Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a contractor to provide Boots on the Ground Services for Community Program Support. The contractor will serve as an authorized representative of the Center for Pacific Islander Veterans Health (CPIVH), focusing on tailored outreach, needs assessment, and resource connection for Veterans in Hawaii, the continental U.S., and U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands. The contractor will recruit, train, and supervise community healthcare workers to conduct outreach and engagement with NHPI Veterans. The community healthcare workers will educate Veterans about VHA services, assess needs, and connect them to healthcare and support resources.
Key aspects of the job include:
• Identifying Pacific Island Veterans who are not utilizing VA services and helping them engage with and obtain access to healthcare services
• Enhancing access to VA healthcare services through community engagement and support
• Providing community healthcare workers who have experience aligned with the community served by the contract and who have community healthcare workers certification or a pathway to meet certification requirements
• Collaborating with VA representatives to assist Veterans with enrollment and resource navigation