Community Health Worker resume example
A resume for a Community Health Worker needs to show the work itself: promote health within a community by assisting individuals to adopt healthy behaviors. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.
Also advertised as
The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
- Community Health Outreach Worker
- Community Health Program Coordinator
- Community Health Promoter
- Community Nutrition Educator
- Apprise Counselor
- Community Health Program Representative
- Community Health Program Rep
- CHW
- HIV CTS Specialist
- Behavioral Health Advocate
- Benefits Outreach Specialist
- Community Development Coordinator
- Community Health Advisor
- Community Health Advocate
- Community Health Agent
- Community Health Counselor
- Community Health Navigator
- Community Health Representative
- Community Liaison
- Community Living Instructor
- Community Navigator
- Community Nutrition Advisor
- Community Resource Navigator
- Contact Tracer
O*NET records 38 titles for this occupation in total.
What this work actually involves
Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.
- Maintain updated client records with plans, notes, appropriate forms, or related information.
- Advise clients or community groups on issues related to improving general health, such as diet or exercise.
- Identify or contact members of high-risk or otherwise targeted groups, such as members of minority populations, low-income populations, or pregnant women.
- Contact clients in person, by phone, or in writing to ensure they have completed required or recommended actions.
- Distribute flyers, brochures, or other informational or educational documents to inform members of a targeted community.
- Refer community members to needed health services.
- Attend community meetings or health fairs to understand community issues or build relationships with community members.
- Perform basic diagnostic procedures, such as blood pressure screening, breast cancer screening, or communicable disease screening.
- Advise clients or community groups on issues related to diagnostic screenings, such as breast cancer screening, pap smears, glaucoma tests, or diabetes screenings.
- Advise clients or community groups on issues related to risk or prevention of conditions, such as lead poisoning, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), prenatal substance abuse, or domestic violence.
- Administer immunizations or other basic preventive treatments.
- Identify the particular health care needs of individuals in a community or target area.
- Advise clients or community groups on issues related to self-care, such as diabetes management.
- Conduct home visits for pregnant women, newborn infants, or other high-risk individuals to monitor their progress or assess their needs.
28 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.
Example bullets for this role
Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.
- Maintain updated client records with plans, notes, appropriate forms, or related information, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
- Advise clients or community groups on issues related to improving general health, such as diet or exercise, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
- Identify or contact members of high-risk or otherwise targeted groups, such as members of minority populations, low-income populations, or pregnant women, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
- Contact clients in person, by phone, or in writing to ensure they have completed required or recommended actions, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
What level this role is pitched at
O*NET places this occupation in “Considerable Preparation Needed”. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
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