Community Health Outreach Worker SB

Job Summary

This examination is being given to fill one vacancy with San Joaquin Health Centers and to establish an eligible list to fill future vacancies. The first certification of names may be a department promotional certification.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application. A completed application must be postmarked or received online by the final filing deadline. Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a background check and drug screen.

All correspondences relating to this recruitment will be delivered via e‑mail. The e‑mail account used will be the one provided on your employment application during time of submittal. Please be sure to check your e‑mail often for updates. If you do not have an e‑mail account on file, Human Resources will send you correspondences via US Mail.

• Vacation Accrual Rate:
  San Joaquin County vacation accrual rate consistent with the candidate's total years of public service.
• Sick Leave:
  Candidates leaving other employment may receive credit for actual non‑reimbursable sick leave hours (up to 160 hours) from their last agency. Hours shall be subject to San Joaquin County's minimum sick leave cash‑out provisions.
• New Hire Retention Bonus: $2,000 upon completion of first year equivalent employment (2,080 hours)
• $1,000 upon completion of third year equivalent employment (6,240 hours)
• $3,000 upon completion of sixth year equivalent employment (12,480 hours)

• Assists various public health professionals and technical staff in providing a wide variety of services in the area community public health.
• Assists in teaching basic health practices to clients and families, particularly in areas of communicable disease transmission, prevention and treatment; may assist in re‑reinforcing basic public health concepts of nutrition, hygiene, sanitation and related.
• Assists in conducting field investigations to locate persons possibly infected or who test positive for communicable diseases, including HIV infection, and those with whom they have had contact; assists in providing follow‑up counseling as to treatment options and resources available; makes referrals as appropriate.
• Assists in interviewing, gathering and assembling related information and preparing reports; maintains appropriate records and files.
• Translates various written material and instructions of other staff for non‑English speaking clients and families; assists staff in working with clients of non‑traditional cultural patterns and dealing with various cultural barriers.
• Participates in development of programs and delivery of services for high‑risk groups; provides information and counseling regarding HIV antibody and other communicable disease testing.
• Provides basic community health and communicable disease education to clients, community groups, inmates, and interested persons.

EITHER PATTERN I

• Experience:
  
  One year as a Community Health Outreach Worker Trainee.
• License:
  Possession of a valid California Driver's License.

OR PATTERN II

• Experience:
  
  One year responsible work experience providing community based health services, working with community based organizations that provide health related services to culturally diverse groups or working with high risk groups in area of communicable diseases.
• License:
  Possession of a valid California Driver's License.

• Must obtain an HIV pre and post‐counseling certificate issued by State of California within one year of employment.
• Ability to fluently speak, read and write Spanish or one of the Indo‑Chinese languages.
• Must obtain a Certified Phlebotomy Technician I certificate issued by the California State Department of Health Services within six months of assignment.
• Completion of a medical interpreter course approved by Health Care Services.

Basic individual and community public health needs and problems; public health organizations and resources; basic principles of human behavior; report writing, data gathering and record keeping practices; basic computer and modern office automation technology and computer software programs relevant to department…