Health Related Social Program Coordinator

Description

The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) is a non-profit organization established in 1976 to serve immigrants, refugees, and the broader community in Portland, Oregon. Our mission is to welcome, serve and empower refugees, immigrants and people across cultures and generations to reach their full potential. Find out more o.org.

POSITION:
Health Related Social Need Program Coordinator JOB CLASS/GRADE:
Coordinator 3/Specialist 4;
Grade 5 WAGE:
Starting at $62,655 per year based on experience FLSA; EEO; WC:
Exempt;
Professional; 8864 LOCATIONS: IRCO Main Office, 10301 NE Glisan St Portland OR 97220,

Hybrid schedule (2 days on-site, 3 days remote)

FTE; FT/PT; STATUS: 1.0 FTE;
Full-Time with Benefits;
Regular NUMBER OF POSITIONS: (1)

APPLY AT: www.irco.org

STATUS:
Full-Time with Benefits PROGRAM(S):
Health and Wellness SECTOR/DIVISION:
Community Health & Wellness/Community Safety & Wellbeing REQUIREMENTS:
English fluency required, bilingual in any additional language

preferred. Must be able to pass extensive Background Check.

Program/Department Summary

The Community Health and Wellness sector provides services that support the physical, behavioral, and emotional health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. Our staff are certified Traditional Health Workers (such as Community Health Workers (CHW), Peer Support Specialists (PSS), and Doulas) who offer direct services such as healthcare and systems navigation, health insurance enrollment, physical and emotional health support, adjustment support, mental health resource navigation, and client-directed case management.

We also engage in community outreach and physical and emotional health education via community workshops, psycho-education support groups, and by hosting monthly health clinics that provide dental services, health services, and community resource information.

Position Summary

The Health Related Social Needs (HRSN) Program Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the daily operations of IRCO’s Portland Metro HRSN Housing and Outreach and Engagement programs, including directly supervising a team of case managers who work with clients to provide rent and utility assistance, tenancy support, and resource navigation.

The HRSN Program Coordinator provides day-to-day supervision and mentoring of staff, administrative duties involved in rental and utility payments and reimbursement, and program oversight ensuring trauma-informed services reach community members. This position ensures staff have ongoing training and competence to provide referrals, direct services, and support to assist participants and provide accurate documentation of services as required.

This position works closely with the Community Health & Wellness Sector Manager and Coordinators team, program funders and community partners. The HRSN Program Coordinator successfully coordinates, implements, reports, and evaluates the program in their portfolio, as well as other projects as needed and assigned.

Essential Functions

• Possess and apply an impeccable degree of confidentiality and utilize knowledge of laws about confidentiality, disclosures, and releases of information to ensure program and staff compliance.
• With a fair degree of autonomy, coordinate implementation of the HRSN program, develop staff workplans, monitor caseloads and opening/closing of new cases, monitor expenses, monitor ongoing program eligibility (Oregon Health Plan enrollment), review and submit invoices, track deliverables and prepare reports and communicate with funders as needed.
• Supervise a team of case managers; hold regular case conferences and utilize problem-solving skills and program expertise to support and grow staff; provide staff with backup during absences or…