• Job Type: Support Staff - Non-Union
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35

Position Summary

The Child Research in Obesity Prevention (CROP) Program in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our organization as a Community Health Worker for community health research and promotion. The bilingual (Spanish and English) community health worker will help coordinate activities, deliver health coaching sessions, and provide community referrals for families in pregnancy and infancy for the Health e-Baby randomized controlled trial to prevent chronic disease. Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s Department of Pediatrics is a world leader in providing care for children. Our mission areas include Healthcare, Education and Research. We offer care for our patients in over 25 specialty areas as well as individualized care for complex cases. Our Residency, Fellowship and Graduate programs are among the best in the Nation. Our Clinical, Translational and Basic Science research features collaborations across specialties and stretches from the bench to bedside. We also have several active Clinical trials available to our patients. This position will support research in the Department by delivering novel interventions to promote maternal-infant and child/family health starting early in life.

Responsibilities

• Use culturally appropriate techniques to provide outreach, community education, informal counseling, and social support to intervention participants

  Facilitates individual and group health coaching sessions and disseminates health education materials as per study protocol and schedule, including virtually and in-person

  Provides referrals to community resources based on family social and health needs

  Partners with research team and study participants to schedule, coordinate and deliver individual and group health coaching sessions for clinical trials

  Prepares and maintains appropriate tracking logs and documents of health promotion activities.  

  Collects information on the quality and performance of health coaching sessions.

  Assists with the maintenance of intervention materials

  Provides program information to the public conducting media campaigns, and/or maintaining program-related web sites as needed

  Maintains a positive relationship with the study team, clinical staff, and participants, and acts as a health promotion resource during the course of intervention

  Provides support to clinical staff to ensure research is successfully implemented, including maintaining an on-site presence, answering questions, and reporting successes and roadblocks to the study team

  Works with the study team to assist with the development of curricula, educational materials, workshops and programs as required

  Attends study team meetings and trainings and regularly provides health coaching updates to the research team at team meetings

  Helps facilitate other clinical and community-based participatory research

  Any other related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent, with some work experience.

  Minimum Education requirement (1.5 years of related experience for each year of education may be used to fulfill education requirements.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in health education/promotion, public health, or community health

   

  Experience with health counseling in-group and individual settings

   

  Bilingual in written and spoken English and Spanish

   

  Experience with community-based participatory research and familiarity with the community in northern Manhattan and south Bronx is preferred

   

  Ability to work remotely and in a general office environment. Some early morning, weekend, and evening hours and travel may be required

   

  Bilingual in Spanish and English, preferred

Other Requirements

• Prior training and experience in clinical, home-based (such as Healthy Families), or community-based programs (such as WIC, MEND or DPP) preferred

   

  Ability to build trust and maintain confidentiality with diverse populations

   

  Ability to identify and follow through on project issues and use initiative

   

  Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail

   

  Strong interpersonal and written communication skills

   

  Moderate degree of computer literacy, including virtual meeting and word processing software

   

  Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information discreetly

   

  Ability to prioritize work and operate under tight deadlines

   

  Motivated and flexible, able to work independently

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