Community Health Navigator

Responsibilities

• Participate in community events to provide outreach, engagement, and resource and referral support
• Provide resources and referral support for all members and YMCA participants
• Create and support community and branch engagement events
• Lead the third party outreach and YAA programming
• Evaluate and support all members’ outreach, including but not limited to branch tours and orientations
• Provide health information related to preventative services, accessing healthcare, and understanding the health system to improve health conditions and outcomes
• Provide health coaching relevant to chronic disease prevention and management
• Conduct screenings/assessments and provide connections to community resources to promote health, address healthcare barriers, receive translation/interpretation services, or address health-related social needs
• Conduct timely data entry and reporting
• Perform administrative tasks as assigned and assist with maintaining proper document storage of confidential information and auditing
• Participate in and attend all required staff meetings, trainings, YMCA staff development events, and appropriate agency-wide committees
• Other duties as assigned

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum of 2+ years experience, with a minimum of 2,000 hours of paid and/or volunteer experience in
  • community outreach, family support, health coaching, health navigation, or related services required
• Familiarity with the social determinants of health
• Familiarity with health and social services and community resources
• Licensing, state law and our government funders require that staff within YMCA of San Diego County be fingerprinted, prior to reporting to work, and include subsequent arrest notifications
• CPR/AED and First Aid Certification, must include Adult and Child/Infant, obtained within 30 days of hire and must be from one of the following certifying organizations:
  • American Red Cross
  • American Heart Association
  • American Safety and Health Institute