Who We Are

Sabathani Community Center is one of Minnesota's oldest African American-founded nonprofits. Sabathani was created in 1966 in the wake of civil unrest over racial and economic injustices, including stark disparities in education, employment, housing, and healthcare. For nearly six decades, Sabathani has worked with and for the community to address these disparities. Our mission is to provide people of all ages and cultures with essential resources that inspire them to improve their lives and build a thriving community. Learn more at www.sabathani.org.

The Community Health Navigator Opportunity, Maternal Health

The Community Health Navigator (CHN), Maternal Health will be part of a team working together using a community-based approach to address a variety of race-based health disparities with a primary focus on perinatal and infant health outcomes. The community Sabathani serves faces heightened health disparities due to systemic racism and exacerbated stressors such as underemployment and community safety concerns. Stress is a significant factor contributing to harmful behaviors during pregnancy. By providing a holistic approach to stress management tailored to underserved Black pregnant women and new mothers in South Minneapolis, you will be heling pregnant and new mothers better manage stress, improve their social and emotional well-being, and most importantly deliver healthy babies.

Wages and Benefits

$24.00 - $28.00 per hour; generous paid time off; 11 paid holidays per year; flexible scheduling; medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability, and retirement plan; immediate eligibility for matching in the retirement savings plan, immediate vesting of employer contribution.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive case management to pregnant women and new mothers including assessments, care plan development, and weekly check-ins.
• Facilitate access to community resources and support services, including healthcare, mental health services, and social assistance programs.
• Host regular drop-in groups to foster social connections, provide support, and facilitate enrollment in structured classes and case management services.
• Organize weekly stress reduction classes (eg, yoga, meditation, somatic exercises, etc.) in collaboration with community professionals.
• Recruit and engage community experts and elders to serve as mentors to expectant mothers and new moms.
• Plan community gatherings, special events, and celebrations.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of program engagement, activities, and outcomes in SalesForce.
  
  

You are a good fit for this role if you are...

• You hold a high school diploma or GED and have four years of experience in human services or community outreach, or you hold an associate degree with two years of experience in human services or community outreach.
• You have or are willing to enroll in an accredited CHW and/or doula certification program and complete it within one year from the date of hire.
• You have a demonstrated ability to relate to individuals and families of varied ethnic and cultural backgrounds, ages, and economic circumstances.
• You have the ability to build and develop constructive working relationships with a variety of individuals.
• You have the ability to execute outreach plans, collect data, and prepare reports.
• You have excellent verbal, written, analytical, and group communication skills, preferably with experience in a multi-cultural environment.
• You are proficient in MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, and databases.
• You have knowledge of professional standards in delivering exceptional customer service when addressing inquiries or requests from clients, visitors, volunteers, and the community.
• You have a demonstrated ability to advocate and utilize tact, diplomacy, professionalism, and empathy in interactions.
• You have the ability to follow data privacy and confidentiality standards and protocols.
• You are skilled in taking initiative to ensure all standards/protocols are met and/or exceeded.
• You have a valid driver's license, access to reliable transportation, and the ability to meet Sabathani's driving record requirements. Please note that if the license was not issued in the state of Minnesota, you have 60 days after becoming a Minnesota resident in which to apply for your Minnesota driver's license or permit (not applicable for new hires living out of state).

Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of Sabathani Community Center. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or a protected veteran's status.

Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the recruiting process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.

Sabathani Community Center participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify's official poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf. See E-Verify's Right to Work poster at https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf.

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