Community Health Worker

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles is seeking an experienced full-time Community Health Worker with excellent communication and customer service skills to work with our Black Health Initiative program.  You are uniquely qualified as health worker who will educate patients and other members of the community through health center services, community-based organizations and/or schools by conducting outreach and curriculum-based health education workshops for Black Communities on sexuality and reproductive health and overall wellbeing.  Under indirect supervision, this position works closely with medical providers at the Inglewood Health Center to assess client needs in accordance with established protocols, provide necessary information and appropriate referrals, as well as providing public health educational programming.   Over one hundred years ago, Planned Parenthood was founded on the idea that everyone should have the information and care they need to live strong, healthy lives and fulfill their dreams. Founded 57+ years ago, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles is one of the largest providers of reproductive health care services in Los Angeles County. The Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) team works together to provide high-quality, affordable reproductive health care to women, men, and young people across Los Angeles County. At PPLA, you will discover a culture of like-minded individuals who are eager to make positive contributions to their community and to the Planned Parenthood mission.

Our Ideal Candidate will have the following qualifications:

• High school diploma, GED or 3+years’experience in small/large group facilitation (helpful if related to sexual health/family planning, housing, substance use disorder, etc.)
• Minimum 1 year of direct work experience as a substance use disorder specialist, housing specialist, family planning/sexual health risk reduction counselor, and/or navigation specialist, etc. required.
• Experience working one-on-one with patients, clients, and/or consumers preferred.
• Experience in outreach (tabling at events or crowd canvassing) throughout the community in areas such as schools, community centers, churches, etc. preferred.
• Must have direct knowledge of the local community and strong interest in the community and its people.

About the position:

• Abortion patients are cared for at each of our health centers, and in part through the administrative, support, and other non-clinical services provided at all PPLA locations, and by all PPLA employees. Supporting these critical services is an essential job duty, and a fundamental responsibility of all employees and contractors.
• Provide orientation to patients regarding health education and/or community services, in support of health issues, per protocol
• Provide education in an individual or group setting to patients, per medical provider’s request and consistent with established health care standards, on topics related to control and prevention of chronic or infectious diseases, behavioral health, and/or perinatal health conditions
• Under direction of medical provider, provide health promotion and coaching that includes goal setting and creating action plans as part of a health care team to address disease prevention and management
• Provide education in sexuality and reproductive health and substance abuse prevention to the community following the curriculum and guides designed for the LACDPH SWBC
• With supervisor approval, identify and participate in community outreach, events, and activities to promote sexual health, wellbeing, and PPLA’s clinical services
• Perform the services in designated area, schools, and/or community partner locations
• Maintain a resource guide at all times to provide the community with information/services available to them that may or may not be related to health and provides warm hand-offs to ensure effective linkages to services
• Maintain and foster positive relationships with community agencies and leaders through outreach and networking
• Accuracy and attention to detail when completing administrative tasks
• Keep current of reproductive health and sexuality education and substance abuse issues, and attend any PPLA trainings and professional development workshops
• Advocate for reproductive health in various settings as needed

Generous salary and benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage options for you and eligible dependents
• Free basic life/AD&D policy with additional voluntary coverage options
• Short Term Disability, Critical Illness and Accident policies
• 403(b) Retirement plan with up to 3% employer match
• Medical and Dependent Flexible Spending Account plans
• Public Transportation and Commuter Pre-Tax Reimbursements
• Generous vacation, sick, and holiday benefits+
• Hourly rate range: 25.00 - 26.40 per hour.

Compensation Philosophy and Position Hiring Range:

At Planned Parenthood Los Angeles we continuously work towards our value of "we respect and honor all people", which also relates to our compensation philosophy. PPLA recognizes that decisions about pay, and benefits have significant impact on staff, so we are committed to ensuring all positions are rooted in a description that identifies competencies, duties, responsibilities, and qualifications, and that they are compensated equitably which considers both internal organizational equity and market compensation data for similar roles.

Equal Employment Opportunity will be afforded to all applicants and other covered persons without regard to protected characteristics, including their perceived protected characteristic. Protected categories include: race (including traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hair styles such as, braids, locs, and twists as examples but not exhaustive list), color, religion or religious creed (including religious belief, observation, practice, dress, and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/chestfeeding, or related medical conditions), reproductive health decision-making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status (including past, current or prospective service in the uniformed service), and any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.  PPLA will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with the requirements of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.