Community Health Outreach Specialist

Brooklyn Center Schools
Brooklyn, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 3/24/2024 CLOSED ON 4/22/2024

Job Posting for Community Health Outreach Specialist at Brooklyn Center Schools

    JobID: 2770

    Position Type:
    Unaffiliated
    Date Posted:
    1/21/2024
    Location:
    Brooklyn Center Middle/High School
    Date Available:
    Immediate
    Closing Date:
    02/28/2024

    The Brooklyn Center Community School (BCCS) District is seeking a Community Health Outreach Specialist (CHOS) to join our team! The CHOS will work as a liaison between Brooklyn Center Community, school district staff, Northwest Hennepin Family Service Collaborative (NWHFSC), community partners, and providers regarding health and human services programs for the cities of Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park through Health on the Go.! The CHOS also performs coordination of resources, assists the city and school district's Health Resource Center with health programs and events, and promotes the clinic and partners (directly to families, the community, and school staff). This is a great opportunity to get experience with community outreach and health!

    BCCS is looking for applicants driven to uphold our Mission: To become a justice-center school community who fuels the unique genius of each student.


    BCCS Core Values - Written on a foundation of student voice, our district core values communicate the culture and character of Brooklyn Center Community Schools.

    • We stand front and center
    • We demonstrate passion, pride, and perseverance
    • We acknowledge and disrupt oppressive systems
    • Our diversity fuels learning
    • We fiercely lead in justice-centered educated


    Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Collaborate with community and school partnerships to eliminate barriers to health services and implement health equity while serving the city of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park and the Brooklyn Center Community School District.
    • Support Brooklyn Center Community Schools partners that provide medical services, serving as the point of contact, preparing schedules and passes, responding to questions, and other office work during clinic hours.
    • Assist with the day-to-day activities of the Health Resource Center.
    • Serve as a liaison supporting community and student basic need referrals.
    • Help to identify emergent health equity issues within the community for potential Health on the Go programs
    • Support health education, sexual violence, relationship support services, therapy, chemical health referrals, and partners.
    • Facilitate referrals and manage paperwork completion and accuracy.
    • Identify opportunities for the use of restorative justice models to facilitate trust-building between BIPOC communities and Minnesota healthcare organizations
    • Assist in identifying social determinants of health that impact access to health care
    • Provide resources for partners on bias and anti-racism as it relates to health and well-being care Assist with the curation, development, and dissemination of a common, core set of implicit bias and anti-racism educational resources and tools for physicians and other clinicians.
    • Support community engagement planning and execution locally and regionally
    • Support vision and dental clinic dates at all sites, including managing referrals, preparing schedules, chaperoning elementary students at their HRC visits, and providing support on dates of service.
    • Be part of community and school outreach events - planning, co-planning, implementing, participating in follow up
    • Assist with consent forms process by providing forms to students/ families, tracking returned forms, reviewing for completion and accuracy, and sharing forms with providers.
    • Distribute and collect HRC packets.
    • Build or strengthen relationships with community partners for regional health services.
    • Other duties as assigned.
    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Preferred:
    • Knowledge of school education programs, practices, and procedures
    • Thorough knowledge of school and district rules, regulations, and procedures
    • Knowledge of clinic operations
    • Knowledge of identifying and addressing inequities in healthcare
    • Good judgment and decision making
    • Ability to deliver articulate verbal presentations and written reports
    • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, students, parents, and the general community
    • Ability to relate and communicate effectively with people of different cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
    • Demonstrated success working effectively in a diverse, collaborative team environment, with skills in promoting cultural inclusiveness
    • Skilled in the supervision of students and adults
    • Strong communication skills and strong technology skills

    Duty Days: 240 Duty days - Monday-Friday | Hours may include some nights and weekends. This position reports to the Health Services Manager
    Pay and Benefits: $23.10- $28.62 based on qualifications. Benefits based on the pay and benefits guide.

    Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Human Services or related field, including but not limited to social work, counseling, psychology, sociology, and child development/ family relations. LGSW or MPH preferred. Previous experience working with diverse populations and urban/ suburban school settings preferred.
    Essential knowledge and specialized subject knowledge required to perform the essential functions of the job:

    • Knowledge of school education programs, practices, and procedures;
    • Thorough knowledge of school and district rules, regulations, and procedures;
    • Knowledge of clinic operations; Knowledge of identifying and addressing inequities in healthcare;
    • Good judgment and decision making.
    Essential Skills Required to Perform the Job: Ability to deliver articulate verbal presentations and written reports; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, students, parents and the general community; Ability to relate and communicate effectively with people of different cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic background; Demonstrated success working effectively in a diverse, collaborative team environment, with skills in promoting cultural inclusiveness; Skilled in supervision of students and adults, strong communication skills and strong technology skills.
    Why Choose BCCS?

    • Flexible and Affordable Health Insurance Options
    • Dental Insurance
    • Group Life and AD&D Insurance
    • Supplemental Life and Dependent Life Insurance
    • Long Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
    • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
    • Full-service community school
    • Sandcreek Empployee Assistance Program: Supportive counseling and coaching
    • Staff Wellness Opportunities: Annual benefits fair, wellness challenges and campaigns, free yoga and personal trainer sessions
    • NeoPath Health Clinic: Onsite medical care to help you improve your overall health and wellness. The clinic offers all the primary care services you would expect from a family physician/general practitioner.

    Application Process:

    Please select this link to learn more about Brooklyn Center Community Schools: https://www.bccs286.org/

    Please select this link to apply online: https://www.applitrack.com/brooklyncenterschools/onlineapp/

    BROOKLYN CENTER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Brooklyn Center Community Schools is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable Equal Opportunity laws, directives, and regulations of Federal, State, and Local governing bodies or agencies. Brooklyn Center Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, gender identity and expression, disability, age, or status.

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