Hiring: Community Health Worker - Los Angeles Company: Amity Foundation Location: Los Angeles, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 13:26:52 Employment Type: Full-time / On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Care Coordination, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office About the job Experience: •And minimum of two years’ experience in client-related field, providing case management and community outreach. •Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of building relationships with students, families, team members, and community partners. •Understand various ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds within a multicultural environment. •Knowledge on how to administer assessments, substance abuse counseling, reentry services, and case management within a culturally diverse population, preferably with both men and women. •This position requires local travel and the ability to navigate public transportation with students. Required Skills: •The CHW is a field-based member of the ECM Care Team who has lived experience in the ECM Students’ community and serves as the bridge between the ECM Student and the healthcare system. •Focuses support on ECM Students who are difficult to engage and/or who have cultural or linguistic barriers to care via field-based contacts including accompaniment to appointments. •Assists the RN Care Manager, BH Care Manager, and Care Coordinator in panel management by performing delegated activities as assigned. •Assists the ECM Care Team in engagement efforts of eligible ECM Students in the clinic and within the community. •Assists Students in navigating the healthcare system and community resources. •Follows up by phone and in person with eligible ECM Students and students enrolled in ECM. •Helps Students successfully participate in their medical and/or behavioral health care by overcoming barriers to care, and sharing information on barriers with the multi-disciplinary team and providers. •Engages with Students, both in-person and on the phone, in a manner that utilizes evidence-based approaches (such as Motivational Interviewing) and promotes collaboration between the Student and their medical/behavioral team. Qualifications: •Excellent interpersonal and communications skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in the community and within the organization. •Knowledge of contract parameters, objectives, milestones, and other deliverables. •Knowledge of contracting process and associated local, state, federal and other regulations. •Demonstrated capacity to integrate budgetary and service utilization data, forecast expenditures, and respond to ensure both effective provider utilization and budget compliance. •Demonstrated capacity to multi-task, identify problems, provide recommendations to management teams, and implement any applicable systems. •Demonstrated capacity to work constructively with diverse people and with parties that may have divergent perspectives and interests. •Demonstrated capacity to clearly express concepts and direction, both orally and in writing, and to prepare complex reports, policies, and procedures. •Understand and appropriately apply Amity policies and procedures and adhere to agency-wide practices and regulations. •Strong oral and written communication skills. •Proficient with software such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel. Email, Internet, etc.). 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!