Position Title: Member Development - Spanish or Portuguese Bilinguals.
| Location: | Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Company: | Philadelphia Health Corps |
| Company type: | Employer |
| Compensation: | Unspecified |
| Languages: | Spanish or Portuguese |
| Job code: | X010767 |
| Date Posted: | 07/10/2000 |
Description: The Philadelphia Health Corps, a program of AmeriCorps, seeks individuals who are interested in educating people about important health issues, willing to work hard on behalf of the community, and planning on furthering their own education. A Strong commitment to community service is essential. Previous experience related to health care or social work is a plus. Full Time positions are available. Living allowance, money for college or graduate school or to pay off student loans, and necessary training are provided. The Philadelphia Health Corps (PHC) is a program designed to "open doors to better health" in underserved Philadelphia communities. Teams of PHC members are assigned to community health centers and other community-based organizations where they assist social workers, nurses, health educators and other staff in providing support services, such as case management, and health promotion activities. Philadelphia Health Corps members conduct various forms of outreach and assist individuals and families in accessing health care. Members also facilitate a wide range of educational programs, such as health-related presentations in the waiting room, conflict resolution, nutrition, and asthma management programming in elementary schools, and on-going groups to support new parents, teens, and other special populations. Quotes from current members describing service activities over the last two weeks. Case Management Conducted Home Visits and Case Management in the area of immunizations. "While going through immunization cases I brought three children, who were delayed in their shots to the doctor and now they are up-to-date." "Today I helped a clients to enroll in the Needy Medicine Program, a program that allows low income clients to receive free medication." "Today I escorted a client who had a stroke while we were at the hospital. I am glad that I was there to make sure she went to the Emergency Room to be seen." Outreach Produced a community newsletter and distributed 300 copies throughout the community. "We completed and distributed our newsletter. We are very proud of the content and professionalism of our newsletter." Health Promotion "This week I went to several elementary schools to discuss nutrition education with the students. I taught about the food guide pyramid and stressed '5 a-day' vegetables and fruits." "I've been working with the Lead Safe Baby Program. The lead project is a great outreach program to new moms to teach them how to prevent their babies from being lead poisoned." "I believe that the asthma classes we taught this week are helping the students. Through knowledge and communication they begin to understand that they can be empowered enough to manage their asthma." " I am trying my very best at whatever I am doing. I try very hard to make people aware of the health related services that are available to them." "Even though there are a number of health resources it does not mean that people utilize them because they are not aware of them. The Philadelphia Health Corps is a great way of letting people know about health issues and the resources that are available to them." :. ** Requirements 26)- commitment to service Ability to work cooperatively as a member of a team as well as independently Interest in and commitment to building positive relations and appropriately addressing conflict with people of different racial, ethnic, religious, socieconmic background and from various age groups |
Requirements: commitment to service Ability to work cooperatively as a member of a team as well as independently Interest in and commitment to building positive relations and appropriately addressing conflict with people of different racial, ethnic, religious, socieconmic background and from various age groups WORK AUTHORIZATION: Citizenship required |