to enhance healthcare navigation.
- Conduct transformative home and site visits to identify service needs, providing game-changing information and referrals.
- Document case records with precision, leveraging tech for seamless and timely management.
- Champion Legacy service lines, forging pathways to establish Legacy as a premier medical home.
- Lead as a peer trainer, fostering growth and capacity-building within the team.
- Maintain and expand partnerships with Connect Community for synergistic impact.
- Innovate community linkage to primary and preventive health services.
- Empower community members with knowledge of comprehensive health services via Legacy.
- High School diploma or GED is essential.
- While experience is not mandatory, a passion for community engagement and health innovation is crucial.
- Exceptional communication and customer service skills to revolutionize client interactions.
- Astute multitasking abilities in a dynamic, fast-paced ecosystem.
- Organizational prowess with above-average skills, enabling agile workflow management.
- Proficient in technology with strong typing and computer skills, essential for digital transformation.
- Bilingual capabilities, especially Spanish fluency, are highly advantageous.
- Commitment to maintaining the confidentiality and security of sensitive information.
By innovating how care is delivered, we've stayed at the forefront of connecting our communities to health—every day, in every way. At Legacy, we know our success is powered by our people. We're always looking for talented, passionate individuals who want more than a job—they want a meaningful career that makes a real impact. Explore our open positions and see if a career at Legacy is right for you.
At Legacy Community Health, our mission—Driving healthy change in our communities—guides everything we do. To fulfill this mission, every team member is expected to embody the following core attributes in their daily work, regardless of role or department:
Approachable & CollaborativeWe bring our expertise without ego. In a collaborative healthcare environment, humility fosters trust and teamwork. Our employees value diverse perspectives, seek input from others, and are unafraid to acknowledge when they need help. We stay grounded in our purpose: to serve patients and communities with…
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