FT outreach worker for Pemberton, NJ

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Outreach Worker/Driver

Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers, Inc.

Migrant Outreach Program

(Pemberton, 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, Burlington City, Atlantic City

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

five-county region regardless of their ability to pay.

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. Experience in health

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

evenings and occasionally weekends. Compensation is $10.50 per hour plus

benefits. You must be at least 26 years old with a good driving record to

drive a SJFMC vehicle.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Make regular visits to farm camps in Burlington and surrounding

counties.

* 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.

* Provide transport and interpretation as needed.

TO APPLY: Send resume and cover letter before December 1st to:

Cherie Arias, MPH, CHES

Health Education & Migrant Outreach Coordinator

Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers, Inc.

860 S. White Horse Pike

Hammonton, NJ 08037

(609) 567-0200 x.4133

carias@... (email preferred!)