- Typically serve full-time Monday - Friday (41.25 hours per week). Some placements may include occasional evening or weekend hours. Part-time opportunities may be available at 25 hours per week.
- Deliver health education and support patients/community members in navigating the care, community programs and resources on heart health related topics including cardiovascular disease, smoking cessation, nutrition, blood pressure, and chronic diseases such as diabetes.
- Assist with public health surveys. This may include recruiting participants, administering the survey in-person or via phone, tracking data, and/or running reports.
- Plan and conduct local health skill building workshops, health fairs, town halls or community conversations – to raise awareness and help community members manage their health.
- Support patients and community members in initiating and conducting Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring.
- Host Hands-Only CPR demonstrations for community members.
- Engage local organizations to help identify and develop resources to support families in accessing chronic disease interventions and/or overall health and wellbeing services.
- Actively participate in AmeriCorps pre-service orientation, HeartCorps member development meetings and assigned trainings.
- United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien of the United States, at least 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Able to secure reliable transportation to and from the host site daily and to community-based activities. You will be required to maintain a valid drivers’ license as well as at least the minimum automobile liability insurance coverage required by law.
- Strong written and oral communicators.
- Customer and solution focused. Good listeners, non-judgmental, open minded, and resourceful.
- Required to satisfy the National Service Criminal History Check eligibility criteria-nationwide check of the National Sex Offender Public website, state criminal history record check, and a fingerprint-based check of the FBI criminal history record database.
- Experience as health aide or have coursework in public health, health communications, health promotion, or health sciences helpful but not required.
- Bi-weekly living stipend of $1108.70 (taxable) for full-time service members. The stipend is pro-rated for part-time members.
- Healthcare benefits.
- Childcare subsidy if eligible.
- An educational award upon successful completion of service.
- Personal and professional development.
- Direct access to job opportunities upon successful completion of program.
Since 1948, the Rescue Mission has continued a tradition of comprehensive care to those in crisis in our community. The homeless, the hungry, the chemically addicted, the impoverished and the hopeless have all found a warm welcome at the Rescue Mission.
Men, women and children have found a safe place and compassionate friends in their darkest moments. The Rescue Mission is open 24 hours/day and 365 days/year and provides food, clothing, shelter, an on-site clinic, Recovery Program, case management, and aftercare services. All people in crisis are served regardless of race, gender, creed, age, or ethnicity.
In addition, the Rescue Mission operates a Donation and Recycling Center, 2nd Helpings – Gallery and Shop, Thrift 460, and has an online store presence. All proceeds from sales benefit the programs of the Rescue Mission.
With the mission statement “helping hurting people in Jesus’ name,” the Rescue Mission of Roanoke nourishes the mind, body, and spirit, through dedicated staff and volunteers that extend the compassion of Christ to our neighbors in need.
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