Partnerships for Trauma Recovery
African Communities Program: Wellbeing Coordinator (Outreach)
Partnerships for Trauma Recovery, Berkeley, California, United States, 94709
African Communities Program: Wellbeing Coordinator (Outreach)
The African Communities Wellbeing Coordinator provides trauma-informed, culturally reflective and linguistically accessible psychosocial support and community healing for African immigrants. This role requires a minimum of one day per week of in-person service at the PTR office or in the community and reports directly to the African Communities Program Manager. ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES Direct Services (Individual, family, and group support) (75%) Provide case management, resource navigation, and referral support for African immigrant and refugee individuals and families experiencing emotional distress, financial hardship, housing instability, or other psychosocial challenges. Conduct intake, needs assessment, and individualized service planning with clients. Offer short-term supportive counseling and crisis intervention, while linking clients to long-term mental health and social services as needed. Meet clients in accessible and culturally safe community spaces such as schools, churches, mosques, coffee shops, community centers, and homes. In collaboration with the Mental Health Specialist, establish, strengthen, and facilitate support groups with African youth, and other marginalized members of communities.
Community Outreach, Communication & Collaboration (25%) Identify and establish professional relationships with African community leaders and organizations to reduce stigma and raise awareness about mental health. Represent PTR to community partners and organizations through events, presentations, and capacity-building activities. Conduct psychoeducation workshops, community events, and meetings with community leaders. Conduct consultative meetings with community members who need mental health support and provide prevention visits to individual clients. Coordinate with the Mental Health Specialist throughout the client care process. Support African community members and clients through service referrals, and accompanying them to social services, court, and hospital appointments, as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS Master’s Degree in Social Work, Public Health, or related field and working toward Clinical Licensure. Interest in the psychological and psychosocial wellbeing of African immigrants or international human rights abuse survivors. An understanding of the diverse African populations resettled in the Bay Area. A commitment to advancing human rights and global social justice with a focus on the needs of African survivors seeking greater safety in the United States. Experience in comfortably addressing and discussing the community mental health and wellbeing needs of international survivors of human rights abuses without judgment or stigma. Knowledge of and connections with African communities in the Bay Area, particularly with agencies and locations where African community members gather for activities, socializing, services, and programming. Oral fluency in Tigrinya, French or other African languages are required. Spoken and written proficiency in English. Proficiency with MS Office Suite and Google Drive. Experience working with forcibly displaced refugee and/or asylum-seeking populations. Experience planning and implementing community outreach activities and psycho-educational training. Comfortable expressing cultural humility. Commitment to global social justice and human rights. Ability to travel to different locations in the Bay Area. Salary & Benefits This position is part-time, $30,000-$35,000/yr for 20 hrs/wk. Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance Language Differential Pay/ Vacation, Paid Holidays, and Sick Leave
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The African Communities Wellbeing Coordinator provides trauma-informed, culturally reflective and linguistically accessible psychosocial support and community healing for African immigrants. This role requires a minimum of one day per week of in-person service at the PTR office or in the community and reports directly to the African Communities Program Manager. ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES Direct Services (Individual, family, and group support) (75%) Provide case management, resource navigation, and referral support for African immigrant and refugee individuals and families experiencing emotional distress, financial hardship, housing instability, or other psychosocial challenges. Conduct intake, needs assessment, and individualized service planning with clients. Offer short-term supportive counseling and crisis intervention, while linking clients to long-term mental health and social services as needed. Meet clients in accessible and culturally safe community spaces such as schools, churches, mosques, coffee shops, community centers, and homes. In collaboration with the Mental Health Specialist, establish, strengthen, and facilitate support groups with African youth, and other marginalized members of communities.
Community Outreach, Communication & Collaboration (25%) Identify and establish professional relationships with African community leaders and organizations to reduce stigma and raise awareness about mental health. Represent PTR to community partners and organizations through events, presentations, and capacity-building activities. Conduct psychoeducation workshops, community events, and meetings with community leaders. Conduct consultative meetings with community members who need mental health support and provide prevention visits to individual clients. Coordinate with the Mental Health Specialist throughout the client care process. Support African community members and clients through service referrals, and accompanying them to social services, court, and hospital appointments, as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS Master’s Degree in Social Work, Public Health, or related field and working toward Clinical Licensure. Interest in the psychological and psychosocial wellbeing of African immigrants or international human rights abuse survivors. An understanding of the diverse African populations resettled in the Bay Area. A commitment to advancing human rights and global social justice with a focus on the needs of African survivors seeking greater safety in the United States. Experience in comfortably addressing and discussing the community mental health and wellbeing needs of international survivors of human rights abuses without judgment or stigma. Knowledge of and connections with African communities in the Bay Area, particularly with agencies and locations where African community members gather for activities, socializing, services, and programming. Oral fluency in Tigrinya, French or other African languages are required. Spoken and written proficiency in English. Proficiency with MS Office Suite and Google Drive. Experience working with forcibly displaced refugee and/or asylum-seeking populations. Experience planning and implementing community outreach activities and psycho-educational training. Comfortable expressing cultural humility. Commitment to global social justice and human rights. Ability to travel to different locations in the Bay Area. Salary & Benefits This position is part-time, $30,000-$35,000/yr for 20 hrs/wk. Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance Language Differential Pay/ Vacation, Paid Holidays, and Sick Leave
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