**Join the team at Avera!** **Award Winning Health Care:** Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME. **Culture:** Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter. **You Belong at Avera:** Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth. **Avera is seeking a Community Health Worker who has lived life experience as an immigrant/refugee and who has navigated the challenges of life in a new setting!** **_Position Highlights_** + **Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!** + **Options for Free Health Insurance!** + **Career Growth** **opportunities!** **Job Summary** Community Health Workers (CHWs) are frontline public health workers who have a close understanding of the community they serve. This trusting relationship enables them to serve as a liaison/link/intermediary between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. Under indirect supervision, this individual would work closely with medical providers, primary care teams, and social services agencies to provide care coordination and connection to resources and support to program clients to improve their health and general well-being through education and provision of coordination of care and services. This individual would work in both clinical and community-based settings. **Education and/or Experience** + High School Diploma or Equivalent required. + A minimum of two years’ direct experience preferred. + Experience with navigating local medical and social support systems preferred. + Possible bilingual and medical interpreter qualifications preferred based on specific position needs. + Possible knowledge and/or experience with certain medical diagnoses preferred based on specific position needs. + Must be from the community that is being served or have a familiarity of the community. **License/Certification/Registration** + This position requires a valid driver’s license and that the employee is insurable by the Avera Health automobile liability insurance carrier. + Must have a Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Certificate from a South Dakota approved program or the ability to obtain within 6 months of hire. + Must complete the South Dakota Community Health Care Worker Certification within 6 months of hire and maintain certification. + A Fingerprint Background Check is required for Community Health Worker (CHW) registration. **Work Schedule** + Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm; 80hrs/2wks **Pay** The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. + $19.25 - $24.25 per hour What Makes Avera Special? (http://www.avera.org/careers/what-makes-avera-special/) The policy of Avera to provide opportunities for all qualified employees or applicants without regard to disability and to provide reasonable accommodations for all employees or applicants who may be disabled. Avera is committed to ensuring compliance in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act. For assistance, please contact HR Now at 605-504-4444. Additional Notices: For TTY, dial 711 Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.