Community Health Worker Workforce Development Specialist

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Job Category: Academic Staff Employment Type: Regular Job Profile: Outreach Specialist Job Summary: The Community Health Worker (CHW) Workforce Development Specialist provides CHW subject matter expertise, leadership, and implementation support across Envision's programmatic development — including webinars, learning collaboratives, and resource vetting and development. This role ensures that Envision's resources, trainings, technical assistance, and sustainability efforts remain grounded in CHW values, practice, and lived experience while supporting State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial (STLT) public health departments in strengthening and sustaining CHW programs. The position works collaboratively with the Envision Team, Communications Team, CHW Council, and national partners to develop resources, facilitate learning opportunities, provide technical assistance, and guide strategic workforce development activities.

• This position is full or part-time, 50%-100%
• This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location. Candidates who demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities will be given first consideration Knowledge
• Knowledge of Community Health Worker (CHW) roles, competencies, standards, and values, including community accountability, cultural humility, and CHW-led practice.
• Knowledge of CHW workforce development, sustainability, and integration strategies within public health and healthcare systems.
• Knowledge of adult learning, popular education, technical assistance, and peer-learning approaches.
• Knowledge of evidence-based and promising practices related to CHW infrastructure, financing, supervision, and workforce sustainability.
• Knowledge of State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial (STLT) public health systems and the environments in which CHW programs operate.
• Knowledge of resource development, dissemination, and workforce capacity-building strategies. Skills
• Skill in developing and facilitating webinars, learning collaboratives, technical assistance activities, and peer-learning opportunities.
• Skill in providing technical assistance to organizations and teams to identify priorities, develop action plans, and implement improvements.
• Skill in developing training curricula, facilitation guides, toolkits, and workforce development resources.
• Skill in engaging and collaborating with CHWs, public health agencies, community-based organizations, healthcare organizations, and national partners.
• Skill in reviewing, vetting, and synthesizing evidence-based resources and promising practices.
• Skill in project planning, coordination, communication, and management of multiple concurrent activities and timelines Abilities
• Ability to provide strategic leadership and subject matter expertise on CHW workforce development, integration, and sustainability.
• Ability to ensure that resources, trainings, and technical assistance activities remain grounded in CHW values, lived experience, and community-centered approaches.
• Ability to identify emerging workforce needs and translate them into actionable learning opportunities, tools, and resources.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships and facilitate consensus among various stakeholders and partner organizations.
• Ability to balance CHW movement values with organizational, funding, and administrative requirements while maintaining program quality.
• Based on lived and/or professional CHW experience, ability to anticipate workforce challenges, manage multiple priorities, and proactively develop solutions that strengthen CHW capacity and sustainability. Key Job Responsibilities:
• Delivers outreach program content and materials to community members
• Leads the implementation of programs, policies, and procedures through oversight of day-to-day activities for program staff and student and community volunteers
• Schedules and secures resources and communicates logistics in support of an outreach program
• May assist with the monitoring of outreach program budget spending
• Develops and evaluates curriculum and programs and provides recommendations for improvement
• Identifies, promotes, and maintains external partnerships to support the outreach program
• Researches, develops, and facilitates outreach program content and materials Department: School of Medicine and Public Health, Population Health Institute, Workforce Development Pathways Unit The UW Population Health Institute (UWPHI) works to improve the health of all people in Wisconsin and beyond by conducting research and providing technical assistance to policymakers, practitioners, and communities. The Workforce Development Pathways (WFDP) unit leads statewide Community Health Worker workforce development, including coordination of the Rural Health Transformation Program CHW initiative in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services . Compensation: The starting salary/hourly wage for the position is $70,000 annually, but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. For more information, refer to the campus benefits webpage. SMPH Faculty /Academic Staff Benefits Flyer 2026 Required Qualifications:
• Lived and/or professional experience as a Community Health Worker (CHW), Community Health Representative (CHR), or Promotor(a).
• Demonstrated understanding of CHW values, principles, and practice, including trust-based relationship building, community accountability, cultural humility, and community-driven approaches.
• Experience working with CHWs, CHW-led organizations, public health agencies, healthcare organizations, or community-based organizations to support workforce development, program implementation, or systems change efforts.
• Experience designing, facilitating, or supporting training, technical assistance, learning collaboratives, communities of practice, coaching, or workforce development activities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Zoom, project management systems, and other virtual collaboration tools Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience developing CHW workforce development resources, toolkits, training curricula, webinars, or technical assistance materials.
• Experience working within grant-funded programs and/or providing support to organizations, public health departments, or community-based grantees.
• Experience working with State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial (STLT) public health departments or other public health systems.
• Knowledge of CHW sustainability strategies, financing approaches, Medicaid policies, workforce infrastructure development, or healthcare integration efforts.
• Experience facilitating learning collaboratives, peer-learning networks, CHW councils, advisory groups, or national partnership initiatives.
• Experience supporting resource dissemination, communications strategies, online learning platforms, or virtual communities of practice.
• Multilingual skills, particularly Spanish or other languages commonly spoken by CHWs and the communities they serve Education: Bachelor's Degree preferred; focus in public health, community health, social work, business administration, or a related field preferred. How to Apply: To apply for this position, select either “I am a current employee” or “I am not a current employee” under Apply Now. You will then be prompted to upload your application materials. Important: The application has only one attachment field. Upload the following documents in that field, either as a single combined file o