Health Federation of Philadelphia Hiring for National Health Corps: Wyss Wellness Center Community Health Navigator at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Full Time

BACKGROUND
National Health Corps: Community Health Fellowship (NHC:CHF) Greater Philadelphia is now recruiting members for their current cohort!
The Community Health Fellowship program recruits, trains, and places a small number of individuals into resource-limited organizations in communities across the Greater Philadelphia area.

All candidates must apply through the national health corps website. We cannot interview applicants until you have done so. Applicants are asked to create a log-in, answer a brief questionnaire, and submit 2 references through the application portal. National Health Corps will then outreach to you.

The NHC Community Health Fellowship member must be a resident of Philadelphia County

Members complete 1,700 hours of service during a 42-46 week service term. These NHC: CHF members help build healthy communities by providing essential health education and services to individuals in communities plagued by histories of racial and economic inequities, while developing into compassionate health leaders. Members are trained as Community Health Workers (through an accredited provider) and will be trained at Digital Health Navigators and receive the experience and supervision needed to jumpstart public health careers.

Learn more about this program and apply on the National Health Corps website

POSITION INFORMATION
Program Name: National Health Corps: Community Health Fellowship Greater Philadelphia
Member Position: National Health Corps: Wyss Wellness Center Community Health Navigator
Host Site:  SEAMAAC, 1711 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19148

Position Summary:

SEAMAAC is a community-based nonprofit organization based in Southeast Philadelphia whose mission is to support and serve immigrants, refugees, and other marginalized communities, as they seek to advance the condition of their lives in the United States. The Hansjörg Wyss Wellness Center is a South Philadelphia community center for health and wellness, which provides community education, group programming, and social services (operated by SEAMAAC) as well as primary healthcare and health specialty services (operated by Jefferson Health Care).

The Community Health Navigator will advance immigrant/refugee community health through a variety of activities at the Wyss Center. Such activities include the facilitation of direct client services (one-on-one and group programming), community education, health and social system navigation, and language access where applicable. Lastly, the CommunityHealth Navigator will develop and implement community outreach initiatives and engage in program improvement processes that will enhance the accessibility of health and wellness programming to target communities.

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Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Providing outreach to agencies to build awareness
• developing and distributing new materials geared towards patients, clients, and/or organizations
• Providing outreach in the community to promote services
• Developing new program materials to aid reach, scope, and effectiveness
• Networking with the community

Language Proficiency Requirements

• Bilingual skills in Asian language/dialect(s) and/or Spanish preferred
• Additional languages include: Arabic, French, and Ukrainian
• Able to speak the language with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations on practical, social, and professional topics
• Able to read standard newspaper items addressed to the general reader, routine correspondence, reports, and technical materials in the individual’s special field.

*Member Requirements: *NHC members need to meet certain AmeriCorps eligibility criteria. These include:

• Members must be at least 18 years of age by the start of service.
• Members must be U.S. Citizens, U.S. nationals, or lawful permanent residents. 
• Membe s must have achieved a high school diploma or GED by the start of service. 
• Members must not have previously served four AmeriCorps State or National terms.

*Member Benefits: *Members are eligible for a number of benefits, including:

• Living stipend ($15/hr or $25,500 for the term)
• $6,495 education award
• Monthly SEPTA (transit) pass
• Healthcare coverage
• Loan forbearance
• Public health trainings & certification
• Childcare reimbursement

For more information, please contact NHC: CHF Greater Philadelphia Program Director, Kiera Kenney ([email protected]).