Requête nº: req13729

Intitulé de poste: Covid Community Outreach Assistant

Secteur d’activité: Santé

Type de contrat: Durée Déterminée

Taux d’occupation: Temps partiel

Ouvert aux expatriés: Non

Lieu de travail: Salt Lake City, UT USA

Descriptif du poste

Job Overview:The Covid Community Outreach Assistant is responsible for programming that engages with local refugee, immigrant and migrant (RIM) communities around key topics related to COVID-19, spreads information and awareness about issues such as testing, contact tracing and the vaccination, and identifies ways to best address RIM communities’ barriers in relation to participating in COVID-19 prevention and mitigation initiatives. This role is part of a larger IRC project to prevent and mitigate the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 in RIM communities in the United States.

Working Environment:

A combination of standard office environment and ‘field’ time in and around Salt Lake County, Utah.
May require occasional weekend and/or evening work.

Major Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

·         Assist in the development of a wide variety of messaging, video and other outreach materials that are culturally and linguistically appropriate and that can be distributed through trusted channels to targeted RIM communities. 

·         Review, edit and provide feedback on produced content and other materials. 

·         Coordinate participation in surveys, focus groups and interviews that are population and demographic specific, assessing clients’ COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes and practices, particularly related to vaccine hesitancy and acceptance in different populations and how these change over time with messaging.

·         Assist in the dissemination and tracking of COVID-19 messaging.

·         Use platforms such as Facebook Live events, webinars, or guest appearances on local radio shows to share messages around COVID-19 and gather input from community members.

·         Assist office and project leadership in identifying and addressing barriers clients face in accessing COVID-19 preventive measures and the vaccine.

·         Participate in all program meetings, staff development activities, including weekly meetings with project leads and monthly group meetings.

·         Follow all policies, procedures and protocols of the agency, placing importance on client confidentiality.

·         Other duties as assigned.

Profil

Job Requirements:

·         Completed High School diploma or GED.

·         Experience in community outreach.

·         Strong connection and relationship with local refugee community members.

·         Fluent in English, both spoken and written.

·         Demonstrated success working and communicating effectively in a multi-cultural environment.

·         Proven track record to contribute both independently and as a key team member.

·         Self- starter with excellent problem-solving skills combined with the proven ability to multi-task, prioritize duties, and manage time effectively.

·         Ability to work remotely and access to reliable Internet.

·         Knowledge of or willingness to learn about social media.

·         Comfort with appearing on various media outlets including, video, radio, etc.

Preferred:

·         Bilingual ability in an additional target language desired (Dari, Pashto)

·         Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).

·         Familiarity with aspects of the COVID-19 response (contact tracing, testing, etc.).