Outreach Specialist - Health

Position Description

The Outreach Specialist is responsible for developing networks and brokering relationships among individuals, groups, organizations, and agencies with a vested interest in healthcare through research, education, advocacy, policy, and community-based approaches.

Responsibilities

Community Engagement

• Act as a liaison to Reach Out and the community; represent Reach Out at community-level meetings.
• Provide on-site services in diverse lower socioeconomic areas.
• Coordinate activities with collaborative partners to identify and recruit partners for coalitions.
• Assumes lead responsibility in meeting, project scheduling, health education materials and office files.
• Recruit, coordinate, and support community volunteers.
• Assist with event management, planning, and logistics for agency and collaborative partners.
• Serve as a professional resource on environmental prevention and youth development strategies to organizational partners and subcontractors.
• Provide education, outreach, and information services to community and school supported agencies and organizations.
• Coordinate program activities with collaborative partners and assist in identifying participants for projects.
• Responsible for planning, development, implementation and completion within the policy, community organizing and information and education activities in all objectives
• Responsible for networking and building partnerships with community based organizations.
• Attends health fairs and assists with community presentations.
• Attends coalition and campaign meetings; provides follow-up and comprehensive campaign assistance to communities.

Administrative

• Assist with the collection of evaluation data in coordination with partner agencies; synthesize data into report form.
• Maintain all agency operational forms and program evaluations in a timely manner (Daily Time Sheet, Mileage, Primary Prevention Service Data System, Federal reports, etc.).
• Track and fulfill all program activity reporting requirements for agency and funders.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

Supervisory Requirements

The position reports directly to the Program Manager, IHPC, and has no supervisory functions.

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or two plus years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience

• A minimum of 2-3 years of community engagement experience.
• Experience with healthcare strongly preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid California Driver’s License is required.
• Must maintain insurance on vehicle.
• Vaccination is required by the first day of work and Reach Out will consider accommodations for disability- and religious-based reasons.

Additional Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have the following general knowledge

• Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends
• Must be bilingual in Spanish and English
• Knowledge of local community and community resources strongly preferred

Reach Out is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reach Out does NOT discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age.