Co-op Home Care: Communications Associate
Company: Americorps
Location: Davis
Posted on: January 22, 2023
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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
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