Hiring: Community Health Worker II Company: Central Health Location: Austin, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 13:26:51 Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Office About the job Experience: •Two (2) year of experience working in community based setting required. •Certified Community Health Worker (CHW) or completion of an approved 160-hour competency based Community Health Worker training program certified by DSHS Within 6 Months Required Required Skills: •Proficient in Community Health Worker CH job duties •Develops and coordinates a plan of care for social determinants of health (SDOH), including referrals to other agencies and facilities. •Manages staff and vendors responsible for helping residents and their families navigate and access health coverage and health care services, identify and overcome barriers to care, and provide health education. •Identifies and actively communicates in community, health, and public events, alliance meetings, neighborhood associations, health & wellness events, resource fairs, and faith-based events. •Provides training on non-medical determinants of health to other health care professionals and the community. •Teaches community classes and leads community events. •Maintains collaborative working relationships with existing community partners to expand coordinated efforts and reach additional populations. •Determines the need for and manages the dissemination of education materials. Qualifications: •Proficient knowledge of enterprise and community resources and the ability to provide referrals to patients/families as appropriate. •Demonstrated capacity to connect patients with community resources and make referrals to appropriate providers and external partners. •Working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office Products. •Demonstrated capacity to teach community based classes. •Demonstrated capacity to communicate verbally and nonverbally in a proficient manner. •Skilled in establishing and maintaining positive and working relationships with internal and external partners. •Skilled in task prioritization, flexibility, and willingness to learn new responsibilities and to work in a changing environment. •Skilled in coaching residents in effective management of their health and social resources. •Skilled in exhibiting compassion, vulnerability, and empathy when working with employees and patients and advancing CH mission of health equity and DEI goals. •Skilled in providing person centered care that is inclusive and culturally competent. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!