Black Infant Health Community Health Worker

Our Strengthening Families Division is looking for a Project, Full-Time (1.0 FTE) Community Health Worker to support the Black Infant Health Program. This position will conduct program outreach, support clients, and assist with program planning, implementation, and evaluation. This is an entry‑professional classification that supports the implementation of prevention strategies, community health promotion programs, and policy development efforts. Responsibilities include considerable individual client contact, managing referrals to community programs and resources, and extensive contact with community groups and organizations to promote Department initiatives.

This position has a project end date of 12/19/2027.

Based on our internal compensation review process, the starting hourly wage for this position is $31.87- $34.12. We make decisions on higher starting salaries based on experience, education, and qualifications.

The full salary range for this position is $31.87- $43.11 per hour. This position also includes a comprehensive benefits package that includes insurance (health, dental, vision, life), retirement plan options, generous leave accruals, annual cost of living salary increases, employee programs, and more. Visit our benefits webpage to learn more.

This position is the second level role of the Health Promotion Coordinator (HPC) series. An employee assigned to this classification will work independently under the supervision of a supervisor. This role requires strict adherence to well‑defined directives, instructions, and procedures, and complies with local, state, and federal confidentiality policies.

• Health Promotion Technician
• Health Promotion Coordinator I
• Health Promotion Coordinator II
• Health Promotion Coordinator III

Options to continue your career at the Health Department depend on your interest, education, and training. Possibilities beyond the position series include:

• Office Administrator
• Communications Specialist I, II
• Executive Assistant II
• Technical Assistant

• Builds rapport with clients and provides health education, instruction, and information in a manner that clients can easily understand and addresses barriers to access to services.
• Gathers, shares, and assesses information to identify efficient and effective interventions utilizing strategies that are evidence-based and culturally responsive and trauma informed.
• Conducts educational and informational programs for culturally diverse audiences of staff, clients, community groups, and professionals.
• Collaborates with clients, community members and coalitions, businesses, schools, partner providers, and other organizations to plan, coordinate, and staff community events.

The items in this section are the key duties and responsibilities for this job and do not represent an exhaustive list. Our organization is dynamic, and duties may change based on business needs. Any new duties will remain within the scope of the job.

• Provide direct support to Black pregnant and parenting individuals in Pierce County by linking them to culturally relevant behavioral health support, perinatal group peer support, prenatal care, spiritual support, and other social and material supports through text, email, phone, and in‑person contact. Providing one-on-one resource navigation when needed.
• Facilitate care conferences with client providers when needed.
• Provide client health education on many topics including but not limited to: pregnancy, lactation, when to go to the hospital, child development, family planning, and attachment.
• Link clients to nursing and behavioral health support when needed.
• Support clients to reach their economic and education…