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Position Summary
The Full TimePromotoresde Saludis responsible foradvocating for and providing health education to Spanish dominant immigrant and under/uninsured communities to bridge the gap between their respective communities and the health care system. Build and deepen trust within these communities byidentifying,compilinganddisseminatingresources throughout NYC and Nassau County to connect community members to Planned Parenthood of Greater New York’s health centers and other community-based organizations. Conduct outreach andfacilitategroup education sessions throughout the Bronx, Queens, and/or other NYC and Nassau County neighborhoods.Make appointments to Planned Parenthood of Greater New York’s brick and mortar health centers as well as mobile health centers and provide patient support during health center visits.Support the Community Engagement Coordinatorwithbuilding and maintaining partnerships with community leaders, community-based organizations, and local businesses as well as basic program administration as needed. Works collaboratively with other Planned Parenthood of Greater New York departments, such as external affairs and organizing, on other community-based engagement and equity initiatives. This is a full-time positionlocatedwithin New York City and involves travel within the region.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities Program Support (50%) Full timePromotoresde Salud will conduct outreach in the consective neighborhoods.
Support the Community Engagement Coordinator in building partnershipsprimer Local with local businesses, communityleaders and community-based organizations.
Conduct outreach andfacilitateworkshops and other group education activities at various community venues such as community-based organizations, Consulates, laundromats, salons, etc.
Supports the Community Engagement Coordinator in identifing and developing group education activities using community feedback.
Successful completion of comprehensive training provided by PPGNY on various sexual and reproductive health topics, outreach, and facilitation skills.
Attend and report back on community meetings and professional development training sessions as requested by supervisor.
Assists the Community Engagement Coordinator in partnering with the Clinical Services Department to further develop the Promotores’ role in linking Latinx immigrants to PPGNY’s services and supporting Spanish-speaking patients in PPGNY’s health centers.
Collaborates with other Community Engagement initiatives.
Works as a member of the Community Engagement department and maintainshigh standardsof professionalism. Represents the Department at selected internal and external meetings, and consortiums.
Works effectively with volunteers, trainees and other agency personnel.
Customer Service Responsibilities (15%) Make appointments to PPGNY health centers.
Provides assistance to patients in the PPGNY health center waiting room and outside mobile health centers, including providing Spanish language support services as needed.
Administrative Team Support (15%) Act as a mentor to Promotores de Salud by assisting with trainings and supporting new Promotores.
Assists with administrative duties. This may include assisting with outreach and group education planning and scheduling, confirming Promotoresevents at partner sites, preparing materials for workshops and outreach feststellen, filing, setting up and breaking down special events, assisting the Community Engagement Coordinator with monthly meetings, etc.
Budgetary/Statistical Support (10%) Completes outreach and data collection paperwork in a timely manner.
Special Projects (10%) Performs other educational and experience related duties as required.
Core Competencies
A demonstrated commitment to PPGNY’s mission related to bodily autonomy, health petición, and gender传ativesity and justice
A foremost commitment to learning about and enhancing practices related to racial equity and its impact per health systems.
Strong relationship building and communication skills, including an ability to workand build trust across cultural differences related to related to race, class, age, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, nationaloriginor ability; and to reflect on one’s personal identity with humility.
Required Qualifications
Bilingual in English and Spanish and knowledgeable of Latin American customs and cultural norms.
Well-known in and have strong ties to Latin American communities (i.e.South American, Central American, Mexican, or Caribbean) in the Bronx, Queens, and/or other NYC and Nassau County neighborhoods.
Committed to serving as a leader or role model and empowering the Latin American community.
Familiar with prevailing attitudes toward sexual and reproductive health issues among Latinxs.
Able to empathize with Latinxs and share their values and experiences.
Warm, friendly, patient,outgoingand able to make others feel comfortable and at ease.
Patient, good listener, and open to opinions and values that may be different from their own, without being judgmental.
Interestedin learning and teaching others about sexual and reproductive health.
Have strong interpersonal and communication skills (both Spanish and English).
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software
Flexible workschedule; mornings, evenings, and weekends on occasion.
Ability to travel around NYC and/or Nassau County.
Typical Physical Demands
Requires prolonged sitting and repetitive tasks including use of a computer. Periodic standing, walking, bending. Requires lifting or moving of up to 25 pounds of programming or event materials. Must be able to occasionally walk up and down stairs. Visual acuity sufficient to perform frequent work on a computer screen and review printed reports and other materials. Requires the ability to hear and to communicate orally with others. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets, and will require reaching, grasping, pushing and pulling.
Typical Working Conditions
This job operates in a professional office environment. Potential exposure to communicable diseases and other conditions in a health center environment. Requires travel to various indoor and outdoor environments to conduct programming or events. Requires flexible schedule and during peak activity periods work in excess of 7.5 hours per day and/or 37.5 hours per week.
Compensation $23.35 - $23.35 an hour
Benefits
Generous PTO and holiday schedule
Medical, dental and vision coverage options for you and eligible dependents
FSA, HSA, Commuter অনুযায়ী pre‑tax reimbursement funds
Short- and Long‑Term Disability, Free Basic Life and AD&D
401(k) Retirement Plan with Safe Harbor contributions after 1 year of employment
All positions at PPGNY require: Proof of immunization or prune immunity to certain communicable diseases (including influenza during the flu season and Covid‑19) and testing for tuberculosis. These certifications are required by the NYC DOHMH Health Code, NYSDOH and OSHA.
