Community Health Worker - LW044

Title: Community Health Worker - LW044

State Role Title: Direct Service Associate II

Hiring Range: $32,843 - $45,000

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: LENOWISCO-SCOTT

Agency Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Lenowisco Health District is seeking to fill a Community Health Worker (CHW) position within the district. This position will be based at the Scott County Health Department in Gate City, VA. This position will focus on the community and connect community members to essential resources and services that are available in their communities. The CHW will serve as a liaison between the community and available/needed healthcare services.

The Community Health Worker (CHW) is an integral member of the health district
public health team, providing support to individuals and families both in clinic settings
and within the community. The CHW works to connect community members to
essential resources and services, with the goal of improving overall health and
enhancing quality of life. Serving as a liaison between the community and healthcare
services, the CHW focuses on providing culturally sensitive care and communication,
especially to priority populations.

Key responsibilities include facilitating health improvement initiatives, health
promotion and education, and the development and support of health programs. The
CHW plays a critical role in disease prevention activities, capacity building, and service
coordination. They are also involved in program evaluation to assess effectiveness
and community impact. The CHW collaborates with community networks and
partners to identify, prioritize, and implement public health initiatives that have the
greatest potential for positive impact.

This position requires strong community engagement skills, the ability to navigate and
coordinate services, and a commitment to fostering health equity and improving the
overall well-being of the population.

1. Service Coordination & Client Support
 Assists clients in completing forms/applications, eligibility documents,
and referrals required to receive needed services or community
resources, as required by state/federal agencies.
 Assist clients with navigation of the healthcare systems and processes.
 Participates in care coordination and/or case management for district
core programs.
 Speaks with diverse populations in a sensitive and culturally competent
manner.
 Performs administrative tasks related to client navigation and outreach
event management.
2. Community Health Education
 Develops and delivers individual and community-based education on
diseases, prevention and health promotion practices to encourage clients
to adopt positive health behaviors.
�� Educates individuals and communities on how to navigate health and
social services systems to achieve improved health outcomes.
 Fosters relationships and works with community partners to provide a
wide range of educational activities for vulnerable populations.
 Participates in and collaborates with local coalitions and groups focused
on health, aligning efforts with the agency’s needs.
 Documents and responds to requests from community groups and
organizations for information on health department programs and
services.
 Coordinates and supports community-based initiatives focused on the
social determinants of health to address health disparities.
 Develops and/or acquires educational materials from credible healthcare
and community sources for public use.
3. Clinical/Community Outreach & Engagement
 Utilizes evidence-based strategies to improve population/community
health.
 Employs policy, systems, and environmental change strategies to
effectively address health disparities.
 Identifies target audiences, strategies, interventions and programmatic
problems. Provides guidance in determining effective resolutions.
 Integrates building health literacy and cross-cultural communication
across all sectors of work.
 With proper training and competency validation, may perform client
measurements (temperature, pulse, blood pressure, height, weight),
support comprehensive risk reduction strategies, and assist with point of
care testing/laboratory specimen collection.
 Supports the clinical and outreach teams with inventory management of
outreach