KKV is Hiring!
KKV was founded by community leaders in 1972 in response to a lack of health services for Kalihi\'s low income, largely-immigrant Asian and Pacific Islander residents. Together we work to advance health, to inspire healing, to foster reconciliation, and to celebrate abundance in the ahupua\'a of Kalihi through strong relationships that honor culture and place.
Understanding health as wellbeing in the broadest sense, KKV pioneers holistic approaches to addressing the needs and aspirations of its culturally-rich community. KKV\'s 200+ staff care for more than 15,000 Kalihi residents a year in over 20 different languages and dialects from nine locations.
In 2014, Kokua Kalihi Valley began a process to develop a new framework of health that accommodates the full spectrum of strengths, challenges, desires, and needs of the community. Through careful and continual listening and engagement, a more universal view of health and wellness is emerging centered around what matters to indigenous and island people. This view, named Pilinah\xc4\x81, looks at four vital connections that people seek in their lives: To your best self, to others, to place, and to past and future.
KKV is recognized nationally as a leader in Social Determinants Of Health (SDOH) programming with a 50 year history of implementing innovative programs, and annually hosts hundreds of visitors and students interested in studying KKV\'s community-and culturally-based approach.
This year, KKV won first place in the Innovations Showcase Competition put on by the Social Determinants of Health Academy. We were recognized for our Hui Hoaka Covid response program. Framed by indigenous Hawaiian values, the program has coordinated staff and volunteers from across KKV and the community to provide a broad array of support for patients and their family members. The program has been highly successful because of its effort to provide deep listening and culturally safe communication; to provide access to resources such as food, supplies, l\xc4\x81\xca\xbbaulapa\xca\xbbau, and economic support; and to collect stories and data that will aid KKV in improving care integration and establishingbest practices for SDOH services.
POSITION OPENINGS: One PART time position open (20 hours a week)
JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for assisting the Tobacco Control Program Coordinator in tobacco cessation, prevention, and education programs within KKV and community. Responsible for conducting community outreach and education on tobacco cessation, prevention, and control in the
community including housing projects, schools, churches, and other community organizations.
Also responsible for engaging and strengthening partnerships with KKV community programs
and social service agencies in order to create access to tobacco treatment and social services,
community support services and healing programs. Promotes and recruits patients at
community outreach events such as resident association meetings, health fairs and church
events.
Special consideration given to multicultural/multilingual candidates and those with a connection to the ahupua\xca\xbba of Kalihi.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Skills/Knowledge:
Effective verbal and written communication skills, required.
Demonstrate effective problem solving skills, required.
Demonstrate effective analytical decision making skills, required.
Ability to work with multi-cultural staff and client populations, required.
Proficient in computer patient care software including Medical Manager, preferred.
Ability to work in a team setting, required.
Current Hawaii State driver\xe2\x80\x99s license with diving abstract that meets KKV requirements, required.
Education/Training:
High School Diploma, or equivalent, required.
College Education, preferred.
Health Education background, preferred.
Experience:
One year experience working in community health settings, required.
One year experience workring with Asian/Pacific Islander communities, required.
SCHEDULE: Part time with occasional weekend hours with regular and predictable attendance. Adjustments to schedule as arrange with supervisor.
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