District Community Health Worker SY - Temporary

SUMMARY OF OPPORTUNITY

The district community health worker (CHW) will work to expand and support social services for parents/caregivers of chronically absent students. This will include informal coaching, education, and advocacy alongside parents/caregivers, as well as appropriate referrals to available service providers and community resources. The Community Health Worker (CHW) is responsible for helping families navigate and access community services, insurance, health resources, and adopt healthy behaviors to allow their students to succeed in the school setting.

The grant for this role ends at the end of the 26/27 School Year.

• Work with school administration and social workers to identify families who would benefit from working with the CHW to support the whole family and improve the attendance of chronically absent students.
• Attend all required trainings and group meetings.
• Coordinate with parents/caregivers, school staff, and service providers and maintain open and clear communication.
• Help families set personal health related goals and attend appointments.
• Help families connect with transportation resources and provide appointment reminders as needed.
• Follow up with families via phone calls, home visits and visits to other settings when needed.
• Provide ongoing follow-up, basic motivational interviewing, and goal setting with families.
• Maintain an accurate written record of connections and meetings with families.
• Assist in organizing parent groups to help parents ensure their children succeed in school.
• Collect, use, and communicate data useful within programs and activities.
• Develop and maintain resources for parents and provide necessary referral information.
• Maintain and update an inventory of partners and the services they provide.
• Develop and implement family engagement events and activities with school staff and service providers that focus on the whole family.
• Provide insurance navigation services for families.
• Maintain evaluation and data tracking requirements for grant reporting.
• Advocate for the health and needs of the whole family.

• Highly developed communications skills (written/verbal) and interpersonal savvy.
• Results/action orientation; project management skills.
• Racial equity mindset and other critical indicators related to DEI.
• Organizational agility; developed negotiation skills.
• Unquestionable personal code of ethics, integrity, diversity, and trust.
• Ability to successfully navigate within varying degrees of ambiguity in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong strategic analysis skills.
• Ability to be creative in developing alternatives to meet IPS Instructional needs.
• Track record of developing and maintaining strong working relationships with and among a diverse group of actors.
• Excellent communication skills and strong analytical and writing capabilities.
• Close attention to detail coupled with the ability to exercise good judgment.
• Strong organizational, oral and written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive nature; able to anticipate conflicts before they arise.
• Ability to work well independently as well as collaboratively.
• Ability to execute meetings, calls, and emails with professionalism, courtesy, and accuracy.
• Personal qualities of maturity, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, and diligence.
• Ability to effectively allocate and prioritize time to several tasks to ensure completion of all.

• Professionalism and Reliability:
  Demonstrate professionalism, dependability, and a commitment to providing excellent service to students, educators, and families.
• Collaboration and Communication:
  Work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure a supportive environment; maintain clear…