African Communities Program: Wellbeing Coordinator (Outreach)

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The roles and responsibilities of the African Communities Wellbeing Coordinator will include but are

not limited to the following:

Community Outreach, Communication & Collaboration (75%)

• Identify and establish professional relationships with African community leaders and

organizations to reduce stigma and raise awareness about mental health.

• Represent PTR to community partners and organizations through events, presentations,

and capacity-building activities.

• Conduct psychoeducation workshops, community events, and meetings with community

leaders.

• Collaborate with other program teams around mental health issues, and de-stigmatization

programming.

• Perform needs assessments to determine the requirements of the communities served.
• Assist in the development of innovative strategies for community engagement

Individual Support, Awareness Raising and Sensitization (25%)

• Conduct consultative meetings with community members who need mental health support

and provide prevention visits to individual clients.

• Coordinate with the Mental Health Specialist throughout the client care process.
• Support African community members and clients through service referrals, and

accompanying them to social services, court, and hospital appointments, as needed.

• In collaboration with the Mental Health Specialist, establish, strengthen, and facilitate

support groups with African youth, and other marginalized members of communities.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Competencies & Experience

• Interest in the psychological and psychosocial wellbeing of African immigrants or

international human rights abuse survivors.

• An understanding of the diverse African populations resettled in the Bay Area.
• A commitment to advancing human rights and global social justice with a focus on the

needs of African survivors seeking greater safety in the United States.

• Ability to comfortably address and discuss the community mental health and wellbeing

needs of international survivors of human rights abuses without judgment or stigma.

• Knowledge of and connections with African communities in the Bay Area, particularly with

agencies and locations where African community members gather for activities, socializing,

services, and programming.

• Oral fluency in Tigrinya, French or other African languages are required.
• Spoken and written proficiency in English.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and Google Drive.

Preferred Competencies & Experiences

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Social Work, Public Health, or related field.
• Experience working with forcibly displaced refugee and/or asylum-seeking populations.
• Experience planning and implementing community outreach activities and psycho-

educational training.

• Commitment to global social justice and human rights.
• Comfortable expressing cultural humility
• Ability to travel to different locations in the Bay Area.