COVID Ambassador

Company: Pilgrim Security LLC
Location: Plymouth
Posted on: April 3, 2021

Job Description:

Description:
The primary role of a COVID Ambassador is to carry out COVID pretest counseling and provide education and guidance around COVID-19 safety efforts to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus in the Town of Plymouth. A COVID Ambassador will work in assigned locations and routes in the City to oversee and assist visitors, residents, students, workers, and local businesses by providing health and safety information in a friendly and professional manner.-- Explain health and safety guidelines related to COVID-19 safety such as mask-wearing, social distancing, and hygiene guidelines and protocols as determined by local, state, and federal rules and orders.-- Establish a friendly and helpful presence in the community, using educational tools (posters, personal demonstration, handouts) to engage in conversations, educate, answer questions, and assess barriers to appropriate behaviors.-- Distribute informational materials to visitors, residents, students, workers, and local businesses to engage in community education efforts around COVID-19 safety.-- Document visits and interactions with general notes that capture deficit practices, most common questions, and overall adherence to mask use and distancing compliance.-- Provide support to community members to make good choices (e.g., provision of masks, promote the importance of limiting/not having social gatherings to protect friends and family)-- Observe distancing, mask use, and other COVID-safe behaviors in public parks and other open spaces (locations) and identify the most common practices that need to be avoided or corrected.-- Performs similar or related duties as required, or as the situation dictates.WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment involves inside and outside activities, in all weather conditions including wet, hot, and cold, and exposure to fumes, dust and air contaminants. This position cannot be performed remotely. The employee in this position must be comfortable entering public businesses and other public spaces and interacting with the public. May work evenings and/ or weekends. The City will provide COVID -19 Ambassadors with whatever personal protective equipment is recommended for this work by the City's public health authorities..

Requirements:
Requirements: 1 hour paid mandatory trainingMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Education and Experience: High School Diploma or GED; one to two (1-2) years experience in customer service. Healthcare setting experience preferred.ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be eighteen (18) years or older. Means of transportation to visit all parts of the City and willingness to work a flexible schedule. Must be able to deal with the public, providing dignity and respect to a diverse community. Must successfully complete and pass a Massachusetts Criminal Record Information Check (CORI). Multilingual skills highly recommended, including the ability to provide oral and written translation of documents.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: PPE always on. Ability to rapidly acquire a good working knowledge of the COVID-19 virus and the current emergency situation.Specific Hours:Friday: 10am -6 pm, 2:00 pm -10:00pmSaturdays: 2 pm-10 pm

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