Health Education & CHW Training Coordinator

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain fidelity with exciting programs and identify evidence-based programs or best practice modules for Healthy Lifestyles, Chronic Diseases, and Florida Board CHW certification.
• Retrieve reports from all software used by the Health Education Department.
• Develop material to show the impact of efforts.
• Conduct bi-weekly meetings to discuss the Health Education Programs Agenda.
• Maintain updated all the Covid-19 health education according to the CDC. 
• Coordinate two CHW training per year.
• Coordinate one SMR Chronic Disease and Diabetes Self-Management training per year.
• Track all the information on all the scholarships provided for CHW training.  
• Work in collaboration with the department manager to develop policies and procedures for Health Education Department.
• Track all online health education and training. 
• Maintain up-to-date all CHW’s training profiles according to projects and grants.
• Oversee and analyze the increase in knowledge and impact of all educational programs.
• Provide in-person or online health-related presentations.
• Maintain active licenses and certification on evidence-based programs.
• Tracking the total number of patients assessed, number of patients referred to the Health Education / P.E.T. Program, number of patients screened, and a total of patients identified at risk. 
• Submit a monthly report of all the activities. 
• Implementation of special projects as required.
• Work in support of and cooperation with the CHW Coordinator.
• Be an active member of the FL CHW Coalition. 
• Maintains required records and reports statistics for administrative, quality assurance, and safety and control purposes
• Evaluates program effectiveness, analyzes results, and recommends appropriate action.
• Participate in developing and implementing Caridad Center Health Clinic’s short and long-range goals.
• Attend meetings and training as required. 
• Work in support of and cooperation with CHC staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Programmatic Responsibilities 

• Understand of, and commit to health equity, including racial equity and addressing the social determinants of health.
• Manage the recruitment effectively, interviewing, hiring, training, and termination of Community Health Workers.
• Aides in the development of monthly reports provided by CHWs’.
• Must be able to work independently. 
• Ability to receive and offer feedback constructively. 
• Ability to handle complex and stressful situations with professional composure
• Provide department presentations to partnership organizations, patients, and community members. 

Qualifications 

• Post-secondary education, with at least two years of experience in a healthcare environment, specifically health education and management.
• Preferable to have active Florida Board CHW certification.
• Must demonstrate strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills. 
• Bilingual (English & Spanish) proficiency, computer literate, effective collaboration, and culturally competent. 

Must be computer literate and have effective collaboration, communication, and documentation skills.