Community Health Worker Supervisor (Central Kansas Region) - Family Medicine
About The Position
The Community Health Worker (CHW) Supervisor is a regionally based position supporting the Thrive digital depression treatment program across rural Kansas counties. The position serves communities throughout the Central Kansas region, including Reno, Rice, McPherson, Harvey, Stafford, Pratt, and Kingman counties. Applicants must reside in or be willing to relocate to the service area, and regular regional travel is required to provide community-based services, outreach, and support to individuals and families. This is a hybrid position with flexibility to work some nights and weekends; hours can be flexed within the same week. The supervisor recruits, hires, onboards, trains, guides, and supports CHWs, providing ongoing supervision, coaching, performance evaluations, and professional development support. The role coordinates referrals from clinical sites to CHWs and helps CHWs empower individuals and families to address social determinants of health and mental health needs through advocacy, support, and education. The supervisor serves as a liaison among the hiring organization, CHWs, KUMC, and program management. The position also supports implementation and rollout activities, regional communications, workforce scheduling, and coordination with clinical and project partners. It tracks CHW performance and data collection, supports quality improvement and evaluation, and helps identify access challenges and improve participant engagement with Thrive.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Complete Community Health Worker training within three months of employment.
- Complete ECHOS Database and Supervisory training within three months of employment.
- Three years of experience working as a community health worker or health navigator.
- One year of experience in a supervisory role.
- Experience working with various populations in rural areas and clinical settings.
- Attention to detail.
- Communication skills.
- Interpersonal skills.
- Computer skills.
- Ability to multitask.
- Must reside in or be willing to relocate to the Central Kansas service area.
- Regular travel within the assigned region is required.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree or higher in a health or related field.
- Experience translating health-related documents.
- Experience using care management databases, identifying population trends, and creating reports.
- One year of health education experience.
- Knowledge of regions and counties across Kansas.
- Bilingual proficiency in Spanish.
Responsibilities
- Recruit, hire, onboard, and train Community Health Workers (CHWs).
- Maintain deployment documentation, including change-management logs and readiness checklists.
- Coordinate deployment of user resources and onboarding materials at clinical sites.
- Support bi-monthly virtual learning collaboratives by identifying presenters and co-presenting.
- Guide CHWs through coaching sessions, connect them with training opportunities, and provide constructive performance evaluations.
- Serve as the primary contact for regional CHW implementation communications and partner updates.
- Provide ongoing supportive supervision to CHWs and help them develop professionally while holding them accountable for their roles.
- Coordinate and communicate with CHW project leadership, the CHW Project Coordinator, and KUMC; participate in project meetings with regional colleagues.
- Organize and oversee CHW schedules and work assignments.
- Coordinate and track CHW performance to ensure high-quality service.
- Ensure CHWs collect data in a timely manner and assist with outcome reporting and program evaluation as needed.
- Shadow CHW team members and contact clients monthly to assess CHW service quality.
- Attend monthly huddles with clinical staff to discuss client progress, engagement, and barriers to accessing Thrive.
- Build networks and partnerships to improve Thrive engagement and recruit participants in the selected counties.
- Track access challenges reported by users and CHW teams.
- Coordinate referrals from clinical sites to CHWs and help plan ways to address social determinants of health and mental health barriers through advocacy, support, and education.
- Travel regularly within the assigned region to provide community-based services, outreach, and support.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage beginning on day one.
- Health expense accounts with generous employer contributions when participating in a qualifying health plan.
- Employer-paid life insurance.
- Long-term disability insurance.
- Additional voluntary insurance plans.
- Paid vacation and sick time accruing upon hire.
- Ten paid holidays.
- One paid discretionary day after six months of employment.
- Paid bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave after 12 months of employment.
- Retirement program with a generous employer contribution.
- Additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
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