Community Health Worker (CHW), Patient Advocacy Team

Human Health Project (HHP) is a holistic health literacy charity. Our mission is to improve the health of the underserved and vulnerable through holistic information, education and advocacy. Our objective is to empower people to manage their own health with improved outcomes and no medical errors. For more information, please visit our website including viewing our "Shared Patient Information" program page which includes 50 pages of reports on both our Migraine and Lupus and feedback received from people who reviewed the reports in the section, "What Our Members are Saying" - https://tinyurl.com/4c5y3mfa and our "Healthcare Access Program" which includes short video courses in our Learning Academy - https://tinyurl.com/4xwdz5wh , Patient Advocacy Workshops in Los Angeles, - https://tinyurl.com/mryave5x and in Northern Ireland - https://tinyurl.com/nhj6kp7p and our Online Peer to Peer Events - https://tinyurl.com/5ddmxuyn

Community Health Worker (CHW), Patient Advocacy Team - Volunteer Opportunity:

Organization: HHP

Location: Remote/Flexible

Time Commitment: ~3 hours per week

Role Overview

Help advance HHP’s mission to improve health literacy and empower underserved communities by serving as a vital link between health and social services and the community. You will help patients facilitate access to care and improve health outcomes.

This is an entirely volunteer, remote-only position with flexible hours, giving preference to U.S.-based candidates.

Role Balance: This role is 100% Direct Service/Patient Advocacy Focus.

Duties (Reporting to the Patient Advocate Lead)

• Serve as a liaison between health and social services and the community to facilitate access and improve health outcomes.
• Activities include outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support, and patient advocacy.
• Increase health knowledge and self-sufficiency through culturally appropriate education on topics like chronic disease prevention and nutrition.

Qualifications

Required:

• Worked experience in community health or healthcare.
• Strong communications skills.
• CHW Certification or commitment to complete training within 6 months of onboarding.

Preferred:

• Ability to communicate effectively in other languages (Spanish, Mandarin, etc.).
• Experience with electronic patient referral systems.

Skills

• Willingness to learn how to use health data and referral systems (Pear Suite, Unite Us).
• Knowledge of community health concepts, advocacy, care coordination, and health literacy.
• Ability to translate medical information for laypersons.

Conditions of Volunteer Acceptance

• Commitment: We ask for a commitment of ~3 hours per week for at least six months to ensure continuity of care. Flexibility is available to accommodate personal needs.
• Must track hours/tasks using HHP's required tools (Clockify/Trello).

Volunteer Growth & Impact

Why Volunteer with HHP?

• Gain valuable direct service experience and build your CHW portfolio.
• Receive essential training in specialized health data and referral systems (Pear Suite, Unite Us).
• Network with healthcare and nonprofit professionals.
• Directly advance our mission to achieve health equity.