Training and Outreach Specialist, HONEY (Housing our Newborns, Empowering You)

Training & Outreach Specialist, HONEY (Housing Our Newborns, Empowering You)

Washington, DC | Hybrid | $55K - $60K | Washington Post Top Workplace (8x Winner)

Community of Hope is seeking a dynamic and engaging Training and Outreach Specialist to serve as a vital link between our HONEY program and the individuals and families we serve, ensuring that all HONEY program participants are informed, empowered, and connected with the appropriate and preferred community resources and support systems.

The Training and Outreach Specialist, HONEY will be part of an integrated care team based out of the Virginia Williams Family Resource Center and the COH Family Health and Birth Center locations in Northeast, DC.

Our Approach and Values

• We celebrate people’s strengths and acknowledge the impact of trauma on people’s lives.
• We embrace diversity, welcome all voices, and treat everyone with respect and compassion.
• We lead and advocate for changes to make systems more equitable.
• We strive for excellence and value integrity in all that we do

What You’ll Do

• Works as part of an integrated care team at the Virginia Williams Family Resource Center to connect people who are experiencing homelessness and are pregnant to perinatal care and support systems.
• During initial intake, assesses client's connections or barriers to receiving perinatal services, preferences for care, risk factors, and works to opt in client to HONEY perinatal care coordination.
• Identifies and links participants to appropriate and preferred community resources, perinatal care, and wraparound supports for family, in coordination with assigned housing case manager.
• Opts in, schedules, and sends rides for patients through Rides for Moms partnership with Uber Health (~ 30 rides per month).
• Conducts outreach activities to develop relationships with HONEY program participants and partnerships with other government and community-based organizations.
• Conducts outreach to homeless service and healthcare providers to build partnerships and opportunities for collaboration, training, and client support (e.g.: referrals, programming updates, etc.).
• Attends community events, tabling events, meetings, and conferences as requested to promote the HONEY program to potential clients and partners.
• Educates partners, clinicians and housing system staff on issues of perinatal health to support families during pregnancy and infancy.
• Conducts program overviews and educational sessions virtually, in person, and asynchronously for healthcare and homeless service providers to better support their work with pregnant people experiencing homelessness (approximately 2-4 sessions per month).
• Consults with COH Maternal & Child Health team and Housing team members in the development of presentations and training materials.
• Creates pre- and post-test tools to assess the effectiveness of educational sessions, modifying and creating new training resources based on pre- and post-test data.

Must-Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Prior instructional experience; experience in adult education, social services, health care, or nursing.
• Basic graphic design, marketing, and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and comfortability in conducting cold calls and outreach.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience working with under resourced populations, including pregnant people experiencing homelessness preferred.
• Ability to fluently speak Spanish or Amharic.
• Commitment and ability to work with underserved populations.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

At COH, we prioritize the following well-being and work-life balance-centered benefits: (Full-Time)

• 8 x Washington Post 150 Top Workplaces winner.
• 8-hour workdays with paid lunch.
• 3 weeks vacation (additional week after two years), 2 weeks sick leave, 11.5 paid holidays and one personal floating holiday on an annual basis.
• Annual performance-based raises, up to 5% of your annual pay.
• Tuition reimbursement & loan repayment (NHSC & DCHPLRP), Licensing reimbursement & CEU funding.
• Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance 403(b) retirement.
• Leadership development, internal promotions and career growth opportunities.
• A culture grounded in equity, compassion, and well-being.

About Us

Community of Hope is a mission-driven, innovative, rapidly growing nonprofit, and Federally Qualified Health Center. For over 45 years, we have provided health and housing services, perinatal care coordination, and community support services to make Washington, DC more equitable. Community of Hope also strongly emphasizes maternal and child health, with midwifery practice and the only free-standing birth center in DC. We are honored to be one of DC’s largest providers of housing and homelessness prevention services for families and individuals throughout DC. Through our Family Success Center, our WIC nutrition centers, and our various partnerships, we have reached hundreds and believe that everyone in DC deserves to be healthy, housed, and hopeful.

With the help of our amazing staff, we have successfully provided:

• 50,000 medical visits
• 6,300 dental visits
• 17,000 emotional wellness visits
• 1,384 families and 220 individuals with housing/homelessness prevention services

Ready to bring hope and health to our DC community? Apply today!

To request a reasonable accommodation to complete an employment application or for general questions about employment with Community of Hope, contact a Recruiting Coordinator. Email: hr@cohdc.org Phone: 202-407-7747. Community of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.