# Refugee Health Promotion Assistant

**Company**: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
**Location**: Wichita, KS
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: $18.45/hr
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Non-Profit

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## Description

The Refugee Health Promotion Assistant supports the implementation of refugee health promotion activities designed to improve health literacy, increase access to healthcare services, and promote overall well-being among refugees and other ORR-eligible populations.

Responsibilities include:

- Working across program teams to determine healthcare needs and gaps in services for community members

- Assisting with enrollment, eligibility verification, and program orientation activities

- Helping clients access primary care, specialty care, behavioral health, dental, vision, and preventive health services

- Supporting scheduling of medical appointments and follow-up care

- Providing interpretation coordination and language access support as needed

- Helping clients understand medical instructions, insurance coverage, and healthcare resources

- Coordinating transportation resources for health-related appointments when appropriate

- Assisting with referrals and follow-up with partner organizations

- Supporting the Health and Wellness coordinator with outreach events and workshops

- Maintaining accurate and timely client records

- Participating in program meetings and staff development activities

Requirements:

- Associate degree in Public Health, Social Work, Human Services, Health Education, Community Health, or a related field preferred

- At least one year of experience providing social services or health programming for vulnerable populations

- Experience working with refugees and immigrants to navigate American social/human service systems preferred

- Ability to handle complex and sensitive cases, excellent interpersonal skills, and solid organizational skills

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and Outlook

- Spoken fluency in English and another language spoken by IRC target population preferred

Benefits:

- Competitive salary ($18.45/hr)

- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, 403(b) retirement savings plan, and employee assistance program

- 10 paid sick leave, 10 U.S. holidays, and 20-25 paid time off based on role and tenure

## Skills

### Required
- Microsoft Office
- public health
- social work
- health education
- community health

### Nice to have
- language skills
- experience working with refugees and immigrants

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