Director of Community Health

The YMCA of South Florida is looking for an experienced Director of Community Health. Under the direction of the AED of Community Health Strategies, the Director of Community Health is responsible for leading the outreach, coordination, and delivery of Health Education and Empowerment Programs and overall outreach at locations throughout the community.Essential Functions:Education and Experience:Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, or related field, or equivalent years of direct experience in Case Management. Master’s degree preferred.At least two (2) years’ case management or community work experience.Excellent interpersonal skills; able to communicate effectively with a diverse group of employees, volunteers, and program participants.Excellent communication skills; able to communicate with individuals of the targeted audience (at about 10th-grade level).Ability to relate and connect to people and work with a diverse population; understand and practice YMCA Character Development values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility.Ability to translate medical jargon into easily understandable lay language.Certification as a Certified Community Health Worker is highly desirable.Certificates and Licenses:Current CPR and First Aid certificates by time of employment or within ninety (90) days from the date of hire.Other Skills and Abilities:Teaching, training, and public speaking experience preferred.Ability to work well with others understanding and use of Motivational Interviewing skills.Able and willing to work nights and weekends.Ability to establish and maintain positive and collaborative working relationships with participants, staff, and community partners.Possesses life experience resulting in empathy to the needs and abilities of persons with chronic health conditions or other health issues, vulnerable populations, immigrants, low-income, special needs, underserved, and undocumented communities.Possesses critical thinking and evaluative skills.Knowledge of basic health information, interventions, and resources.Bilingual Spanish and/or Creole preferred.Position Profile (Ideal Candidate):Outgoing empathetic, enthusiastic personality enjoys speaking to others.Ideally comes from the community being served or has an unusually close understanding of the community.Passion and optimism about helping people and making changes.As a condition of employment, you will be required to submit to and satisfactorily clear a thorough Level II fingerprinting background screening and drug test.As a Drug-Free Workplace, all new hires must successfully complete a urinalysis within 72 hours of notice. Failure to complete the drug test within this timeframe will automatically disqualify you from employment. Please note Medical Marijuana cards do not exempt you from successfully passing your drug test.The YMCA of South Florida is committed to the policy of Equal Opportunity prohibiting discrimination in the workplace because of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, political affiliation, age, or disability.

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