The Neighborhood Health Advocate is responsible for the case management and implementation of Healthy Start Home Visiting Services to the clients enrolled in the assigned service area. Ideal candidate will be bi-lingual (English and Spanish). For best consideration, please upload a current resume.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Consistently carry out on-going outreach efforts in service area to enroll pregnant and post partum women.
• Consistently identify and refer pregnant women to the Healthy Start Recruitment Team.
• Consistently address any immediate or emergency needs of clients.
• Develop an individual service plans for each client with supervision of Case Manager.
• Visit pregnant and/or post-partum mothers per Healthy Start’s protocol.
• Conduct parent interviews and family needs assessments.
• Conduct developmental screening and assessments e.g. Ages and Stages.
• Provide program participants with guidance on home safety, nutrition, effective discipline, constructive play activities and other related topics.
• Ensure that all appropriate documentation regarding the client’s progress is written in the case record.
• Assist pregnant women preparing for childbirth in education, package food and/or clothing for the mother and child as needed.
• Provide information on community and agency services and referring families to community resources to include medical and mental health providers and the interagency network for other services as needed.
• Ensure that the infant is enrolled in pediatric care and the mother enrolled in general health care and family planning.
• Provide parents with information regarding childhood immunizations.
• Provide information and resources regarding Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV issues as needed.
• Assist with coordinating doctor, dental visit and other community needs identified by the families, including transporting family member when necessary.
• Attend and participate in meetings as requested.
• Complete any assignment that adds to the success of the Program.

Qualifications and Essential Skills:

• Requires a High School Diploma/GED or 2 years of related experience with high-risk population in lieu of education.

· Minimum of three years previous work experience interviewing and/or research data collection.

• Requires personal reliable transportation.
• Requires the demonstrated ability to display and maintain a professional, pleasant and respectful demeanor at all times.
• Requires the demonstrated ability to be prompt, efficient, organized, pay strong attention to detail, and multi-task.
• Requires the demonstrated ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• Requires the demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations and interact positively with people of varied ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Requires the demonstrated ability to follow through with deadlines, paperwork, appointments, etc.
• Requires proficient internet use.
• Requires excellent interpersonal skills.
• Require completion of or within six-month employment completion of University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Home Visiting Training Certificate Program

Licenses, Registrations and Certificates:

Valid MD Driver’s License and reliable transportation.

Valued But Not Required Skills and Experience:

• Associates degree in Human Services or a related field.
• Highly prefer previous working experience in the field of human services or social work.
• CNA/GNA, Phlebotomy or Medical Assistant certification.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.31 - $21.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to work daily in Anne Arundel Co.?

Language:

• Spanish (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person