CHRISTUS Health, as a recipient of grant funding, partners with AmeriCorps State and National to provide outreach, education, and navigation services to address the social determinants of health across each of the communities we serve. Significant goals of this partnership are to: 1)Serve communities with concentrated poverty, rural communities, and tribal communities; 2) Create workforce pathways for AmeriCorps members, including deliberate training, such as pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship opportunities, certifications, and hiring preferences or support; and 3) Enhance member experience by providing opportunities for skill attainment, personal growth, and connections to the community they are serving in support of a lifetime of civic participation. 

To this end, CHRISTUS Health will engage with individuals to serve their communities as AmeriCorps service members. Members serve for a minimum of a one-year term and will not be considered employees of CHRISTUS Health. Members have the opportunity to receive Community Health Worker training and obtain state certification. A living allowance, health insurance, and end of service education award (managed by AmeriCorps State and National) are provided, but other CHRISTUS Health employee benefits will not be offered to individuals participating in this program. 

More information about AmeriCorps is available here: Serve | AmeriCorps 

Education/Skills 

• High school diploma or equivalent required 
• Computer skills (to include email, calendar scheduling, instant messages, Word documents, and Excel) required 
• Strong organizational and communication skills required 
• Must have good judgment, initiative, flexibility, and the ability to build positive, open-minded, and nonjudgmental relationships 
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred 

Experience 

• 1 year of experience in volunteering or working in a community setting, healthcare facility, public health department, or community-based organization preferred 

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications 

• Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker Certification required within 6 months of hire 

In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.