Careers

Description:

Department of Public Health – Seattle & King County Family Ways program is seeking an Education Specialist (Peer Community Specialist) for its U.S. born Black/ African American community group. Peer Community Specialists support pregnant people, and parenting families with children up to age five. Services are provided to 3 specific focus communities: U.S. born Black/African American, Native American/Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander communities. All services are culturally relevant, participant-centered and strengths-based. The Peer Community Specialists will work in a team environment and practice care coordination with other disciplines. The team includes a Public Health Nurse, Nutritionists, Social Worker and Administrative Support staff. Peer Community Specialists will be responsible for partnering with program participants and families in creating a care plan and supporting them through pregnancy or parenting.

Job Duties

 

• Partner with program participants and families to develop care plans and goals
• Identify social and health systems resources
• Identify and connect participants to community resources
• Set and achieve personal and family wellbeing goals
• Conduct educational and informational learning opportunities for staff, clients, community groups and other professionals
• Document interactions with program participants in record-keeping systems, acquire necessary paperwork, and respond to calls, emails, or requests in a timely manner
• Collaborate with program participants, families, communities, and King County programs to support access to services and referrals
• Foster and coordinate community and agency partnerships
• Represent Family Ways program at community events

Skills/Eligibility:

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

 

Minimum Qualifications: 

Knowledge of:

• Theories and practices in health promotion
• Education and behavior-change programs

Skills in effective communication:

• Interpersonal communications skills
• Oral and written communications skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team member
• Demonstrated skills and abilities working collaboratively with clients and families, community-based groups, service providers, other staff and program
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to be flexible and adjust to changing needs
• Regular and reliable attendance
• Development of effective working relationships 

Desired Qualifications:

Partnership and community engagement

• Experience working with communities to build partnerships and gain understanding of unique community needs.
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability of how to engage authentically with program participants and families.
• Experience as Community Health Worker, Navigator, or Community Organizer.
• Racial Equity, and Social Justice (RESJ) knowledge of equity and social justice principles and practices.
• Experience working with communities striving to overcome systemic racism.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Demonstrated skills and abilities working collaboratively with clients and families, community-based groups, service providers, other staff and programs.