Health Promotion Senior Team Lead (CHPLA)

Through partnership with Community Health Project Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County (County) Department of Health Services (DHS) Office of Overdose Prevention and Response Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) program increases access to naloxone across the County.

The aim of the OEND program is to reduce overdose mortality rate by providing training and naloxone to people who use County services and to those who are likely to be present at the scene of an overdose.  OEND also provides field-based technical assistance with multiple partner agencies to support the expansion of service provision across LA County.

The Health Promotion Supervisor position supports all these efforts while also supervising individuals providing direct service provision to at-risk populations at the Skid Row Care Campus and Maple Health Hub.

The Skid Row Care Campus and Maple Health Hub provide services to Skid Row residents including: hygiene care, case management, health care, social services and more.

The Health Promotion Senior Team Lead will be responsible for supervising Community Health Promoters at the Skid Row Care Campus and Maple Health Hubs during daily operations, communicating with and maintaining relationships with on-campus providers and reporting programmatic updates to the OEND Program Director.

This is a full-time (40 hours per week) benefitted position.  Employment is provided by Heluna Health.

The pay rate for this position is $38.46 per hour.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Site Coordination


* Supervise a team of community health promoters and daily operations at Skid Row Care Campus and Maple Health Hub distribution sites


* Lead beginning and end of shift team huddles to review safety protocols, debrief events, and provide education


* Provide technical assistance on participant engagement, linkage and harm reduction principles


* Communicate with team leads and CHPs to ensure each CHP is at their assigned location at the appropriate times each day  


* Respond to participant and staff incidents and complete corresponding documentation, conduct necessary debriefs and implement any necessary programmatic 


* Assess community health promoter engagement, assessment and linkage skills 


* Review data submission is completed for each site according to submission guidelines  


* Collaborate with campus partners to support leadership meetings and provide updates, guidance on best practices and policies, and continuing education to the health promoter team 


* Monitor staff performance, staff needs, programmatic needs, and trends in the witnessed or reported among program participants


* Act as a liaison between Community Health Promoters and OEND Program Director

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 


* Other duties as assigned by Executive Director, OEND Program Director, and Community Outreach Manager

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience   


* Prior experience in a supervisory role requ...