Pilipino Workers Center

Community Health Navigators

For covering both Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, CA

 

Job Title: Community Health Navigator (CHN)
Start Date: February 10, 2025
Locations: LA and San Fernando Valley
Pay: $25.78/hour
Employment: Temporary, non-exempt, part-time 24 hours/week through the end of August 2025
Supervisor: Director of Community Action
Benefits: 6 Paid sick days, 50% employer paid health, dental and retirement benefits

About PWC
The Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California (PWCSC) aims to secure the dignity and safety of the Pilipinx community in Southern California and build labor leaders in the domestic worker industry. PWCSC, founded in 1997, has been organizing homecare workers for social justice, economic justice and dignity for more than two decades, and has offices and operates in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Diego. Originally founded to address the substandard working conditions and wage theft experienced by mostly immigrant Pilipinx homecare workers in Southern California, PWCSC builds power to advance fundamental shifts in the care economy that benefit the immigrant domestic and care workforce as an affiliate of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the California Domestic Worker Coalition. Integral to this mission is ensuring that the Pilipinx community is fully supported with holistic health and safety knowledge and resources, equipping them towards leadership development within the community.

Job Summary:
Pilipino Workers Center is looking for 2 Part-Time Community Health Navigators. This is a grant-funded, temporary position until the end of August 2025 aimed to facilitate the dissemination of information and provide/refer services on emerging public health issues. THe Community Health Navigators(CHN) helps bridge community members to health and social services information to enable them to access the services they need. They will be trained to be knowledgeable about Public Health campaigns and services provided by LA county and other organizations and organize the community to successfully access community resources as well as introduce them to the PWC community.

Duties and Tasks:

• Conduct outreach activities (community canvassing, presentations, tabling at local events, etc.) to disseminate information about COVID-19, how it spreads, as well as prevention strategies and to hand out PPE; provide health education around wildfire prevention and accessing community resources.
• Provide education materials and conduct workshops on vaccine safety, the different types of vaccines available and vaccination process
• Assist community members with registering for COVID-19 vaccine appointments through one-on one support and community events
• Maintain and distribute an up-to-date list of available health services, including social services, health insurance coverage and other services
• Provide outreach, education, and promotion for emerging public health campaigns as directed by Public Health
• Train and coordinate with the PWC Neighborhood Caring Communities to enable volunteers to know about and how to access the County’s programs and services
• Assist community members affected by wildfires and/or other natural disasters
• Refer and collaborate with other PWC programs and services to achieve PWC’s larger goals of community and worker empowerment
• Transport community members to meetings, events and/or service appointments
• Prepare outreach materials
• Help set up for community events
• Phone banking
• Follow up referrals to ensure services were provided
• Assist in organizing activities within the community
• Administrative tasks such as recording, logging and documenting outreach activities and interactions
• Other duties and functions as determined by the organizational needs

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• At least six (6) months of experience working with the public or with community groups performing duties, such as interviewing clients or community members concerning health or social services matters, answering questions, and providing information about health, mental health and social services to community members
• Outstanding communication skills
• Ability to do research and distill information in practical and understandable language to the listener
• Ability to drive and work at different locations within the county, with valid driver’s license
• Ability to converse and communicate in English and Tagalog
• Possess basic computer skills including data entry and quickly learn/adopt applications

How to Apply:
Send your résumé and cover letter to: applications@pwcsc.org, with the subject: COMMUNITY HEALTH NAVIGATOR.