Job details
Salary $30 an hour job type part-time temporary number of hires for this role 3
Qualifications
Spanish (required)
Full job description
Health outreach educator - vaccine (multiple openings!)
Ifr covid collaborative team
Hours per week: 17 hours per week
Grant-funded position through december 31, 2021
This is primarily a remote position with occasional in-person meetings and/or training`s as needed.
View the full job description at www.ifrsf.org/career_opportunities
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To apply submit your cover letter and resume in a word or pdf format to:
Human resources department
Instituto familiar de la raza, inc.
(please note, resume without a cover letter will not be considered)
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Instituto familiar de la raza is responding to the public health emergency of covid-19 impacting san francisco’s latinx communityThe primary goal of ifr’s covid-19 response team is to deliver containment strategies such as health prevention, case investigation, contact tracing, increase access to vaccine education and registration, as well as testing access; provide psychosocial support and referrals for linkages to wrap-around social services.
Under the direct supervision of the covid health coordinator, the health outreach educator will be providing individual, group and collective level health education & prevention to the latinx-chicano-spanish speaking community of san francisco.
The health outreach educator is responsible for conducting ct/ci interviews to prevent the spread of covid-19, in addition to providing individual & community education, and registration conductive to access for the preventive covid vaccine; furthermore engage community members to psychosocial support, and linkages as referrals to wrap-around social services.
Essential job duties include but not limited to the following:
Interview and collect data from people who have tested positive for covid-19 and identify contacts who may have been exposed
Provide education on prevention and mitigation, including isolation and quarantine guidelines to minimize the risk of potential transmission
Assist clients and contacts identify any social support needs they may have during self-isolation/self-quarantine and provide referrals and linkages to community resources as needed
Conduct outreach at essential resources hubs and other places as needed
Participate in all training to learn procedures for ct/ci, vaccine education & registration, including the use of appropriate software and tracking databases
Conduct street and venue-based outreach
Participate in creating multi-media social marketing projects
Collect service data and enter into database accurately
Maintain required documentation
Observe client confidentiality
Maintain reliable attendance and participation in team and agency meetings
Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Required qualifications:
High school diploma or equivalent background, mea/cna health certificate (completed or in progress)Preferred experience in community health education or disease intervention
Ability to speak, read, and write in spanish and english.(bicultural competency).
Knowledge and sensitivity to issues of diversity in the latinx community including gender, race, language, immigration status, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status
Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
Ability to maintain confidential client information and maintain ethical boundaries and
Professional conduct
Ability to take initiative and work independently within a large multidisciplinary team
Available to work a couple of evenings every week (and some weekends for special events)
Knowledge of software used for reporting, word processing, spreadsheets, and databasesFor example, microsoft word and excel, and social media sites
Conditions of employment
Available to work some evenings and weekends (hours are subject to operational needs)
Must pass and maintain annual tuberculosis test
Must pass department of justice fingerprint screening
Complete annual recurrent on-line training
Must provide proof of covid-19 vaccination upon hire (reasonable accommodation requests will be considered)
Compensation and benefits
This is a grant-funded, part- time (17 hours per week), non-exempt position with no benefits through december 31, 2021.
Instituto familiar de la raza, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, culture, age, disability, gender, or sexual orientationPeople of color are encouraged to apply.
Job types: part-time, temporary
Pay: $30.00 per hour
Language:
Spanish (required)
Work location:
One location
Work location: one location
