Posted: August 8, 2025
Expires: October 7, 2025
East Toledo Family Center
1020 Varland Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43605
The East Toledo Family Center (ETFC) is the anchor organization in the East Toledo community. We provide programs and services to support individuals and families from birth to seniors. We educate, engage and empower our families and community to make their own change. The Pathways Community Health Workers (CHW) are front line public health workers who have a close understanding of the community they serve. This trusting relationship enables them to serve as a liaison between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. Interested candidates should send their resume to Kendra Crosby at kendrac@etfc.org.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Conducts home visits with clients
- Develop strategies to positively engage pregnant and adult clients in voluntary services through a trusting relationship
- Schedule and provide regular home visits with families and maintain an average caseload of 30+ clients
- Conduct ongoing assessments such as Visit form and other tools required by the program
- Implement research-based curriculum, Partners for Healthy Babies & Families, during home visits
- Support and guide families in the development of ongoing health management
- Refers and connects families to additional services and other community resources that could help strengthen the family
- Completes required documentation in accordance with program expectations
- Meets bi-weekly with team and 1:1 for supervision to reflect on work with families and review interventions and documentation
- Completes all training required
- Assists with outreach through community fairs and other events that help build awareness of program
- Completes documentation through on-line database within 48 hours of communication/visit completed
- Must maintain 40-hour work-weeks
- Must be willing to travel across Lucas County (mileage reimbursement at state rate provided)
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Must be vaccinated for COVID-19 due to being an affiliate for Medicaid
- Locations -- office environment and diverse community client homes
- Must be able to provide in-home visits
- Valid driver’s license
- Travel Requirements-- Must have reliable vehicle, ability to travel to and from family homes with i nsurance requirements listed below (mileage is reimbursed at the state rate)
- Pass all required background and drug test
- Will be required to maintain car insurance fo r bodily injury & property damage Liability coverage of $100,000 each person/$100,000 each accident/$50,000 each accident
EDUCATION:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Community Health Worker Certification preferred but not required
- Individuals who are not certified community health workers will have the opportunity to obtain their certification through ETFC
QUALITIES:
- An ability to establish trusting relationships
- Acceptance of individual differences
- Preferred experience and willingness to work with the culturally diverse populations in the community
- Preferred knowledge of prenatal, infant and child development
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries when providing supportive services
- Ability to work collaboratively and independent with work schedule
- Bilingual (Spanish) ability preferred
- Case management experience preferred
- Due to Medicaid partnership, all candidates must be vaccinated for COVID-19
- The duties a nd responsibilities of t his job are subject to change
The East Toledo Family Center is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, parental status, veteran or disability status.
PAY RANGE: $16.00/hour
SCHEDULE: Full-Time, 8-hour shifts, start time ranging from 8am-9:30am, Monday through Friday.
TRAINING: Orientation to the Family Center Employee Handbook. All job related trainings as required.
UNIFORM: Staff badge and casual attire required.
BENEFITS: 401(k), Dental insurance, Flexible schedule, Health insurance, Paid time off, Vision insurance