Health and Wellness Assistant - Innovative Company

POSITION SUMMARY: The Health and Wellness Assistant is responsible for engaging community members in diverse settings about multigenerational wellness for Black and Latinx communities in Contra Costa County. The Assistant will support the Health and Wellness Coordinator with planning and implementing family engagement activities and community outreach that support community members in fostering healthy habits and mindsets, creating, advocating for, and advancing a healthy environment and healing-centered care for themselves and a resilient community. The ability to be flexible and welcoming of families with different perspectives and backgrounds is essential.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

● Help plan, develop, and implement Health & Wellness programming for families

● Develop and implement outreach and engagement strategies to increase the participation and positive experiences of diverse families in Health & Wellness programs

● Regularly communicate with Health & Wellness Coordinator about opportunities to enhance, improve and recognize the success of programs

● Identify and enlist the support of relevant partners and allies for FIERCE Advocates’ family engagement events and activities

● Collaborate with all of FIERCE Advocate programs to coordinate activities and to incorporate participants from all programs in health and wellness activities

● Regularly collect and provide accurate program data according to FIERCE Advocates procedures Sign-In Sheets, Attendance Records, etc;

● Assist in planning and facilitation of monthly Family Wellness Events

● Coordinate activities with volunteers to assist with health and wellness activities

● Support with conducting evaluation of events and activities

OUTREACH, CONVENING, AND EVENT RESPONSIBILITIES

● Make reminder calls and email invitations through Dial My Calls and MailChimp

● Develop social media and event graphics and flyers and support with posting as needed.

● Work with the Health & Wellness team to set up for meetings, events, and programs, including preparing sites, agendas, refreshments, program documents and facilitation materials;

● Collect stories from program participants as assigned;

● Monitor and report the need for program supplies to Health & Wellness Coordinator

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

● Attend regular staff and community meetings as assigned

● Participate as a team member in organizational wide events and activities

● Promote FIERCE Advocates' mission and goals to increase the organization’s visibility when appropriate

● Local travel is required between site locations requiring reliable transportation;

● Ability to work evening and weekend hours are required

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

● At least three years of community engagement experience working with African American and Latinx families including those living in high need neighborhoods;

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

● Cultural understanding of African American and Latinx families and the ability to include aspects their culture into Health & Wellness Programming

● Excellent ability to build and develop trusting and effective relationships with young children, parents/caregivers, and community members of diverse populations

● Proven ability to create, implement, and reflect on age-appropriate high-quality

● Commitment to continuous learning about early childhood development, health and wellness, and professional competencies

● Strong writing and direct communication skills for multiple audiences

● Unfaltering and exemplary time and project management skills

● Great presentation, workshop, and meeting facilitation skills

● Ability to work well and collaborate with multiple stakeholders (schools, parents, service providers)

● Fluent in English; fluency in Spanish also preferred

● A current CA Driver’s license, vehicle insurance certificate

● Familiarity with community resources is a plus

● Efficient in Google suite tools and Microsoft Word, Excel, Canva, and ability to create QR/registration codes

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

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 essential functions.

● Must be able to climb stairs

● Ability to sit at a desk and type for a number of hours

● Requires ability to use a keyboard and monitor

● Requires the ability to communicate verbally, both in person and on the telephone.