Job Description

AM TRACE has an immediate opening for COMMUNITY CANVASSERS to support a community-based COVID-19 Community Canvassing and Education program in Brooklyn, NY and surrounding areas. This is an in-person outreach position that requires door-to-door interactions with community members as well supporting in-person events to elevate community understanding of COVID-19 impacts.

CANDIDATES WORK AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE 5 BOROUGHS OF NYC. WORK WILL BE CONDUCTED OUTSIDE, RAIN OR SHINE. THIS POSITION WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY.

BACKGROUND: COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted neighborhoods in the greater New York City region. Those most negatively impacted continue to have high case rates and continue to need additional community support to improve health equity and health literacy. TRACE supports a community focused project aimed to engage with the community on an individual level through door to door, public facing event interventions, and disseminating information to the public. The Community Canvasser will be responsible for targeted community outreach to the residents of Brooklyn and the surrounding areas.

• Complete program training and provide accurate information to community members.
• Conduct outreach into targeted communities.
• Effectively engage residents and provide accurate information on COVID-19 including prevention and testing/vaccine access.
• Direct members of targeted communities to testing and/or other services.
• Protect and maintain privacy and confidentiality.
• Collect appropriate information from community members and report on findings as appropriate.
• Educate others on the use of personal protective equipment, like face coverings, to prevent possible COVID-19 transmission.

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• High School diploma or equivalent.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience conducting peer education and outreach.
• Knowledge of Brooklyn communities preferred.
• Experience working with staff in a nonprofit or community-based setting.
• Ability to exhibit a professional, positive attitude and work ethic.
• Ability to interact with culturally diverse individuals during a time of crisis and distress.
• Ability to show empathy to distressed individuals.
• Second or multiple languages a plus (especially Spanish, Mandarin, Russian, Haitian-Creole, Cantonese, or Bengali)
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS:

• PC with Windows 10, Antivirus Protection: Windows Defender and Windows Firewall; or Mac with Apple OS X 10.13, Antivirus Protection.
• Proficiency with computers.

TO BE CONSIDERED YOU MUST APPLY TO THE JOB BY CREATING A PROFILE AND UPLOADING A RESUME TO THE LINK BELOW. RESUMES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED UNLESS THEY APPLY VIA THE LINK BELOW: https://careers-amtrace.icims.com/jobs/2219/covid-19-community-testing-%26-tracing-canvassing%3a-community-canvassers-%28brooklyn%2c-ny%29/job

NOTE: Due to the high volume of applicants, we may be unable to respond to telephone or email inquiries, but we are reviewing and considering all applications in the order in which they were submitted on a rolling basis.

Company Description

AM TRACE is a unique offering to support local public health agencies with a dedicated team trained to engage with local citizens directly on the most sensitive topics necessary to contain the spread of the pandemic and manage effective distribution and quality management of the vaccine.