Rural CHW Program Coach

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Academic Staff

Regular

Outreach Specialist

The Rural Community Health Worker (CHW) Program Coach is a CHW role responsible for providing web-based and in-person training throughout rural Wisconsin, technical assistance, and coaching to rural organizations employing CHWs under the Wisconsin Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).

This role is designed for an experienced Community Health Worker, Community Health Representative or Promotor(a) who is passionate about supporting other CHWs, sharing lessons learned, building relationships, and helping organizations create environments where CHWs can thrive.

This position works with grantee organizations to strengthen CHW program start-up, implementation, and sustainability through training, coaching, technical assistance, and peer learning opportunities.

Drawing on their experience as a CHW, CHR or Promotor(a), the Rural CHW Program Coach helps organizations and CHWs navigate challenges, identify practical solutions, and strengthen local capacity in ways that reflect CHW values and community priorities.

The role works closely with UW-PHI RHTP CHW Initiative leadership and the CHW Initiatives team, CHW leaders, healthcare and community-based organizations to ensure that technical assistance, training resources, and learning experiences reflect CHW values, rural community realities, and workforce development goals.

This position provides an opportunity to:

• Support and mentor CHWs across Wisconsin
• Help rural organizations successfully implement and sustain CHW programs
• Contribute to statewide CHW workforce development efforts
• Collaborate with CHW leaders and partners to strengthen health and well-being in rural communities
• Shape training, coaching, and technical assistance resources that reflect CHW values and lived experience

We recognize that Community Health Workers come to this work through many pathways. If you are excited about supporting CHWs and strengthening rural communities, we encourage you to apply.

• Knowledge of Community Health Worker core roles, standards, and values, including trust-building, community accountability, cultural humility, and CHW-led practice
• Knowledge of CHW workforce training and technical assistance models
• Knowledge of rural health contexts and the unique organizational considerations for CHW integration in rural and underserved communities
• Knowledge of popular education and adult learning principles
• Understanding that CHW leadership, community voice, and relationship-centered practice are foundational to successful CHW programs

• Skill in facilitating communities of practice, learning collaboratives, or peer-learning spaces
• Skill in delivering training and technical assistance offerings across multiple community-based sites while respecting CHW roles, workloads, and community context
• Skill in coaching, providing feedback, and supporting quality improvement
• Skill in tracking and reporting on community needs and technical assistance activities
• Skill in communicating clearly and respectfully with CHWs, community-based organizations, funders, and institutional partners
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and communicate across various partners

• Ability to balance CHW movement values with institutional requirements, navigating both community-centered work and formal administrative systems
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines and maintaining quality and follow-through
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and power structures, including with CHWs, healthcare and community-based organizations, government partners, and funders
• Ability to anticipate CHW and organizational training and technical assistance needs and identify practical solutions

• This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.
• Must provide a valid driver's license. Employees may use their own transportation or receive approval for University Car Fleet usage. Employment is conditional pending the results of a Pre-hire Driver Authorization Check. See…