Make the Road New York is now recruiting for their free Community Health Worker Training Program.
This training program is for bilingual immigrants with strong English skills who also speak another language other than English such as Spanish or Creole. It includes 135 hour internship, job readiness counseling and job searching support. Interested students should be looking to improve their reading, writing and speaking.
Get health training certificates: Community Health Worker, Mental Health First Aid, OSHA 10, Resiliency training, and Community Nutrition Education (all part of the program)
Program Requirements:
- Must be 18 years or older
- Must be an immigrant (non-native English speaker)
- Must have a high school diploma or equivalent from home country
- Must have very good English speaking, reading and writing skills
- Must be available for 13 weeks of training M - F 9 - 2:30 pm and then 135 hours of internship
- Must be able to commute to Make the Road NY Bushwick-Brooklyn location
- Must be documented/ able to work legally in the United States
- Interested in career in healthcare.
REGISTER NOW! Community Health Worker Training program starts in March! or call 718-418--7690 X1271. Leave your contact information and the Community Center will contact you for an interview.
Make the Road New York's Brooklyn Community Center is at 301 Grove Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn 11237.
Directions: Take the L, M train to Mrytle Wycoff. Buses: B26, B52, B54, B60, Q58, and Q59 to B60.