AmeriCorps Member - New Horizons Family Services Coordinator

New Horizons Family Services Coordinator – Ameri Corps Member

Healthy Communities is CHC’s Public Health Ameri Corps program designed to create cohesion in vulnerable communities and to promote healthcare and support services through outreach, awareness, linkage to care and support. The program also identifies the unique and integral needs of our communities and neighborhoods and establishes strategic plans to address them. Service delivery directly addresses the public health crisis in vulnerable communities and makes healthcare and support services accessible through flexible delivery.

Ameri Corps members will conduct community outreach, education, patient engagement, and link patients to CHCI care and referrals to community-based assistance, and participate in statewide and local activities that promote awareness of health and health services.

This role supports the New Horizons Domestic Violence Services in Middletown.

• 9‑month service term from December 1, 2025 through August 28, 2026
• Serve a minimum of 31 hours a week for a total of 1,200 hours during the service year
• $16,590 stipend over the course of one year, paid bi‑weekly
• An education award of $5,176.50 at the end of successful service term completion
• This is not a staff or volunteer position

• Possess a caring attitude and personable demeanor
• Sensitive to the issues facing persons in abusive relationships
• Extremely organized and pay great attention to detail
• Have an interest in domestic violence (DV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) as it pertains to public health/education/social work
• Thrive in a fast‑paced environment
• Can take initiative and work independently as well as part of a team

• Conduct monthly patient health education workshops; monitor the completion of pre‑post surveys by workshop participants; and complete data entry for workshops and surveys.
• Track and document all completed patient engagement activities in the patient’s electronic health record.
• Provide individual patient health education to clients to encourage scheduling and completing routine care appointments.
• Provide case management and care coordination for shelter and hotel residents in support of healthcare services.
• Increase linkage for clients to healthcare opportunities, agencies, and providers that will benefit clients.
• Create client‑friendly healthcare materials and other promotional materials.

Location:

Middletown – Weitzman Building

City:
Middletown

State:
Connecticut

Time Type:
Part time

MWHS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.