Opportunities to serve others are endless … and that’s part of the beauty of the Community Health Worker profession. The number 1 requirement to be an effective CHW: A relentless passion to serve others.
The Community Health Worker Career Web Model illustrates some of the many paths CHWs can take throughout their careers.
The CHW Career Web
As the Community Health Worker profession grows, it’s exciting to dive into the many fields aspiring CHWs may come from or move into throughout their careers.
Understanding this career web can help organizations strengthen recruitment processes and encourage career growth for CHWs. The result? Stronger impact, stronger ROI, stronger communities.
Created in partnership with our own CHWs, MHP Salud’s Career Web infographic and report illustrates some of these unique career paths — the CHW Career Web.
“This visual is a good reflection of what is happening in real life. I know several CHWs who did go on to some of the different professions listed.”
“I’m currently teaching a CHW course to seniors and this would be a terrific resource. I often share with them not to get lost in the titles but the skill sets and how they connect to various potential professions.
“I do believe that for the uninitiated, it would serve well as a supplement to a sort of feature article outlining the basics of CHWs. “
The CHW Career Web
As the Community Health Worker profession grows, it is helpful to know what other fields CHWs might come from or move to over the course of their careers. This information can help organizations have a better understanding of where and how to recruit qualified CHWs and how to encourage career growth for those that have already established themselves in the profession. With the help of our own CHWs, we created this Career Web infographic and report to help visualize the unique career paths CHWs can take. Like a web, the many paths that can lead to CHW work or onto other options can go in many directions to serve ourselves and our communities.
…featuring key components, best practices and insights on apprenticeship benefits for both CHWs and employers.
This downloadable infographic provides examples of some of the various career paths for CHWs, including opportunities in clinical work, social work, education, CHW management and advocacy.
Providing an in-depth exploration of some of the different career paths for Community Health Workers may follow, this report is designed for organizations working with the CHW workforce or within the CHW profession. With profiles of the careers, graphs that showcase the overlap of characteristics between CHWs and other careers, and examples of career paths, this is a must-read for every organization.
