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Boston Public Health Commission
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Boston Public Health Commission
Posted 3 months ago
Internship
Boston, Massachusetts
In Person
Smart Summary
Responsibilities
The intern provides outreach and education to small businesses and community members to prevent adverse health impacts from environmental factors. They serve as a community liaison and help residents access basic needs and health services.
Qualifications
You have experience in community outreach, case management, health care, social service, or public health. You possess strong organizational and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work autonomously and communicate effectively. You are also comfortable using computers for task management and record-keeping.
Must Have Skills for ATS
Microsoft Teams
Word
Excel
Outlook
Job Description
PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:
The Environmental & Occupational Health (EOH) Division works with individuals, community groups, small businesses, and others to prevent or eliminate adverse health impacts from environmental factors at home, work, school, and in public spaces.
Small businesses often face barriers to environmental and occupational health compliance. The Safe Shops Program provides outreach to Boston's auto shops, nail salons, and cleaning services.
DUTIES:
•Works to help BPHC advance as an antiracist organization by meeting or exceeding the standards set by the BPHC Anti-Racism Policy.
•Helps connect residents to programs and services that promote health and advocates for residents’ access to services that provide basic needs, education, housing, health care and counseling assistance.
•Attends community events including but not limited to block parties, community meetings, health fairs, food distribution sites, vaccine clinics, etc. to provide information about EOH programs/topics and serve as a community liaison.
•Develops and fosters relationships with community- and faith-based organizations.
•Conducts outreach to businesses, community organizations, and others to provide one-on-one and group education/training in topics covered by EOH.
•Provides culturally competent outreach and education.
•Assists small businesses in connecting to knowledge and resources to protect the health of their workers, reduce pollution, and mitigate climate impacts.
•Performs other duties as required.
QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
•Knowledge of or willingness to learn about the role of public health in addressing racism, the socialdeterminants of health, and inequities in health outcomes as well as strategies to advance racial justice andhealth equity.
•Commitment to health equity and racial/social justice issues.
•High school or GED required, BA/BS preferred.
•Experience in community outreach, case management, health care, social service, or public health required.
•Demonstrated cultural competence working with diverse ethnicities, cultures, and socio-economic groups.
•Good organizational skills with the ability to develop timelines, meet deadline, and be autonomous.
•Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
•Demonstrated ability to work with computers for task management (use of Outlook email and calendar,Microsoft Teams, and similar) and careful record keeping (Word, Excel, use of a case tracking database,etc.)
•Prior experience facilitating small group meetings, classroom instruction, or family case managementsupport preferred.
•Knowledge/experience of local community-based organizations, Boston neighborhoods/communities, and/or the Boston Public Health Commission is preferred.
•Bilingual candidates strongly preferred.
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