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Senior Community Health Worker Peer (Chwp), Community Outreach Team

Company

Drexel University
Address , Philadelphia, 19104, Pa
Employment type FULL_TIME
Salary
Expires 2023-07-15
Posted at 1 year ago
Job Description

Job no: 500966
Work type: Full-Time
Location: Center City - Philadelphia, PA
Categories: Drexel University, Dornsife School of Public Health

Job Summary

The Community Outreach Team (COT), a program of the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice at Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health is looking for a Senior Community Health Worker Peer to join the Community Outreach Team (COT). The Community Outreach Team (COT) provides assertive outreach, engagement and therapeutic interventions to young people receiving services at local youth focused organizations including Valley Youth House, Students Run Philly Style, YouthBuild Charter School, Mural Arts Restorative Justice Program, New Foundations Charter School, etc. COT is composed of a Program Manager and several Community Health Worker Peers (CHWP). The Senior CHWP will provide in-person and remote outreach services at each partner site and will draw on their lived experience to develop trusting relationships with potential clients. The Senior CHWP will be responsible for assisting COT’s Program Manager with guidance and mentorship of COT’s CHWPs, and direct supervision of at least 1 Healing Centered Learning (HCL) Intern. The Senior CHWP will also be a key contact for staff at partner sites and will be involved in developing and implementing specific interventions at each site, including:
  • CYPHER (Community of Young People Healing, Experiencing, and Rebuilding) groups, a culturally relevant group intervention based closely on the evidence informed S.E.L.F. (Safety, Emotions, Loss, Future) trauma recovery groups, which have proven effective in mitigating the effects of trauma. These concepts are interwoven with trauma education and coping skills related to both a group member’s current injury, as well as his or her lifetime adversity.
  • Individual Behavioral Health Treatment: The CHWP will also provide linkage to community resources and information about and referrals to more structured trauma therapy through the HHP program. The CHWP position requires the ability to engage with individuals in a trauma-informed manner, and to model effective ways of engaging with resources that support healing. This job requires a significant amount of community-based work, and willingness to travel to each partner site on a regular basis.

Essential Functions

Supervisory:
  • Act as key contact for staff at partner sites and involved in developing specific interventions at each site.
  • Provide direct supervision of at least 1 Healing Centered Learning (HCL) Intern.
  • Assist COT’s Program Manager with guidance and mentorship of COT’s CHWPs
Clinical:
  • Group Facilitation/ Role Modeling: CHWP may assist in facilitation of informal meetings at program sites, including relationship building, psychoeducational resources, and professional modeling.
  • Navigation of Services: The CHWP will also serve as a role model serving the recovery and wellness of participants receiving services, including setting personal goals and connection to internal and external resources.
  • Teamwork: Collaborate with COT and HHP staff to develop the most appropriate interventions, including warm handoffs and referrals to HHP.
  • Documentation: All contacts with COT participants must be maintained consistently and accurately in a web-based database. Documentation may also include tracking client attendance in group or other activities and keeping track of any experiences the CHWP may have related to COT.
  • Outreach, Engagement and Support: The CHWP will work to outreach, engage, and maintain connection with young people impacted by violence. • Provide unique support, and modeling of positive behaviors to a range of 24 to 36 participants on a weekly basis. Support of family members may also be a component of this position.
  • Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Required Qualifications

  • Proficiency with MS Office and prior experience using a smart phone, email and the internet are required.
  • A High School Diploma or GED is required.
  • Certified Peer Specialist certification required.
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience providing peer services to violently injured people is required.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Applicants must have personal experience in overcoming violence related injury, either to
themselves or to someone close to them.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Willingness to encourage and inspire others to make positive changes and help them find
  • Sensitivity to and compassion for the diverse experiences of individuals impacted by violence.
alternatives to acting out violently through support, modeling, and coaching.
  • Experience in facilitating psycho-educational groups preferred.
  • Ability to take constructive criticism and work well with supervision.
  • Direct experience as a participant of a violence intervention program is preferred, as is prior experience helping other individuals make lifestyle changes and/or experience
  • Must be able to present self and program with high integrity, be punctual and reliable.
as a leader in the health and social services field.
  • Participation in the Community Health Worker Peer (CHWP) Training Academy is preferred.

Physical Demands

  • Typically sitting at a desk/table
  • Lifting demands 25lbs
  • Typically standing, walking
  • Typically bending, crouching, stooping

Location

  • Center City

Additional Information

This position is classified as exempt with a salary grade of I. For more information regarding Drexel’s Professional Staff salary structure, https://drexel.edu/hr/career/ducomp/salstructure/

Please review the Benefits Brochure for some information on our benefits offerings.

Special Instructions to the Applicant

Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

Review of applicants will begin once a suitable candidate pool is identified.

Advertised: May 15 2023 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Jun 15 2023 Eastern Daylight Time