Outreach Specialist/ Driver position

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Outreach Specialists and Drivers!

Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers, Inc.

Migrant Health Program

(Hammonton, Pemberton & Salem, NJ)

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Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers, Inc. is a private,

non-profit Migrant and Community Health organization with primary health

care centers in Hammonton, Salem, Pemberton, Atlantic City and

Pleasantville. We provide low-cost health care services to anyone in a

five-county region regardless or ability to pay.

From March/April through October, we conduct an active migrant

health outreach program in five counties of Southern New Jersey. Outreach

workers make regular visits to farmworkers at the camps where they live,

provide health education and assessments, and work to improve the

accessibility of health services by setting up medical and dental

appointments at our centers and providing transportation.

Applicants should be fluent in Spanish or Creole. Experience in

health education and farmworker issues is preferred. Must be willing to

work evenings and an occasional weekend. Migrant health program has

positions available in Hammonton, Pemberton and Salem. Compensation is

$10.50 per hour.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Make regular visits to farm camps in 5-county radius of Southern

Jersey.

* Identify health problems and concerns of farmworkers in order to

make appropriate referrals to clinics and other community resources.

* Conduct health education sessions with farmworkers.

* Develop and maintain positive relationships with farmworkers,

farmers, clinical staff, and other agencies providing assistance to

farmworkers.

* Document all encounters and activities, and provide weekly progress

reports.

TO APPLY: Send resume and cover letter before March 15th to:

Cherie Arias, MPH

Health Education & Migrant Outreach Coordinator

Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers, Inc.

860 S. White Horse Pike

Hammonton, NJ 08037

(609) 567-0434 x.4133

carias@... (email preferred!)