Promotora/Promotor Comunitaria/o Level 2 (Community Health Worker) Expanded Access to Mental Health

Job Description

Job DescriptionSalary: $27.00 Hourly

Seeking.... Promotora/Promotor Comunitaria/o who will conduct outreach, lead educational workshops, and facilitate wellness activities aimed at mitigating mental and behavioral health challenges.

Title:Promotora/Promotor Comunitaria/o Level 2

Reports to:Project Coordinator

FLSA Status:Non-Exempt

Position Status:Regular, Part Time up to 20 hours a week

Wage Range: $27 per hour

Effective Date: February 2025 ending on or before August 2026

Location: The person in this position works part-time from different worksites in the Coachella Valley and across Riverside County.

Required Travel:Ability to travel locally and up to 100 miles throughout Riverside County.

Schedule: 20 hours per week. Variable work schedule including shifts on weekends and evenings.

Position Summary

Under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator, the Promotora/Promotor Comunitaria/o will conduct outreach, lead educational workshops, and facilitate wellness activities aimed at mitigating mental and behavioral health challenges. The role includes referring individuals to appropriate services and fostering opportunities for social connectedness among residents of the Coachella Valley. This position requires demonstrated experience working with families, including children and adolescents, in culturally responsive and community-based settings.

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities

Outreach and Educational Activities

• Identify and secure potential sites and groups to conduct educational workshops and wellness activities in order to meet the programs goals.
• Proactively conduct outreach and educational activities to inform community members in culturally and linguistically relevant ways.
• Participate in town halls, back to school events, holiday activities, tabling events, or similar to connect with local children and families, engage them with educational materials, and identify gaps in existing resources.
• Speak to groups in person and through a virtual platform, such as Zoom.

• Engage with children through wellness-focused workshops and activities designed to support their emotional, physical, and social development
• Facilitate mental health-related workshops with parents and caregivers to connect with their children while also building resilience, strengthening their parenting skills, and learning about important health and emotional wellness topics.
• Connect parents and families with community resources, specifically those related to behavioral and mental health services.

Compliance and Goal-Meeting

• Maintain accurate, up-to-date records and files on all outreach and education activities conducted.
• Complete assigned programmatic reporting in a timely manner.
• Consistently meet all assigned productivity and outcome goals.
• Participate in required trainings.
• Attend all scheduled meetings with the project team, as needed.
• In all activities, comply with all contracts, funder requirements, and VyC procedures and policies.
• Meet or exceed all goals and requirements established by the Project Coordinator for this position.

Additional Duties

• Provide support to other departments as needed.
• Work with vendors, contractors, and consultants to achieve departmental goals, as needed and available.
• Provide general and administrative support to the Learning and Development Coordinator, Training and Education Director, and designated staff as requested.
• Other duties as assigned.

The duties listed here are typical examples of the work performed; not all duties assigned are included, nor is it expected that all similar positions will be assigned every duty.

Required Competencies

Education/Experience

• There is no minimum educational requirement.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience working with monolingual and/or bilingual Latino communities
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience conducting outreach and providing community health
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience connecting community members to relevant services.
• Experience conducting successful outreach in diverse

• Seasoned background in delivering educational workshops tailored for adult learners.

Skills

• Understanding of basic principles in mental health, mindfulness, emotional development, and self-care tailored to children.
• Ability to design playful workshops and engaging experiences that promote emotional, physical, and social well-being in a meaningful and fun way for children and families.
• Ability to collaborate closely and across all VyC departments with a wide range of staff, community members, partner agencies, and funders.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to effectively link community resources to the specific needs of program participants.
• Understanding of the Promotora Model or other community leadership models and its role in creating health equity, nationally and internationally.

• Proven expertise in executing effective outreach initiatives across a variety of environments.

• Attention to detail, organizational abilities, and effective establishment of priorities.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule including shifts on weekends and evenings to meet required program objectives.

Language Skills

• Proficiency in leading and facilitating engaging discussions and educational presentations for both small and large groups.
• Ability to listen actively and with empathy.
• Ability to understand children's emotions and needs, and to communicate clearly, respectfully, and in a way thats appropriate for their developmental stage.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Because of the population served, the ability to read, write and speak fluently in both English and Spanish is required.

Computer Skills

• Basic computer skills in word processing, email, calendar scheduling, and presentation software, for the purpose of performing data entry during events, sending, and receiving email, calendar scheduling, and running presentations.
• Basic skills in using different platforms for virtual meetings (i.e., Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, or WebEx).

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• Valid Drivers License or the ability to utilize a reliable alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
• Valid automobile liability insurance required if driving.
  
  

Physical and Mental Demands

• Must be able to
  • move about in multiple work environments, up to 75% of the time.
  • remain in a stationary position up to 50% of the time.
  • detect incoming visitors, recognize stakeholders, and inspect printed paperwork.
  • reason logically and make sound decisions, to consider alternative and diverse perspectives, to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, to remain poised under all circumstances, and to interact effectively with people in a positive manner that engenders confidence and trust.
  • efficiently perform multiple duties from various sources while maintaining accuracy and productivity.
  • work and sustain attention with distractions and/or interruptions.
  • maintain regular attendance and be punctual.
  • understand, remember and follow verbal and written instructions.
  • complete assigned tasks without direct supervision.
• Frequently works in outdoor weather conditions.
• Frequently moves outreach equipment weighing up to 20 pounds across worksites, into and out of vehicles, and in the community for various class and event needs.
• Frequently communicates with community members, colleagues, community partners, and other stakeholders. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Frequently operates a computer, smart phone, and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

• This job operates in the field a majority of the time, traveling to community members locations within local neighborhoods including meetings in public spaces like local libraries, clubhouse/rec rooms, community centers, partners offices, resource fairs, etc.
• Brief exposure to the elements (cold, rain, wind, sun) while traveling to and from locations and entering and exiting facilities is possible.
• The noise level in these various work environments is typically quiet to moderate.
  

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Opportunity & Non-Harassment

Visin y Compromiso is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or on any other basis prohibited by law.

About Vision y Compromiso

Established in 2000, Vision y Compromiso is a nationally respected organization committed to community wellbeing by supporting Promotoras and community health workers. The organization provides comprehensive culturally and linguistically relevant training, workforce development, leadership opportunities, advocacy, and support to thousands of Promotoras and community health workers. Highly trained community experts and trusted members of their communities, Promotoras are characterized by servicio de corazn (service from the heart). Our vision, Hacia una vida digna y sana (towards a healthy and dignified life), reflects our goal of building Promotoras capacity to educate, empower, and advocate for community change to improve their communities so that all families may know a better way of life.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off