Health Promoter Team Lead (CHPLA)

Through partnership with Community Health Project Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County (County) Department of Health Services (DHS) Office of Overdose Prevention and Response Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) program increases access to naloxone across the County.

The aim of the OEND program is to reduce overdose mortality rate by providing training and naloxone to people who use County services and to those who are likely to be present at the scene of an overdose.  OEND also provides field-based technical assistance with multiple partner agencies to support the expansion of service provision across LA County.

The Health Promotion  position supports all these efforts while also supervising individuals providing direct service provision to at-risk population at the Skid Row Care Campus and Maple Health Hub.

The Skid Row Care Campus and Maple Health Hub provide services to Skid Row residents including: hygiene care, case management, health care, social services and more.

The Health Promotion Team Lead will be responsible for supporting the Community Health Promoters at the Skid Row Care Campus and Maple Health Hubs during daily operations and serving as a liaison to the Health Promotion Supervisor and OEND Program Director.

This is a full-time (40 hours per week) benefitted position.  Employment is provided by Heluna Health.

The pay rate for this position is $33.65 per hour.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS


* Assign daily tasks to Health Promoter team based on guidance from the Health Promotion Supervisor


* Support team in providing services and engaging with participants in alignment with agency policies and procedures through modeling best practices 


* Ensure that distribution stations are properly stocked each shift 


* Observe distribution operations and participant engagement and provide feedback to Health Promotion Supervisor for programmatic improvement 


* Assist Community Health Promoters in data collection and submission 


* Aid Community Health Promoters in reporting safety events or other incidents that occur to the Health Promoter Supervisor

Education and Supply Distribution 


* Provide overdose prevention and substance use education to those at risk of drug overdose 


* Distribute naloxone and related health supplies at stationary sites at Skid Row Care Campus and Maple Health Hub in Skid Row. 


* Connect with and engage participants in program activities and services.


* Build and maintain non-judgmental relationships with participants and partner organizations on the campuses rooted in foundations of trust and consistency.


* In both formal and informal settings, educate and inform other health and social service professionals about strengths and needs, as well as cultural worldviews, experiences and perspectives of the community or communities in which the CHW lives and works.

Operations, Data Collection and Preparation 


* Contribute to the activities on th...