About PPGNY Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) is a leading provider, educator, and advocate of sexual and reproductive health care in New York State. PPGNY is proud to provide a wide-range of family planning services at our brick‑and‑mortar health centers and mobile care units. We care for everyone regardless of their immigration status, zip code or ability to pay. PPGNY’s education and outreach programs are backed by medically accurate, evidence‑based information that allows people to make informed decisions about their health and future. Asupaten of reproductive freedom, PPGNY supports legislation and policies that ensure all New Yorkers have access to the Huntington twenty‑three and six range of reproductive health care_EQ. services and information.
PPA is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe we are most impactful when people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and identities come together with common purpose. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion PPGNY is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe we are most impactful when people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and identities come together with common purpose. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
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Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities Program Support (50%) Full timePromotoresde Salud will conduct outreach in the consective neighborhoods.
Support the Community Engagement Coordinator in building partnershipsprimer Local with local businesses, communityleaders and community-based organizations.
Conduct outreach andfacilitateworkshops and other group education activities at various community venues such as community-based organizations, Consulates, laundromats, salons, etc.
Supports the Community Engagement Coordinator in identifing and developing group education activities using community feedback.
Successful completion of comprehensive training provided by PPGNY on various sexual and reproductive health topics, outreach, and facilitation skills.
Attend and report back on community meetings and professional development training sessions as requested by supervisor.
Assists the Community Engagement Coordinator in partnering with the Clinical Services Department to further develop the Promotores’ role in linking Latinx immigrants to PPGNY’s services and supporting Spanish-speaking patients in PPGNY’s health centers.
Collaborates with other Community Engagement initiatives.
Works as a member of the Community Engagement department and maintainshigh standardsof professionalism. Represents the Department at selected internal and external meetings, and consortiums.
Works effectively with volunteers, trainees and other agency personnel.
Customer Service Responsibilities (15%) Make appointments to PPGNY health centers.
Provides assistance to patients in the PPGNY health center waiting room and outside mobile health centers, including providing Spanish language support services as needed.
Administrative Team Support (15%) Act as a mentor to Promotores de Salud by assisting with trainings and supporting new Promotores.
Assists with administrative duties. This may include assisting with outreach and group education planning and scheduling, confirming Promotoresevents at partner sites, preparing materials for workshops and outreach feststellen, filing, setting up and breaking down special events, assisting the Community Engagement Coordinator with monthly meetings, etc.
Budgetary/Statistical Support (10%) Completes outreach and data collection paperwork in a timely manner.
Special Projects (10%) Performs other educational and experience related duties as required.
Core Competencies
A demonstrated commitment to PPGNY’s mission related to bodily autonomy, health petición, and gender传ativesity and justice
A foremost commitment to learning about and enhancing practices related to racial equity and its impact per health systems.
Strong relationship building and communication skills, including an ability to workand build trust across cultural differences related to related to race, class, age, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, nationaloriginor ability; and to reflect on one’s personal identity with humility.
Required Qualifications
Bilingual in English and Spanish and knowledgeable of Latin American customs and cultural norms.
Well-known in and have strong ties to Latin American communities (i.e.South American, Central American, Mexican, or Caribbean) in the Bronx, Queens, and/or other NYC and Nassau County neighborhoods.
Committed to serving as a leader or role model and empowering the Latin American community.
Familiar with prevailing attitudes toward sexual and reproductive health issues among Latinxs.
Able to empathize with Latinxs and share their values and experiences.
Warm, friendly, patient,outgoingand able to make others feel comfortable and at ease.
Patient, good listener, and open to opinions and values that may be different from their own, without being judgmental.
Interestedin learning and teaching others about sexual and reproductive health.
Have strong interpersonal and communication skills (both Spanish and English).
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software
Flexible workschedule; mornings, evenings, and weekends on occasion.
Ability to travel around NYC and/or Nassau County.
Typical Physical Demands
Requires prolonged sitting and repetitive tasks including use of a computer. Periodic standing, walking, bending. Requires lifting or moving of up to 25 pounds of programming or event materials. Must be able to occasionally walk up and down stairs. Visual acuity sufficient to perform frequent work on a computer screen and review printed reports and other materials. Requires the ability to hear and to communicate orally with others. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets, and will require reaching, grasping, pushing and pulling.
Typical Working Conditions
This job operates in a professional office environment. Potential exposure to communicable diseases and other conditions in a health center environment. Requires travel to various indoor and outdoor environments to conduct programming or events. Requires flexible schedule and during peak activity periods work in excess of 7.5 hours per day and/or 37.5 hours per week.
Compensation $23.35 - $23.35 an hour
Benefits
Generous PTO and holiday schedule
Medical, dental and vision coverage options for you and eligible dependents
FSA, HSA, Commuter অনুযায়ী pre‑tax reimbursement funds
Short- and Long‑Term Disability, Free Basic Life and AD&D
401(k) Retirement Plan with Safe Harbor contributions after 1 year of employment
All positions at PPGNY require: Proof of immunization or prune immunity to certain communicable diseases (including influenza during the flu season and Covid‑19) and testing for tuberculosis. These certifications are required by the NYC DOHMH Health Code, NYSDOH and OSHA.
About PPGNY Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) is a leading provider, educator, and advocate of sexual and reproductive health care in New York State. PPGNY is proud to provide a wide-range of family planning services at our brick‑and‑mortar health centers and mobile care units. We care for everyone regardless of their immigration status, zip code or ability to pay. PPGNY’s education and outreach programs are backed by medically accurate, evidence‑based information that allows people to make informed decisions about their health and future. Asupaten of reproductive freedom, PPGNY supports legislation and policies that ensure all New Yorkers have access to the Huntington twenty‑three and six range of reproductive health care_EQ. services and information.
PPA is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe we are most impactful when people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and identities come together with common purpose. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion PPGNY is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe we are most impactful when people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and identities come together with common purpose. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
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