Community Health Coordinator

Public Health AmeriCorps is a 1 year National Service Opportunity in the State of Maine.

Location: Laconia, NH

Focus Area: Age Friendly, Community Outreach, Public Health

ServiceLink Aging and Disability Resource Center of Caroll and Belknap Counties Laconia, NH

This position provides support to the community through addressing public inquiries, assessing requested needs, providing quick interface resources or connecting more complex requests to the appropriate resources.

ServiceLink and NH’s No Wrong Door system provides access for long term supports and services for older adults, people with disabilities, family caregivers, Veterans, service members, and their families. AmeriCorps members will become Trained Person-Centered Options Counselors are available to provide up-to-date and unbiased information about state and local resources, supports, and services.

ServiceLink Aging and Disability Resource Center of Caroll and Belknap Counties is designated as New Hampshire’s Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) and provides unbiased, up-to-date information and assistance to help individuals and families make informed choices about health care and other services. 

Benefits: 
Living allowance: 
Paid bi-weekly
1700 Hours : $24,000
1200 Hours : $16,800
900 Hours : $12,000

Segal Education Award

1700 : $7,395
1500 : $5,176.50
900 : $3,697.50
This scholarship can be used to pay off Federally qualified student loans for
Educational Expenses at a Title IV Institution. If member is over the age of 55
at the time of enrollment, they may choose to transfer this award to a child, grandchild, or foster child

ACA-compliant Health Insurance
at no cost to full-time members from the first day of service to the last day of the last month of the term

Loan forbearance & Interest Payment 
Federally qualified student loans may be placed in forbearance during the term of service and any interest that accrues during that time will be paid off by AmeriCorps

Mileage Reimbursement to AmeriCorps-sponsored training events from Goodwill NNE

Reimbursement for mileage expenses associated with project-related travel from the host site at the rate that the organization reimburses existing volunteers and/or staff