Community Health Worker I
Lynnwood, WA
Specialized and Integrated Services Snohomish County – Snohomish County Health Access /
Full-Time /
Hybrid
Why work with YWCA Seattle King Snohomish?
YWCA SKS is the region’s largest non-profit organization with a 120+ year legacy, focused on the needs of women, with programs serving 7,000 people each year. When you work with YWCA, you make a difference.
We’re women and BIPOC-led, family-centered, and supportive of employees. As a full-time YWCA employee (30+ hours), you’ll enjoy a benefits package including medical insurance, generous vacation, holiday, sick leave plans, and an outstanding retirement plan. Put your passion for racial equity and social justice to work – apply today!
What You'll Do
This Community Health Worker I (CHW-I) provides health education, health care advocacy, and health care system navigation with homeless families and individuals at several sites in the region, improving access to health services for this population. The CHW-I also conducts focused community outreach and provides 1:1 health insurance enrollment assistance through the Health Benefit Exchange. Lived experience and demonstrated community involvement highly desirable. This position will receive significant on the job training and there are potential advancement opportunities with long term tenure.
This position has a social justice component that requires critical thinking through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principals of antiracism and grounding those principles in everyday work are required job skills and core values.
As an equal opportunity employer, we highly encourage people of color to apply.
Recommendation: Please submit both updated resume & cover letter
Community Health Worker Responsibilities
- Maintains a schedule of availability with community partners to provide services to program participants via telehealth in King and Snohomish counties
- Assesses health coverage and resource needs for program participants
- Provides health care navigation and coordination services including social services that address the social determinants of health
- Facilitates WA Apple Health (Medicaid) and Qualified Health Plan enrollment
- Provides program participants with health education and advocacy about managed care
CHW-I Requirements
- One year of direct social service or health care related experience with one year of experience with low-income and/or homeless families
- A Bachelor's degree in social services or a related field with at least two years of experience with low-income and/or homeless families
- Lived experience and/or an active member of the community programs we serve
- Knowledge and experience related to domestic violence, homelessness, mental health, or case management
- Familiarity assisting with health insurance enrollment and access to medical, dental, vision, specialty care
- Ability to communicate and collaborate across agencies, organizational cultures
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills of basic computer competencies such as emailing, calendaring, entry-level data entry and familiarity with Microsoft Office product
- Demonstrated commitment to anti-racist principles and commitment to working with people who are homeless or otherwise at risk
- Experience working with communities of color and people from different cultures than your own
- Ability to travel to various work sites, as needed
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Hours, Rate, and Benefits
- Hourly Rate: $25.00
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Excellent benefits package including medical insurance, retirement plan, plus generous vacation, holiday, and sick leave plans
- At the time of hire, employees may enroll voluntarily in the Fidelity 403b Plan
- After two years of employment, employees are eligible to participate in the YWCA Retirement Fund
Physical Requirements
- Continuously sits for extended periods while performing desktop activities
- Continually stands and walks in performing duties
- Repetitively uses hands and wrists, fingering, handling, grasping, and reaching in using telephones, computers, kitchen equipment, donations and supplies
- Frequently reaches and grasps in using telephones, computers, fax machines and other office equipment and supplies
- Frequently stands, walks, sits and climbs in performing duties in the office and in traveling to off-site meetings
- Occasionally lifts and carries up to 5lbs. of paperwork, files and training materials, occasionally up to drawers
#LI-Hybrid
YWCA encourages applicants with a variety of experiences to apply!
At YWCA, we recognize that lived expertise is a powerful asset. This refers to the insights, knowledge, and skills developed by those who have navigated systems and experienced inequity.
Valuing lived expertise helps build trust with program participants, develop culturally responsive programs, and break down barriers to equity. It enriches our collective understanding and enhances our ability to serve communities that are furthest from opportunity.
Vaccination Requirement
All new hires must be vaccinated in accordance with CDC guidelines before their first day of employment.
Mental Health Considerations
All employees of the YWCA interact with clients who have experienced or are experiencing trauma in various forms, including but not limited to, racial trauma, domestic violence, sexual violence, homelessness, unemployment, and financial hardship. As a result, employees are at risk of secondary trauma. We encourage employees to seek support inside and outside the workplace and maintain self-care routines.
Equal Opportunity Employment
YWCA Seattle King Snohomish is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To read more about this, view the EEO is the Law Poster and this EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.
For more information
Contact us at careers@ywcaworks.org with any questions or if you need accommodation for your application.
