Health and Wellness Specialist

Description

POSITION: Health and Wellness Sector Specialist 2

JOB CLASS/GRADE: Coordinator 1/Specialist 2;
Grade 7

WAGE: Starting at $53,538 per year based on experience?

FLSA; EEO; WC: Non-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: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

STATUS: Full-Time with Benefits?

PROGRAM(S): Health and Wellness

SECTOR: Community Health & Wellness/Community Safety & Wellbeing

REQUIREMENTS: English fluency required, bilingual in any additional language preferred. Must be able to pass extensive Background Check.

This job announcement is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this job. This is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

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.

The Health and Wellness Sector Specialist 2 is a vital support to sector management and colleagues. This person will facilitate program paperwork, correspondence, special projects, data entry and recordkeeping, project management and event planning, using their strong administrative skills. The individual will bear primary responsibility for entering complete and accurate data into multiple database systems, which means quick and accurate typing/data entry will be important skills.

The role requires interpersonal communication and the ability to work across multiple program teams. A trauma-informed and compassionate approach to social services, and strong time and task management.

• Possess and apply an impeccable degree of confidentiality and utilize knowledge of laws about confidentiality, disclosures, and release of information.
• Utilize a client-centered, strength-based, trauma-informed empowerment model.
• Manage data entry processes into internal databases as well as funder provided systems to accurately track program outcomes for management teams; flag data entry/data quality issues.
• Maintain orderly filing systems for program files including client files, program protocols, and community resources.
• Assist with a variety of administration functions, including ordering and maintaining office supply inventory, Amazon purchase, photocopying, and filing as needed.
• Prepare or provide editorial support for program documents such as outreach and event flyers, forms, presentation or training materials, client folders and/or other program-related documents as requested.
• Provide general administrative support to Sector Manager and Coordinators, such as assisting in staff hiring processes, gathering required data from team members, preparing reports or other documents for programs, attending meetings as assigned.
• Actively participate in regular internal meetings, trainings, and community events (as appropriate), and as requested, record and send meeting minutes and other notes for Coordinators and Manager.
• Provide administrative and logistical on-site support for community and outreach events. Assist with planning, hosting and implementing the IRCO Annual Health Fair.
• Support with calendars and scheduling.
• Meet multiple, frequently overlapping deadlines.
• Complete sector special projects and other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in public health, social work, counseling, and/or human services related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of work experience in a related field and current certification as a Community Health Workers, Peer Support Specialist (PSS), Certified Recovery Mentor (CRM), Birth Doula, or another Traditional Health…