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Wider Circle Bilingual Canvasser in Monterey, California
Wider Circle is a Silicon Valley healthcare start-up that engages with members of the community to learn how to maintain and improve their health, and outlook on life. Wider Circle is seeking to hire Canvassers to help our members navigate their health plan, make friends and boost a sense of purpose to engage more joyfully in life.
This individual will have a unique opportunity to work daily with a team of passionate people that focus on the health of their communities. Success requires being a tenacious relationship builder. Tenacity is key because building relationships with our members and it takes genuine effort to establish trust. Successful associates connect and engage with members in person and cultivate meaningful relationships in our communities. We are proud to be a drug free company and the selected candidate must pass a criminal background check and drug test.
Responsibilities
Meet members at their home to welcome them and introduce our program
Discuss the incentives to enrolling with ECM services. Have knowledge about what ECM and CalAIM services are.
Facilitate the Wider Circle Connect For Life program of activities featuring trust building, health promotion and movement
Engage our members primarily in person and follow up via phone and motivate them to attend meetings in their community
Recruit additional members to join their neighbors in the Connect For Life Program
Act as a liaison to members and the health plan
Create partnerships with local community-based organizations to bring additional services to our members attention
Requirements
+ + A good listener
Bilingual: English and Spanish
A connector of people
Demonstrated empathy and compassion in working with others
Dynamic and engaging prefer to build relationships rather than to instruct
Has reliable transportation and is able to navigate to member's home
Able to use Applications and Software
Comfortable being a remote worker and Self Driven
Experience in community and organizing events
Experience in and comfort with speaking one-on-one
Excellent oral and written communication is preferred
Demonstrated ability to manage details effectively
High school diploma or GED
Previous work experience as a Canvasser preferred
Experience working with SDOH and low-income communities preferred
Sales experience preferable
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to sell ideas or products and sway opinions
Ability to work after-hours and on weekends
Ability to travel extensively
Ability to work outdoors.
Ability to walk and stand for long periods
Benefits
Contract Position
$20-$23 per hour
Full Time
Opportunity to make the world a better place
Wider Circle is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion supports our ability to build diverse teams and develop inclusive work environments. We believe in empowering people and valuing their differences. We are committed to equal employment opportunity without consideration of race, color, religion, ethnicity, citizenship, political activity or affiliation, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex or gender, or any other basis protected by law.