Health and Wellness Sector Specialist 2

Description: **POSITION:** Health and Wellness Sector Specialist 2 **JOB CLASS/GRADE:** Coordinator 1/Specialist 2; Grade 7 **WAGE:** Starting at $53,538 per year based on experience? **FLSA; EEO; WC:** Non\-Exempt; Professional; 8864 **LOCATIONS:** IRCO Main Office, 10301 NE Glisan St Portland OR 97220, Hybrid schedule (2 days on\-site, 3 days remote) **FTE; FT/PT; STATUS**: 1\.0 FTE; Full\-Time with Benefits; Regular **NUMBER OF POSITIONS:** (1\) **APPLY AT:** www.irco.org **STATUS:** Full\-Time with Benefits? **PROGRAM(S):** Health and Wellness **SECTOR:** Community Health \& Wellness/Community Safety \& Wellbeing **REQUIREMENTS:** English fluency required, bilingual in any additional language preferred. Must be able to pass extensive Background Check. This job announcement is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this job. This is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. **Program Summary** The Community Health and Wellness sector provides services that support the physical, behavioral, and emotional health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. Our staff are certified Traditional Health Workers (such as Community Health Workers (CHW), Peer Support Specialists (PSS), and Doulas) who offer direct services such as healthcare and systems navigation, health insurance enrollment, physical and emotional health support, adjustment support, mental health resource navigation, and client\-directed case management. We also engage in community outreach and physical and emotional health education via community workshops, psycho\-education support groups, and by hosting monthly health clinics that provide dental services, health services, and community resource information. **Position Summary** The Health and Wellness Sector Specialist 2 is a vital support to sector management and colleagues. This person will facilitate program paperwork, correspondence, special projects, data entry and recordkeeping, project management and event planning, using their strong administrative skills. The individual will bear primary responsibility for entering complete and accurate data into multiple database systems, which means quick and accurate typing/data entry will be important skills. The role requires interpersonal communication and the ability to work across multiple program teams. A trauma\-informed and compassionate approach to social services, and strong time and task management.? **Essential Functions** * Possess and apply an impeccable degree of confidentiality and utilize knowledge of laws about confidentiality, disclosures, and release of information. * Utilize a client\-centered, strength\-based, trauma\-informed empowerment model. * Manage data entry processes into internal databases as well as funder provided ? systems to accurately track program outcomes for management teams; flag data entry/data quality issues.? * Mai