Community Health Worker I - Community Health Improvement Grants

Location: 1035 Cambridge Street

Work Days: 40 hours weekdays

Category: Human and Social Services

Department: Community Health Improvement Grants

Job Type: Full Time

Work Shift: Day / Evening

Hours/Week: 40.00

Union: Yes

Union Name: CH Laborers 380

Job Purpose:

To provide clinical, administrative and organizational support services to Health Care for the Homeless providers allowing for effective patient care. To provide compassionate support and organizational assistance to patients who are experiencing homelessness, both in shelters and outside on the street and in encampments.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Education/Training: Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalency.
• Licensure: N/A

Certifications: 

1. American Red Cross (ARC) or American Heart Association (AHA) BLS certification required

The following certifications qualify as formal training in a related field:

• Nurses’ Aide
• Phlebotomist
• Medical Assistant

2. Trained and completed certification for Community Health Worker preferred

• Work Experience: Minimum of one year experience in a formal medical setting and/or evidence of formal training in a related field.
• Preferred: Proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese in addition to English.

In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.