Site Manager for Community Health Worker & Ed bei Grameen America

              Site Manager for Community Health Workers and Educators 

Location: Houston, TX

Salary: $59,600.00 per year

About Grameen America:

Grameen America is a nonprofit microfinance organization dedicated to helping low-income women entrepreneurs build businesses to enable upward financial mobility. We envision an inclusive society in which all entrepreneurs, regardless of gender, race or income, have access to fair and affordable financial services. We provide affordable capital, credit- and asset-building, education and peer support to enable our members to boost their business income, create jobs and transform communities.

Founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus in 2008, Grameen America is now the fastest growing nonprofit microfinance organization in the U.S., having achieved tremendous milestones in its first 16 years of operations, investing in 220,000 low-income women entrepreneurs while demonstrating measurable impact. Our members have repaid their loans at a rate of over 99% and have become economic drivers in their communities. For more information, please visit grameenamerica.org

Position Summary

The Grameen Promotoras (GP) program has a mission to provide underserved women with innovative and comprehensive health care and education programs that combine high-quality primary care, wellness services and health and financial education, thereby empowering them to lead healthier lives and realize their full potential as business owners, mothers and community members. GP is a program of Grameen America Inc. (GAI), a microfinance organization founded by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, empowering low-income populations to overcome poverty by providing financial resources.    

The Site Manager for CHW & Education Program will work closely with the entire Grameen Promotoras team, managing and supporting the program in all administrative aspects. This position will work as a team with the Director of Programs and Evaluation Consultant, he/she will also receive support from GPC’s Executive Director.  

Responsibilities include:

• Manage and oversee the Grameen Promotoras program in Houston, TX.
• Provide support to a team of 4-6 Promotoras by:
  • Coordinating the medical referral and health navigation process (trackers, best practices…).
  • Managing routes / Zoom schedules.
  • Managing group calendars and trackers. 
  • Scheduling training sessions.
  • Filling in for promotoras (workshop delivery) if needed.
  • Community mapping (leading efforts to identify local resources to support the program and its participants).

Provide initial on-boarding training to new recruits (fundamentals of CHW / Educators, basic computer skills, and introduction to Google Suite - Microsoft Office’s calendar and shared drive)

• Reporting on a weekly basis to the Director of Programs (status on referrals, intake surveys, routes, workshops and other work in progress).
• Communicate regularly with the Evaluation Consultant and provide support dealing with data entry, Salesforce, and surveying.
• Regularly update social media channels with relevant programmatic content.
• Coordination of collateral material to be distributed (e.g. handouts, flyers…).
• Other administrative duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required.
• Experience in community organizing.
• Experience with Salesforce is a plus.
• Strong verbal and communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, and interpersonal skills.
• Previous experience in health services, social services, and financial education is a plus.
• Familiarity with Google Suite - Microsoft Suite is a plus.
• Ability to have flexibility in daily working hours (e.g. early start times, etc).

What We Offer You: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Paid Holidays, vacation and sick time  
• 401K retirement savings plans
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Wellness platform with 2 free coaching sessions a month 
• Opportunity for advancement
• And more!

Grameen America is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) committed to diversity and inclusion in its workplace. Grameen America employment decisions are based on job requirements and individual skills and qualifications without regard to the applicant’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. 

Grameen America, Inc. participates in the E-Verify program.

Visa sponsorship is not provided.

Must be able to legally work in the U.S.