Night Reach Mobile Outreach Driver
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Springfield Urban League
Springfield, IL, US
Summary
The Mobile Outreach Driver is responsible for operating and maintaining the WOW van to facilitate health initiatives and community outreach events. They will coordinate with program managers to schedule events and provide health education to target populations across the region.
Job Description
Summary: The Mobile Outreach Driver will be responsible for maintaining the WOW van’s operational readiness, which will include but not be limited to working with the Illinois Navigator Program & Health Initiatives staff to schedule and plan events appropriate for the WOW van, driving the van to these events across the region, and assisting community-based organizations as appropriate.
In this role, the Mobile Outreach Driver will primarily be working in the community with specific target populations, primary care teams, and other agencies to improve patient care and outcomes. Travel is an extensive part of this role as is a willingness to conduct outreach.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Encourages and facilitates access to services and provides health education through a range of activities.
• Drives WOW Van to scheduled events across the State of Illinois
• Coordinates with the Infectious & Chronic Disease Program Manager to schedule and plan events appropriate to the Health Initiative programs.
• Maintains tracking system for supplies and equipment.
• Maintains the company vehicle to ensure that vehicle is in safe operating condition and assures operational readiness.
• Assist community-based organizations as appropriate with scheduled events and maintain records of clients served per grant guidelines.
• Maintain a professional appearance and demeanor at all times.
• Attends departmental and other meetings and training as necessary.
• Assists basic health supply inventorying and maintenance.
• Continuously expand knowledge and understanding of Health Initiative programs’ resources, services and programs provided; and human relations and the procedures used in dealing with the public as part of a service or program.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• ACA Marketplace certifications
• Current Illinois Driver’s License (CDL Preferred) with a good driving record.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve basic technical issues.
Working Conditions:
• Travel required.
• Must be available to work some evenings and weekends.
• Driver’s license and automobile, insurance as required by the State of Illinois.
• Employment background screening required.
• Fingerprinting screening required.
The Springfield Urban League, Inc. is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, civil rights and community-based movement that serves nearly 9,000 people annually, providing direct services, research and policy advocacy to assist individuals and communities in reaching their fullest potential. Primarily working with African Americans, Hispanics, and other emerging ethnic communities, it is networked with over 100 professionally staffed affiliates in over 35 states across the nation. The Movement, spearheaded by the National Urban League, headquartered in New York, works to close equality gaps for people at all economic levels and stages of life, and gives citizens a chance to give back as volunteers. Since its founding in 1926, the Springfield Urban League has helped hundreds of thousands of Americans overcome countless challenges in civil and human rights. Today the Urban League employs a five point strategy, tailored to local needs, in order to implement the mission of our movement.
Founded
1926
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Civic and Social Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Springfield, Illinois
The Springfield Urban League, Inc. is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, civil rights and community-based movement that serves nearly 9,000 people annually, providing direct services, research and policy advocacy to assist individuals and communities in reaching their fullest potential. Primarily working with African Americans, Hispanics, and other emerging ethnic communities, it is networked with over 100 professionally staffed affiliates in over 35 states across the nation. The Movement, spearheaded by the National Urban League, headquartered in New York, works to close equality gaps for people at all economic levels and stages of life, and gives citizens a chance to give back as volunteers. Since its founding in 1926, the Springfield Urban League has helped hundreds of thousands of Americans overcome countless challenges in civil and human rights. Today the Urban League employs a five point strategy, tailored to local needs, in order to implement the mission of our movement.
Founded
1926
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Civic and Social Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Springfield, Illinois