Community Health Worker (CHW)

Overview

The mission of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center's (NorthPoint) is to create a healthier community. Three pillars provide the foundation for serving the North Minneapolis community : Whole-Person Integrated Care, Building Community Well-Being, and Health Equity.

Whole-Person Integrated Care

NorthPoint offers a continuum of social and health services that integrate medical, dental, and behavioral health with human services to improve quality of life. We strive to serve our community by addressing the physical, behavioral, social, and spiritual aspects of health in culturally responsive and trauma-informed ways.

Building Community Well-Being

A community's sense of well-being includes social, economic, environmental, cultural, and political conditions identified by the members of a community as essential for them to "flourish and fulfill their potential." To build and nurture community well-being, we must understand the population we serve to improve their health, safety, and access to the services they need.

Health Equity

NorthPoint is committed to health equity that requires valuing everyone. We strive to reduce the social, economic, and health inequities experienced by the community and the people we serve. We work with community partners to support people in reaching their full health potential.

Job Purpose :

The Community Health Worker (CHW) is responsible for helping community members, patients and their family's access and navigate community services and resources and adopt healthy behaviors.

General Job Statement :

The Community Health Worker (CHW) will be working with the Pregnancy & Family Health team. This position requires a strong desire to work with birthing persons, partners, children and families. Pregnancy & Family Health programming assists guests in alleviating barriers in order to reduce health disparities and ensure healthy outcomes for birthing persons, babies and families. Some aspects of the role will include : assessing guest needs, hosting events and support groups, providing resources and referrals, providing and connecting guests to culturally specific care and support.

Minimum Qualifications :

• High school diploma or GED and four years of experience in human services or community outreach or Associates degree with two years of experience in human services, or community outreach. Or Bachelor's degree in Human Services, social work or related field with 1 year of related experience, preferred.
• Community Health Worker certificate, preferred.
• Minimum 2 year of experience working with pregnant, birthing, and postpartum people and their families.
• Must possess demonstrated ability to relate to individuals and families of varied ethnic, cultural backgrounds, ages and economic circumstances.
• Experience and ability to build and develop constructive working relationships with a variety of individuals, assist with establishing a work plan based on assessment.
• Demonstrated ability to execute outreach plans, collect data, and prepare reports.
• Excellent verbal, written, analytical and group communication skills working with a multi-cultural environment.
• The ability to fluently speak English and Spanish.
• Valid Minnesota driver's license with good driving record, current insurance and ability to pass NorthPoint's driving policy.
• Must be proficient in MS Word, MS Excel and computer tracking database.

Work Environment :

Work is performed in a standard office environment. Work involves regular guest interaction and extensive computer use (6-8 hours daily), requiring hand-eye coordination for standard office equipment.

Benefits and Perks :

Our workforce reflects the community we service, and we work hard to embrace diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging. The organization encourages everyone at NorthPoint to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We offer a variety of programs and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.

The passion and dedication of our employees makes NorthPoint a great place to work! If you are seeking a rewarding and challenging position that makes a difference in the community visit our website at www.northpointhealth.org and express your interest under Employment Opportunities Human Services.