Town of Burlington, MA

Community Outreach Worker

Town of Burlington, MA  •  $35/hr  •  Burlington, MA (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Reporting to the Director of Public Health for the Town of Burlington, the Community Outreach Worker is responsible for supporting public health departments with providing residents with health related resources and facilitating public health programs for the Tri-Ton Coalition, an inter-municipal shared services program serving the Towns of Burlington, Lexington, and Wilmington.

Essential functions include, but are not limited to:
  • Educate members of the community about health and wellness issues and practices.
  • Provide literature, organize events, or communicate directly with community members on topics such as disease  prevention, access to medical care, and development of healthy habits.
  • Work with public health departments, community stakeholders, and other health outreach workers to develop outreach programs and campaigns.
  • Attend classes and other Town offered trainings to maintain current knowledge of required equipment and procedures.
  • Conduct educational programs and outreach and work with community partners on substance use and behavioral and  mental health issues.
  • Work with municipalities on specific programs formed in response to the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund  (ORRF)
  • Performs other duties related to the primary scope of the position as required.
Minimum qualifications include
  • Bachelor’s Degree in health or human services, or a related field.
  • Excellent communication  skills
  • The willingness to work with underserved populations is required.
  • Bilingual abilities are a plus.
This is a part time, grant funded position through June, 2026 with potential to expand beyond that.

Starting Salary is $35.00 per hour with a maximum of 19 hours per week.

Please Note: MA General Laws mandate that any individual having direct contact at any time with either children or senior citizens be subject to CORI screening by the Criminal History Systems Board. Any conditional offer of employment is contingent upon acceptable CORI results

Position will remain open until filled.
Town of Burlington, MA

About Town of Burlington, MA

Burlington’s origins as a small agricultural community are scarcely

visible today, but remnants persist in roads that still crisscross its hilly

terrain and in a few, prized historic properties. The remaining historic

buildings once served as farm houses, taverns, homes, and schools along

the winding roads when Burlington was a sparsely settled corner of

a Boston-centric region. The rural characteristics of the community

persisted from its settlement in 1641 for nearly 300 years. By 1950,

the census recorded only 3,250 residents. But suddenly, Burlington was

transformed by powerful shifts in regional economics, demographic

and transportation during the second half of the twentieth century. Today Burlington is home to a robust and diverse collection of commercial enterprises within the retail, life science, technology, and medical sectors. Approximately 150,000 people per day flock to the Town to work, eat, shop, play or take advantage of the numerous outdoor recreation areas. Our population represents a broad range of cultures and backgrounds and we are proud to showcase and celebrate the diversity within our community.

Industry
Government & Public Safety
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Burlington, Massachusetts
Year Founded
1799
Website
burlington.org
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