Reducing Health Disparities and Supporting Maternal And Child Health

Job Description: Project NAF (Nurturing Asheville & Area Families) Outreach Worker

Education/Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in social work and one year of relevant experience. 

• Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services Field with two years of experience.

• Associate degree in social work with two years of experience.

• Associate degree in human services with two years’ experience working with families. 

• Other educational experience will be considered.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities include case management/case coordination, outreach and advocacy for African American pregnant and post-partum women, their babies, and their children; women can be enrolled in the program up to 2 months post-partum.

• Completion of an initial assessment to obtain pertinent data for optimal service delivery.

• Mandated certification training in the ‘Partners for a Healthy Baby Curriculum.’ 

• Conducts home visits and provides a minimum of monthly face-to-face contact and alternate second contact with project participants.

• Secures new participants to enroll to enhance program sustainability.

• Outreach & Collaboration with area agencies and programs to promote the program and to secure Project NAF referrals.

• Completes required reports /paperwork to Executive Director and funding sources.

• Attend multi-disciplinary staff meetings with area collaborators to identify a participant’s needs and to reduce a gap or the duplication of services.

• Accompany a participant to medical and/or other appointments to provide supportive feedback as well as to ensure optimal service delivery.

• Travel out of county to attend mandated meetings and workshops with grantors, as well as other relevant training courses to enhance educational growth and development.

• Hours beyond the standard workday required on occasion. 

• Performs other related duties as directed by the Executive Director.

Skills/Abilities: 

• Ability to develop a supportive relationship to promote the service plan. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and public speaking ability. 

• Computer skills and ability to enter data in a database.

• Action-oriented, self-directed, person of integrity, positive attitude and mission-driven.

• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.

• Ability to be flexible and to work independently.

• Person of integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed.

Knowledge: 

• Basic principles of Social Work.

• Social Work Ethics (emphasis during employee orientation).

• Code of Conduct (emphasis during employee orientation).

• Ability to complete an initial assessment & service log to obtain pertinent data for optimal service delivery.