Pay Range: $26.89 – $30.70 /hr. The pay rate may differ depending on your skills, education, experience, and other qualifications.

Featured Benefits:

• Medical insurance in compliance with the ACA.
• 401(k).
• Sick leave in compliance with applicable state, federal, and local laws.

First 30 days of engagement contractors are required to be on-site at Indiana. After 30 days, a hybrid format (3 days on-site, 2 days remote) may be considered.

In-state travel may be required.

Job Responsibilities:

• Strategize to improve client-Refugee & International Health Program connections with ethnic community-based organizations that serve refugees &other newcomer population.
• Identify and curate a resource list of health care services that serve refugees& other newcomer populations.
• Identify gaps in knowledge and/or resources for refugees & other newcomer populations on disease prevention and health promotion; create or identify resources to fill in those gaps.
• Partner with refugee resettlement agencies and screening clinics to identify and leverage opportunities for wrap-around services that would help advance health equity for refugees & other newcomer populations.
• Assist in training/guiding local health departments on effective outreach strategies and how to provide care to the refugees & other newcomer populations
• Develop and implement strategies in partnership with the client Language Access Coordinator to mitigate language barriers to health and equity for the refugees& other newcomer populations.
• Attend community-based activities, meetings, and coalitions to advocate for health and equity for the refugees & other newcomer populations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., public health, biological sciences, health education, or socials sciences) and ≥ 1 years’ relevant public health experience, OR
• Graduate or professional degree in a health-related field (e.g., RN, MD/DO,DDS/DMD, DVM, PhD, RS) OR
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and ≥ 4 years of relevant public health experience

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Ability to work with people with no or limited English language.
• Knowledge of state, federal laws, regulations & guidance documents pertaining to public health
• Skillin identification of health promotions opportunity pertinent to the refugee population
• Skillin communication, interpersonal relationship, cultural competency
• Ability to work efficiently and independently with minimal supervision
• Strong critical and analytical thinking skills
• Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Must Have:

• Bachelor’s in public health, biological sciences, health education or social sciences.
• Ability to work with people with no or limitted english language.
• Knowledge of state, federal laws, regulations & guidance documents pertaining to public health.
• Skill in identification of health promotions opportunity pertinent to the refugee population.
• Skill in communication, interpersonal relationship, cultural competency..
• Ability to work efficiently and independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong critical and analytical thinking skills.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Master’s in public health, biological sciences, health education or social sciences.