AmeriCorps Member New Horizons Family Services Coordinator

New Horizons Family Services Coordinator

Healthy Communities is CHC's Public Health AmeriCorps program designed to create cohesion in vulnerable communities and to promote healthcare and support services through outreach, awareness, linkage to care and support. Healthy Communities also serves to identify the unique and integral needs of our communities and neighborhoods and to establish strategic plans to address them. Service delivery will directly address the public health crisis in vulnerable communities and make healthcare and support services accessible through flexible delivery of services. AmeriCorps members will conduct community outreach, education, patient engagement, and link patients to CHCI care and referrals to community based assistance. Additionally, AmeriCorps members will participate in statewide and local activities which promote awareness of health and health services.

This is an AmeriCorps Member role New Horizons Family Services Coordinator that supports the New Horizons Domestic Violence Services in Middletown.

Terms & Program Benefits :

10-month service term from November 3, 2025 thru August 28, 2026,

Serve a minimum of 40 hours a week for a total of 1700 hours during service year

$23,700 stipend over the course of one year, paid bi-weekly

An education award of $7,395 at the end of successful service term completion

This is not a staff or volunteer position

This is the opportunity for you if you :

• Possess a caring attitude and personable demeanor
• Sensitive to the issues facing persons in abusive relationships
• Are extremely organized and pay great attention to detail
• Have an interest in domestic violence (DV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) as it pertains to public health / education / social work
• Thrive in a fast paced environment
• Can take initiative and work independently as well as part of a team

As a New Horizons Family Services Coordinator for the Community Health Center, Inc., you will :

Organization Information :

Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), with offices in Connecticut, Colorado and California, is one of the country's most creative and dynamic providers of primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services, and a leader in practice-based research, health professionals training, and use of innovative technologies to advance health and healthcare. CHC is designated as a federally qualified health center and a patient-centered medical home by HRSA, the Joint Commission, and NCQA, respectively. We deliver more than 600,000 patient visits per year from primary care hubs and community clinics across the state of CT, all connected by technology and common standards for quality. We employ several hundred medical, dental, and behavioral health providers who are engaged in practice, teaching, and research. Our Weitzman Institute is devoted to research and practice transformation and is recognized around the country as one of the premier research institutes focused on improving health care and health outcomes for special and vulnerable populations. In addition, the organization has developed three wholly owned subsidiaries from the original pilot developments within the Weitzman Institute : the National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training Consortium (NNPRFTC), the National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA), and ConferMed.

Location : Middletown - Weitzman Building

City : Middletown

State : Connecticut

Time Type : Part time