African Communities Program: Communities Wellbeing Coordinator

POSITION OVERVIEW
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic nonprofit organization working at the juncture of global mental health and human rights. The primary responsibility of the African Communities Wellbeing Coordinator will be to provide trauma-informed, culturally reflective and linguistically accessible psychosocial support and community healing for African immigrants. This role requires a minimum of one day per week of in-person service at the PTR office or in the community and reports directly to the African Communities Program Manager.

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.