AmeriCorps Member – Community Health Information Specialist

Job Description Summary :

Job Description :

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 – Community Health Information Specialist – that supports Behavioral Health Department at the Stamford and Norwalk site.

Terms & Program Benefits :

• One-year service term from September 2, 2025 thru August 28, 2026
• Serve a minimum of 33 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 :

As a Community Health Information Specialist for the Community Health Center, Inc., you will :

Qualifications :

Preferred :