CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) is a nonprofit
organization whose mission is to build sustained, community-based
response programs to natural disasters. In response to the COVID-19
pandemic, CORE GA provides free vaccinations and additional
resources to disadvantaged communities and emerging hotspots
around Georgia. This is accomplished through maintaining strategic
partnerships with local health agencies and community-based
organizations to reach high-risk populations in vulnerable areas.
The Rostered Assistant Team Supervisor is on an as-needed basis
and is not full-time or continuous. Rostered members may be called
upon to assist in person at CORE mobile public health sites when
additional staffing support is needed. Candidates should be
prepared for same day calls to support, in addition to cases of more
advance notice.
Responsibilities:
- Support with mobile public health unit, including staff, site setup, operations, and breakdown
- Assist in managing equipment, supply and vaccine inventory
- Engage with community members and leaders to provide updated health education
- Link participants to additional community-based resources
- Distribute health supplies (e.g., Narcan, test kits, etc.)
- Adhere to safety protocols and ensure compliance with program guidelines, policies, workflows, and reporting measures and structures
- Other duties as assigned
Scope and Travel:
- No direct reports
- Called upon with short notice to attend on site events
- Comfortable traveling up to 1-3 hours from operational hub in a company vehicle or personal vehicle
Qualifications:
- Minimum 1-2 years of public health experience in a community setting
- Flexible availability
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Live within 25 miles of the local operational hub
- Access to reliable transportation
- Comfortable working outdoors throughout the year
Experience:
- Demonstrated experience working with underserved/under resources communities
- Prior experience working on site at events with CORE in GA
Skills and Competencies:
- Excellent analytical skills, observation and analysis capacity
- Very good knowledge of G-Suite and Microsoft Office (including MS Word, Excel)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective information sharing
- Aptitude for identifying issues and developing effective solutions
- Skills to prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently
- Ability to create and foster a collaborative team environment
- Understanding and valuing diversity within the community, team, and organization
- Flexibility to adjust to changes in the workplace and manage unexpected challenges
Clear pre-employment background check requirements, including local, state, and national criminal records checks, sex offender registries, employment, education verifications and child abuse registry check (if required by state regulations) are required post job offer and prior to employment.
Safeguarding
CORE is committed to keeping children and vulnerable individuals safe and has a Zero Tolerance policy for sexual exploitation and abuse. Every CORE employee, consultant and volunteer is bound by CORE’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding Policy. By applying for this position, an applicant confirms that they have not previously violated an employer’s safeguarding, sexual misconduct, (child) sexual exploitation and abuse, or human trafficking policy.
