Akido Companies Internal Job Board
Community Health Worker - Skid Row
- Compensation
- From $28 / hr
- From job posting
- Location
- Los Angeles
- Posted
- 29 October 2026 (17 days ago)
Checked 17 days agoApplications go to the employer, never to RoleSprint
About this role
The Opportunity
The Community Health Worker (CHW) will support members with complex medical and social needs with managing their own health and wellbeing. CHW will assist in motivating behavioral changes in patients to improve health outcomes in members through education, peer support, and the relaying of shared experiences. This is a job focused on Skid Row. Candidates are expected to be comfortable with street outreach in Skid Row and case managing unhoused patients.
What you’ll do
• Manage a caseload of patients. This includes completing assessment forms with them, developing care plans for patients (with patients and clinical teams), and carrying out activities according to the care plan.
• Build rapport with patients with a goal of increasing the likelihood of positive behavior changes.
• Coach patients to minimize risks associated with the identified common health conditions and behaviors.
• Accompany members to medical and social services appointments.
• Connect members to appropriate programs to address barriers to care and to enhance compliance.
• Link members to local, county and state services. Follow up with members and serve as a member advocate.
• Introduce systems to promote self-management & self-efficacy.
• Document information from every encounter in designated information systems.
• Outreach and engage with eligible patients to enroll them into the Akido ECM Program.
• Other duties as assigned.
Who you are
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2+ years of experience with and comfort working with CalAIM populations of focus (people experiencing homelessness, adults with SMI/SUD, adults transitioning from incarceration, adults with complex medical needs)
• Minimum 75% travel required - must have a valid driver’s license, automobile insurance and reliable transportation
• Bilingual in English and Spanish strongly preferred
• Ability to work in a dynamic, outdoors environment
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Ability to prioritize multiple and competing tasks
• Ability to communicate effectively, including articulating one’s own relevant personal experiences
• Excellent oral communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to use computers to document information into case management software
Compensation:
$28/hr
Benefits
• Health benefits include medical, dental and vision
• Paid sick time in accordance in CA law.
• Accrued paid time off (PTO)
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Physical Demands: Work may include both sedentary office duties and active engagement in the field, requiring walking and standing for extended periods. Hourly pay range $28 — $28 USD
Work location
- Los Angeles
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About this listing
Advertised by Akido Companies Internal Job Board and published on Greenhouse, the applicant tracking system they use.
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Published 29 October 2026, last checked 17 days ago. A posting stops being advertised here 90 days after the employer published it, and one the employer takes down is marked closed rather than quietly removed.