Community Health Worker, Bureau of Brooklyn Neighborhood Health

Community Coordinator – 56058

The Center for Health Equity & Community Wellness (CHECW) seeks to eliminate inequities that lead to premature mortality. With an unwavering grounding in history and structural analysis, CHECW works to increase visibility of socially unjust policy while pushing toward redress for the most impacted NYC communities. CHECW addresses inequity across community and healthcare systems in partnership with community, faith‑based, and health‑care organizations.

CHECW’s work focuses on social determinants of health, including environmental and commercial determinants, and addresses both upstream and downstream factors to improve health and well‑being of New Yorkers. CHECW is comprised of the Bureau of Bronx Neighborhood Health, the Bureau of Brooklyn Neighborhood Health, the Bureau of Harlem Neighborhood Health, the Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention, the Bureau of Health Equity Capacity Building, the Bureau of Equitable Health Systems, and the Bureau of Finance, Administration and Services.

The Division’s Deputy Commissioner also serves as the Agency’s Chief Equity Officer, overseeing Race to Justice, the Agency’s internal reform effort to help staff better address racial health gaps and improve outcomes for all New Yorkers. The Deputy Commissioner also serves as the Agency’s Chief Medical Officer. The Bureaus of Neighborhood Health (BNH) were developed with a special focus on addressing health equity in the South Bronx, Central Brooklyn, and East & Central Harlem, operating Neighborhood Health Action Centers that apply a place‑based, community‑centered approach to improve outcomes and mitigate the impact of policies that exacerbate health inequity.

The Bureau of Brooklyn Neighborhood Health is hiring five (5) Community Health Workers.

• Work closely with colleagues in the Division of Environmental to become versed on the latest climate agency objectives.
• Participate in Just‑in‑Time training with DOHMH divisions that serve as a lead for local/hyperlocal emergency response.
• Distribute information and coordinate information sessions to community residents and businesses in response to emergency incidents.
• Maintain communication with local organizations and stakeholders to ensure alignment in emergency planning and response efforts.
• Support agency efforts in building resilience in identified communities to mitigate impact from localized emergencies such as legionella outbreaks; conduct messaging, communicating, and other efforts to make the community aware of climate health preventive measures.
• Engage with community partners to promote health services, resources, and education.
• Develop and maintain relationships with a broad variety of community partners.
• Represent the Bureaus of Bronx, Brooklyn, or East Harlem Neighborhood Health at health fairs, meetings, and other external events occurring throughout the community. Deliver presentations and workshops to diverse audiences throughout the community.
• Maintain and report data that demonstrate community activities and results.
• Support Bureau‑wide programs and initiatives.

• 2+ years of community work experience.
• Demonstrated capability to lead implementation of special community‑level initiatives.
• Excellent organizational skills and highly detail oriented.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively establish and maintain working relationships with community groups.
• Knowledge of Bronx, Brooklyn, and East Harlem local communities and local organization leadership.
• Comfortable speaking in public.
• Bilingual Spanish, French, and Chinese language proficiency encouraged to apply.

Benefits:
City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:

• a premium‑free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.
• additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.
• a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
• a tax‑deferred savings program.
• a robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you…