The Health Ambassador Program at Christiana Care is looking for a Community Educator !

The Health Ambassador Program is a grant-funded community health effort to improve maternal and child morbidity and mortality. The Delaware Division of Public Health identified high-risk zip codes of the Wilmington metro (19801, 19802, 19804, 19805, 19806, 19809 and 19703) as having the lowest maternal and child health indicators in the state of Delaware. Residents in these communities are at high risk for infant mortality, prematurity and low birthweight. The Health Ambassador Program is a community-based intervention to promote health before, during and after pregnancy. Our objective is to connect pregnant women and families to health care, social services and education to increase their health and well-being.

Do you have at least two years experience working with healthcare or community programming and have a valid drivers' license? If so, we would like for you to consider applying for this position!

Primary function :

The Community Educator works within the community to accomplish the following objectives of the program:

• Builds community support and acceptability to home visiting services to retain home visiting clients through the duration of the program.
• Uses innovative, creative and culturally sensitive strategies to engage community members and promote individual, family and community wellness.

Education and experience requirements:

• Qualified applicants will possess a High School diploma or equivalent.
• Computer experience required.
• Demonstrate ability to work with diverse population required.
• Bilingual language skills are a plus.
• Public speaking skills preferred.

Knowledge, skill, and ability requirements:

• Understanding the needs of residents in the City of Wilmington.
• Knowledge of community-based resources.
• Knowledge of women's health and prevention issues and health disparities related to perinatal health preferred.
• Skill in interpersonal relations.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Ability to function independently and as team member.
• Ability to be well organized and self-motivated.
• Ability to prioritize work assignments.
• Flexibility to adapt to a variety of program schedules, physical settings and target audiences.
• Computer skills (MS Office, MS Word, MS Outlook, Excel, Power Point, and email desirable.
• Ability to establish partnership with Substance Use Disorder Programs
• Education and skills specific to maternal and child health and substance use disorder
• Proving Resources for Substance use disorder community

Special requirements:

• Access to personal vehicle, proof of a valid driver's license and active auto insurance is required.
• Able to work evenings and weekends. Schedule is contingent upon community events and community engagement as needed.
• Knowledge of the city of Wilmington

Physical requirements:

Light to moderate lifting (20-40 pounds) of boxes of resource materials for distribution at meetings, training sessions, and community events.

Working conditions:

Typical office conditions when in office.

Occasional weekend hours required.

Work is often not in office, but rather in communities and on streets around the City of Wilmington.