POSITION FUNCTION:

The Kennett School District seeks applicants for a School-Based Community Health Worker.  This position will focus on addressing social determinants of health and navigating students and families through
complex healthcare needs within the catchment area. This includes assisting patients with food insecurity,
transportation, community referrals, benefits or assistance applications, and addressing a patient’s individual barriers
to excellent overall health and wellness.
Community Health Workers (CHWs) are passionate about serving the district students and their community. CHWs
strive to understand, motivate, and help our students and families achieve their goals in health and wellness by
eliminating barriers, collaborating with patients to set goals, and working within school teams. CHWs go above and
beyond, often assisting students and families through innovative methods in non-traditional locations such as a
patient’s home or in the community. CHWs must be flexible, knowledgeable about community resources and the
school district, and able to address barriers to care.  This position will be considered classified and/or certified based on the applicant.  For more details and to be considered for this position, applicants must register and then apply online at https://kennett.tedk12.com/hire.  Please contact Mr. Nathan Baker at 573-717-1100; extension 1403, if you have any questions.

ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE FUNCTIONS:

• Meet students and families in the school, home, clinic, or community setting and conduct needs assessments, and
screenings, including identification of socio-economic issues that affect their overall health.
• Assist with assigned outreach activities such as assisting with appointment scheduling, assisting with essential
documents and paperwork, attending health fairs, or attending other outreach events, as directed.
• Engage students and families in the development of health and social goals and coach students and families in the
effective management of their health conditions and self-care utilizing techniques such as motivational
interviewing.
• Coordinate care and assist with understanding care plans and instructions by making follow-up appointments,
accessing prescriptions, or other means as needed.
• Build relationships and follow up with students and families about their health via phone calls, home visits, and
visits to other settings as needed.
• Utilize technology and telehealth capabilities to better connect the patient to care.
• Work collaboratively, respectfully, and effectively within school and care teams.
• Address types of barriers to health through activities such as Medicaid enrollment assistance, prescription
assistance applications, among others.
• Build and maintain positive, supportive working relationships with students, families, school staff, providers,
community organizations, and others.
• Contribute to and utilize data to achieve program goals, improve health outcomes, and advance community health
indicators.
• Work to address health disparities for vulnerable populations by looking to innovative workflows and processes, or
contributing to operational changes.
• Collaborates with school administrators and community health partners to establish a school-based health team
model.