What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Health Worker - Lauderdale, Colbert, and Franklin Counties position at ALETHEIA HOUSE INC?
About A.C.T.I.O.N.
A.C.T.I.O.N. is a proposed community-wide overdose prevention initiative that will expand access to FDA-approved opioid overdose reversal medications (OORMs), community training, and treatment referral pathways across the twelve counties of Alabama's 4th Congressional District (Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Walker, Winston, Cullman, Marshall, DeKalb, and Blount). This position is contingent upon receipt of federal SAMHSA grant funding.
Position Summary
The Community Health Worker (CHW) for Cluster 1 is responsible for opioid overdose reversal medication (OORM) distribution, overdose-recognition and response training, and referral follow-up within Lauderdale, Colbert, and Franklin Counties, working in close partnership with the cluster's designated community partner organization. This locally embedded, field-based role requires strong ties to the assigned counties.
Key Responsibilities
- Distribute FDA-approved OORMs (naloxone and nalmefene) to bystanders, community sectors, and rural first responders within Lauderdale, Colbert, and Franklin Counties.
- Deliver overdose-recognition, response, and OORM-administration training to both traditional partners (healthcare providers, pharmacies, EMS, school systems) and non-traditional community sectors (e.g., gas station attendants, motel staff, retail employees, postal workers).
- Train local Training-of-Trainers cohorts to extend the training curriculum further into the community.
- Support referral and linkage follow-up for individuals identified through prevention or overdose response activities, in coordination with the Program Coordinator/Data Lead.
- Maintain local relationships with the cluster's designated community partner, healthcare providers, pharmacies, faith-based organizations, and schools.
- Complete required data collection instruments accurately and submit them to the Program Coordinator/Data Lead on the required schedule.
- Participate in the Local Community Prevention Collaborative and community-facing outreach and distribution events.