Co-op Home Care: Communications Associate

Company: Americorps
Location: Davis
Posted on: January 22, 2023

Job Description:

Co-op Home Care: Communications Associate

CCCD is launching and supporting Co-op Home Care, a worker-owned cooperative that will provide quality and compassionate home care services for elderly and disabled individuals in Yolo County, CA. Yolo County has a severe shortage of homecare providers who provide non-medical services to rural communities and non-rural areas in the county. This project is premised on the beliefs that people who need home care support deserve quality services from a consistent caregiver, and caregivers deserve work stability, livable wages, and positive working conditions. The worker cooperative model is mutually beneficial for clients and caregivers: caregivers gain workplace advantages that encourage them to stay, and clients receive quality, reliable care from a consistent caregiver. This project is an economic development initiative that develops a worker cooperative that does much more than create jobs: it serves as a vehicle for helping people to help themselves, stimulating empowerment that helps members realize the skills and abilities they have to transform themselves and their families. Worker cooperatives are owned and controlled by the worker members; co-ownership and democratic control of the business offer life-changing opportunities for members. As a worker cooperative, Co-op Home Care serves as an effective and long-term strategy against the poor working conditions, pay and high turnover in the industry because: 1) hourly pay is higher than the industry standard; 2) business profits belong to the caregiver co-op members; 3) policies are democratically made by co-op members; 4) ongoing education and training are woven into the co-op business, 5) cooperative ownership and worker control empower worker-members; 5) the co-op accomplishes 1-4 while providing lasting solutions for community needs. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties : Identify potential stakeholders and conduct outreach to community organizations and government agencies; build trust and assist in the professional development of program participants Encourage program participants to become community ambassadors and leaders; design and lead training sessions and workshops on assorted topics Coordinate group presentations and educational workshops within the local community to promote the program's mission and services Design and create templates for marketing materials such as flyers, brochures, social media graphics, and more Support in monitoring, implementing and updating, as needed, an evaluation system and materials to be used for gathering feedback from participants and community Aid with the creation and implementation of marketing and outreach campaigns in various media forms: mailings, e-mail newsletters, social media, website updates and more Assist in recruitment of new caregivers to expand jobs in the community

Program Benefits : Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Reimbursements for internet/phone , Childcare assistance if eligible , Relocation Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Training .

Terms :

Car recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours .

Service Areas :

Entrepreneur/Business , Community and Economic Development , Community Outreach , Elder Care .

Skills :

Community Organization , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Conflict Resolution , Public Speaking , Education , Communications , Teaching/Tutoring , Non-Profit Management , Team Work , Computers/Technology , Public Health , Medicine , Writing/Editing , General Skills , Recruitment , Business/Entrepreneur , Social Services , First Aid .

Keywords: Americorps, Davis , Co-op Home Care: Communications Associate, Other , Davis, California