Dear Colleagues and Friends:
We are excited to announce that we are recruiting for a new Manager of Career Advancement position to expand MACHW’s trainings and career advancement menus. The successful candidate would have a strong background designing curricula, ideally, geared toward adult learners. You must also be committed to the community health worker workforce and the mission, vision and values of MACHW:
Mission
Strengthen the professional identity of Community Health Workers, foster Community Health Workers leadership at policy tables and integrate Community Health Workers in all aspects of health care, public health, behavioral health and human service work. MACHW achieves its mission through education, research, policy development and advocacy.
Vision
We work for a health care system that fully embraces each human being, holistically addresses behavioral and physical health needs, eliminates the social determinants of health and ensures equal access to care for all our citizens. We work for a Commonwealth where Community Health Workers are a fully recognized, integrated, and sustained workforce of public health professionals, contributing our expertise in care teams, in programmatic decision-making and at policy tables. Our valued professional role is reflected in fair compensation, professional development opportunities and well-defined career ladders.
Values:
- Reflecting diversity
- Fostering trust
- Advocating for ourselves
- Modeling integrity
- Leading ethically
- Strengthening health equity
Please review the job description here: https://hria.org/jobs/manager-machw/
I encourage you to apply if you feel it would be the right fit for you, or feel free to share it with your colleagues. Many thanks and best wishes!
Lissette Blondet, Executive Director
Massachusetts Association of Community Health Workers (MACHW)