Community Health Worker (SOM, Pediatric Emergency Medicine)
Core
Promote primary and secondary prevention services for children and adolescents with psychiatric emergencies through team-based care in public schools and community sites.
Role type
Community Health Worker (pediatric mental health liaison)
Builds
School-hospital referral pathways and mental health intervention programs for youth
Domain
Healthcare + Education (Pediatric Emergency Medicine)
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Data collection, community outreach, rapport building, program documentation, participant record management, intervention delivery
Preferred skills
Bilingual (English/Spanish), experience working with target community, fieldwork comfort, independent prioritization
Technologies
Web-based communication platforms, data entry systems
Responsibilities
Coordinate services for students needing psychiatric support, co-lead educational sessions with families, respond to project inquiries via phone/text/web, assist with data collection and outreach scheduling, monitor participant recruitment and retention, document outreach activities, maintain participant confidentiality, deliver intervention programs to schools
Seniority
Entry-level, supervised IC
