Position Title:Manager, CHW Curriculum and Training, Immokalee, PIH-US

Reports to: Senior Project Lead, Immokalee

Location: Immokalee, FL; Collier County

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview: The Manager, Community Health Worker (CHW) Curriculum and Training will join a fast paced and dynamic team to launch a community-based health workforce initiative in Collier County. In close collaboration with the Senior Project Lead, the Project Manager and community partners, the Curriculum Manager will solidify the CHW training program with curriculum development, its pilot and adaptation, in order to position PIH-US as an accredited training provider in the State of Florida. The Curriculum Manager will work closely and collaboratively with internal and external partners on development curricula and facilitate cross-cultural foundational CHW training and CHW continuing education opportunities with an emphasis on partnering with statewide and regional CHW networks. Some meetings will be remote, but this role is in-person and travel between our partner sites is required.

Responsibilities:

CHW Curriculum Development and Delivery (60%)

• Develop, pilot, and adapt a comprehensive CHW training curriculum that equips CHWs to effectively communicate to community members, share culturally appropriate and patient-centered health related information, and provide holistic support.
• Deliver comprehensive training for the CHWs in collaboration with the Senior Project Lead and the Project Manager with the goal of achieving certification of CHWs.

• Co-plan training logistics (such as didactic materials, evaluation) in coordination with the Project Manager.
• Work effectively across cultures and communities including marginalized, BIPOC communities.
• Research and recommend and implement learning platforms and other tools that continue to effectively support training quality improvement.

CHW Professional Development (25%)

• Collaborate with partners and other PIH-US technical advising sites to identify research topics of interest for the CHWs and identify opportunities for promotion of CHWs work such as conferences and provide support to CHWs in abstract proposal writing. Use best practices education/adult learning methodologies to share information, build leadership, and promote participant empowerment.
• Attend partners events and provide coaching to CHWs in coordination with the Senior Project Lead and the Project Manager

Evaluation and Reporting (15%)

Qualifications

Required

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in education, public health, community health, health communications, or related field addressing health disparities, equity, and/or working with historically marginalized groups; AND three (3) or more years of experience in a health or related field. Experience must include the following.
  • Experience as a lead trainer, training facilitator, training coordinator, or similar role
  • Experience developing learner-centered curricula.
  • Knowledge of best practices in active and experiential learning methodologies, particularly for adult learners
  • Experience and comfort working and communicating cross-culturally such as BIPOC communities.

Preferred

• Community health worker (certified or non-certified).
• Additional language proficiency (Spanish, Haitian Creole) preferred.
• Experience facilitating in-person training for adult learners.
• Experience facilitating virtual training for adult learners.
• Experience working with local health departments and/or community-based health programs.
• Experience using quality improvement tools to improve efficiency, accuracy, and overall quality.
• Experience with computer applications and Internet research

Organizational Profile

Partners In Health (PIH) is a non-profit, global health organization that fights social injustice by bringing the benefits of modern medical science first and foremost to the most vulnerable communities around the world. PIH focuses on those who would not otherwise have access to quality health care. PIH partners with the world’s leading academic institutions to create rigorous evidence that shapes more sound and all-inclusive global health policies. PIH also supports local governments’ efforts to build capacity and strengthen national health systems.

As of today, PIH runs programs in 11 countries (Haiti, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mexico, Navajo Nation, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, United States), where it provides direct care to millions of patients, through public facilities and community engagement.

Partners In Health (PIH) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. It is the policy of PIH not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PIH works in and with a number of governments in and outside the U.S., and to the extent applicable, this statement is intended to incorporate the prohibition of any unlawful discrimination covered by applicable laws in such countries, states and municipalities.

Partners In Health participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.