AmeriCorps Member – SBHC Community Outreach & Health Education Specialist

Job Description Summary:

Job Description:

Healthy Communities is CHC’s AmeriCorps program designed to create cohesion in vulnerable communities and to promote healthcare and support services through outreach, awareness, linkage to care and support. Healthy Communities also serves to identify the unique and integral needs of our communities and neighborhoods and to establish strategic plans to address them. Service delivery will directly address the public health crisis in vulnerable communities and make healthcare and support services accessible through flexible delivery of services. AmeriCorps members will conduct community outreach, education, patient engagement, and link patients to CHCI care and referrals to community based assistance. Additionally, AmeriCorps members will participate in statewide and local activities which promote awareness of health and health services.

This is an AmeriCorps Member role – SBHC Community Outreach & Health Education Specialist – that supports the School Based Health Centers (SBHC) primarily in Waterbury areas and housed at main CHC site in Middletown.

Terms & Program Benefits:

• One-year service term from September 8, 2026 thru August 31, 2027
• Serve a minimum of 33 hours a week for a total of 1700 hours during service year
• $25,000 stipend over the course of one year, paid bi-weekly
• An education award of $7,395 at the end of successful service term completion
• This is not a staff or volunteer position.

This is the opportunity for you if you:

• Are highly outgoing, friendly, enthusiastic, and energetic
• Enjoy working with others including children
• Are extremely organized and pay great attention to detail
• Have a strong interest in health care, public health
• Thrive in a fast paced environment
• Can take initiative and work independently as well as part of a team

As a SBHC Community Outreach & Health Education Specialist for the Community Health Center, Inc., you will:

• Conduct monthly patient health education workshops; monitor the completion of pre-post surveys by workshop participants; and complete data entry for workshops and surveys.
• Track and document all completed patient engagement activities in patient’s electronic health record.
• Develop and implement outreach strategies for SBHC sites with lower awareness or utilization.
• Educate students, families, school staff, and community organizations about the benefits and availability of School-Based Health Center services.
• Represent the SBHC program at school orientations, open houses, health fairs, family engagement nights, and community events.
• Build relationships with parent organizations, school personnel, youth-serving agencies, and community partners to increase awareness of SBHC services.
• Distribute educational materials and resource information throughout school communities.
• Conduct classroom, parent, or community presentations (when requested) to increase understanding of SBHC services.
• Identify barriers that families report when accessing care and share trends with SBHC leadership to support continuous improvement.
• Collect outreach metrics and success stories to evaluate community engagement efforts.
• Support seasonal outreach campaigns, including back-to-school enrollment awareness, preventive health education, and wellness initiatives.
• Welcome students and families arriving for scheduled evening appointments.
• Provide wayfinding and escort patients from the designated entrance to the clinic entrance in accordance with school security procedures.
• Answer general questions about SBHC services and clinic hours.
• Ensure families know where to check in upon arrival.
• Communicate patient arrival to clinic staff when appropriate.
• Help create a welcoming and supportive environment that encourages families to utilize extended-hour services.
• Develop and/or provide educational materials regarding available SBHC programs.
• Participate in SBHC meetings to provide updates on engagement strategies and success of events, activities and workshops.

Qualifications:

• High school or equivalent required
• Proficiency in Microsoft office and internet-related applications
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Excellent oral and written skills
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve and remain calm during a crisis
• Successful clearance of all required criminal history checks (NSCHC)
• Able to travel between CHC sites and in state
• Ability to serve in the evenings or weekends, occasionally, due to community events and educational sessions

Preferred:

• Associate’s degree in public health, social work related field
• Bilingual Spanish/English
• Experience in education, public health, communications, youth development, or community engagement

Organization Information:

Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), with offices in Connecticut, Colorado and California, is one of the country’s most creative and dynamic providers of primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services, and a leader in practice-based research, health professionals training, and use of innovative technologies to advance health and healthcare. CHC is designated as a federally qualified health center and a patient-centered medical home by HRSA, the Joint Commission, and NCQA, respectively. We deliver more than 600,000 patient visits per year from primary care hubs and community clinics across the state of CT, all connected by technology and common standards for quality. We employ several hundred medical, dental, and behavioral health providers who are engaged in practice, teaching, and research. Our Weitzman Institute is devoted to research and practice transformation and is recognized around the country as one of the premier research institutes focused on improving health care and health outcomes for special and vulnerable populations. In addition, the organization has developed three wholly owned subsidiaries from the original pilot developments within the Weitzman Institute: the National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training Consortium (NNPRFTC), the National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA), and ConferMed.

Location:

Community Health Center of Middletown

City:

Middletown

State:

Connecticut

Time Type:

Part time