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Job Req ID:  115331

Community Health Worker

School of Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine is seeking a Community Health Worker (CHW). The CHW will have background knowledge of health promotion in pediatric populations and feel comfortable working in school settings in Baltimore City. They will coordinate and conduct school-based activities by ensuring effective communication via phone, mail, Zoom, and school site visits. The CHW will communicate regularly with the team to discuss the project and intervention delivery activities weekly.


The Community Health Worker will also be in close contact with the program co-directors and serve as a link between the schools, the hospital, and other referral destinations for children and adolescents with psychiatric emergencies. This position will be supervised by the co-directors of the hospital-school liaison program for suicide prevention.


This job requires strong outreach skills, knowledge about the target community, social networking abilities, and attention to detail, and would ideally require a 6–12-month commitment.


Specific Duties and Responsibilities

  • Coordinate services for students in schools who need outside support for psychiatric emergencies.
  • Co-lead educational sessions with families in schools.
  • Establish rapport with school staff and students.
  • Provide general information regarding the project to community and school members.
  • Respond to inquiries about the project, including face-to-face, over-the-phone/text, and web-based conversations.
  • Assist the team with data collection, make outreach and data collection schedule reminder calls and emails, and prepare outreach and follow-up data collection materials.
  • Monitor recruitment and retention of project participants.
  • Document outreach and follow-up activities and enter data as appropriate in a timely, accurate, and comprehensive manner per project protocol.
  • File, retrieve, and maintain participant records.
  • Perform all work activities per established protocols and procedures.
  • Attend weekly meetings and trainings.
  • Maintain confidentiality of all participants in accordance with employers’ procedures.
  • With appropriate training and supervision as needed by the employer, deliver intervention programs to enrolled schools.
  • Any other duties at the discretion of the manager or PI of the project.


Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Fluent in English (additional knowledge of Spanish preferred).
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented with excellent time management skills.
  • Motivated and self-directed with the ability to work collaboratively with other study staff.
  • Must have reliable transportation to travel around the study areas and be comfortable working in the field, including interacting regularly with children and adolescents and their parents about mental health-related subject matters.
  • Experience working with and/or is from the target community.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to work independently and prioritize multiple tasks.
  • Must be willing to be trained as a community health worker.
  • Be responsive to phone calls, text messages and emails from team and school staff.


Technical Qualifications or Specialized Certifications

  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.



Minimum Qualifications
  • High School Diploma or Graduation Equivalent Diploma.
  • 2 years related experience
  • Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.


Preferred Qualifications


 

 

Classified Title: Community Outreach Specialist 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Community Health Worker   
Role/Level/Range: ACRO37.5/02/CC  
Starting Salary Range: $15.70 - $26.25/Hourly ($42,000.00 Targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/School Medicine, East Baltimore Campus (On-site 1-2 days a week)
Department name: SOM Pediatrics Emergency Medicine  
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
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Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
Hybrid: On-site 1-2 days a week

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