Community Health Worker, School Based

About the role

Esperanza Health Centers offers benefits to all its full-time employees: BCBS Medical PPO Plans, Ameritas Dental, Eye Med Vision, and tuition reimbursement up to $5,000 per year. Compensation is based on experience and qualifications, ranging from $19.00 to $23.00 per hour.

Responsibilities

• Establish trusting relationships with students, their families, and school personnel.
• Closely work with school staff to ensure students receive comprehensive, coordinated care.
• Facilitate COVID19 recovery activities, such as reconnecting students and families to primary care services.
• Help students and families with benefits enrollment and other health and social-service related forms.
• Provide referrals for services to community agencies as appropriate.
• Deliver general health education to students and their families and connect them to Esperanza resources when necessary.
• Communicate between school and Esperanza, recording patient care management information in the electronic medical record system.
• Attend regular staff meetings, parent-teacher conferences, report card pick-up, trainings, and other meetings as requested.
• Participate in school-led health initiatives like health fairs, resources fairs, and proactively plan wellness activities for students, parents, and families.
• Work closely with behavioral health providers to align efforts, connect students to care, and help reduce mental health stigma.

Requirements

• Written and oral fluency; bilingual English and Spanish preferred.
• A close understanding of the community being served and knowledge about community resources appropriate to the needs of patients/families.
• A commitment to and enthusiasm for working in a school setting.
• A collaborative nature, ability to initiate and maintain positive working relationships with school and medical home staff and other community organizations.
• Good communication skills, including active listening, sincerity, and tact.
• The ability and willingness to provide emotional support, encouragement, and motivation to students and families.
• A flexible disposition and growth mindset.
• Complete all required trainings and background checks.