Public Heath Assistant
Company: Government jobs
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: January 26, 2023
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Job Description:
CURRENT VACANCY IS WITHIN THE SHASTA COUNTY
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY - PUBLIC HEALTH BRANCH
ORAL EXAM IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 2023
SKILLS OR EXPERIENCES LISTED UNDER THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
STATEMENT MAY ALSO BE USED TO SCREEN APPLICATIONS
SEE "SPECIAL REQUIREMENT" SECTION REGARDING
POSSESSION OF A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE
FINAL FILING DATE: JANUARY 23, 2023 AT 5:00 PM
SALARY INFORMATION
$2,927 - $3,735 APPROXIMATE MONTHLY* / $16.89 - $21.55 APPROXIMATE
HOURLY*
*Please refer to the appropriate Bargaining Unit Memorandum of
Understanding for potential future salary increases* Please visit
https://co.shasta.ca.us/MOUs
ABOUT SHASTA COUNTY
Shasta County offers all of the amenities of the big city while
retaining a comfortable small-town atmosphere. With its natural
beauty, diversified culture, affordable housing, excellent
educational system, abundance of recreational opportunities, and
excellent quality of life, Shasta County is a great place to live,
work, and raise a family.
Health and Human Services Agency
The Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) partners
with communities to protect and improve the health and well-being
of Shasta County residents. Established in 2006, the HHSA is
organized into four branches: Children's Services, Adult Services,
Public Health and Economic Mobility, with a centralized
administration. The HHSA promotes optimal health for all. The
frail, the abused, the mentally ill and those without resources
look to the HHSA for services and resources to meet their basic
needs, and to protect their health and safety. This transformation
improves efficiency, avoids unnecessary duplication of effort,
encourages collaboration among programs and organizes the HHSA's
services to be more responsive to the needs of the public.
The Public Health Branch focuses on community-wide prevention of
communicable disease, chronic disease, injury, substance abuse,
family violence, and lead poisoning. Public Health helps the
community develop policies and support community environments that
support positive health outcomes. It promotes nutrition and
physical activity, healthy aging, worksite wellness, healthy
families, and healthy communities. Public Health is also where the
HHSA's emergency response unit is headquartered, and its laboratory
provides testing services for Shasta and numerous other Northern
California counties.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Under general supervision by a public health program coordinator or
manager, performs routine administrative duties of a program or
programs. This position could perform these duties within a variety
of public health programs such as immunizations, community
nutrition or WIC, communicable disease, aging services, HIV/AIDS,
health education, public health nursing, laboratory, clinical
services or maternal and child health.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This class requires a general knowledge of public health principles
and practices, program administration, record keeping and
reporting, oral and written communication skills, health education
practices, and possession of basic clerical and coordination
skills. This class is distinguished from a Typist Clerk III by its
direct programmatic or administrative support of health
professional duties; and by its performance of health
paraprofessional duties.
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Prepares reports and compiles program data or other information;
coordinates program service delivery by assisting professional
staff with scheduling, advertising or making site arrangements;
assists program staff perform community educational or outreach
events; maintains program statistics and records; effectively
communicates to the public, community agencies or providers the
essential mission and function of the assigned program(s);
coordinates the distribution of correspondence regarding program
services and assists in maintaining mailing lists; assists program
staff with routine clerical support in absence of assigned staff;
maintains inventory of fixed assets, supplies other program
materials; maintains records to assist fiscal staff compile and
submit fee or program invoices; assists in the development of
health education materials, displays or presentations; and other
duties as assigned.
TYPICAL QUALIFICATIONS
Any combination of education and experience sufficient to directly
demonstrate possession and application of the following:
Knowledge of: Public health principles and practices; fundamentals
of record keeping, data and statistical maintenance; health
education methods; and standard medical terminology routinely used
in public health programs.
Ability to: Work well with public health professionals, community
members and the public; communicate effectively both orally and in
writing; compile and maintain records and design record keeping
systems and methods; learn the specific principles of assigned
program service delivery and administration, and be able to
interpret and explain those principles to the target audience,
community members or agencies; learn the principles of disease
control, health practices, and intervention strategies employed by
the assigned program; draft and compile information necessary for
reports to local, state or federal agencies, funding sources, or
public health staff; operate a personal computer for record
keeping, word processing, data base development and maintenance,
and report writing; carry out assigned goals and activities; and
actively promote the Department's mission and its population based
outcomes orientation.
These standards are typically attained with two or more years of
experience in a public health program.
Fifteen (15) semester units of community or public health, social
services, community education, health science, or closely related
field may be substituted for one year of experience and a
bachelor's degree in public health, health science, or health
education may be substituted for both years of experience.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate will have at least one year of full-time
experience in a public health or health and human services setting
and be familiar with population-based disease prevention programs.
The ideal candidate will be able to provide support and assistance
to public health programs, providing health education information
to health care providers and work cooperatively with team members,
occasionally on weekends or in the evening. They will exhibit good
interpersonal skills, problem solving ability, adaptability, and
strong organizational skills with an ability to prioritize
workload. The ideal candidate will have experience in providing
excellent customer service, designing materials such as flyers and
brochures, managing social media posting, conducting outreach and
material distribution, maintaining program files and documentation,
taking meeting minutes, and data entry. The ideal candidate will
embrace the mission of HHSA: "Partnering with communities to
protect and improve health and well-being."
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS
Responses to the following must be submitted with a completed
application.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to
stand; walk; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The
employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and
stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift
and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by
this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision,
depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURES
Shasta County Personnel will accept applications and responses to
the supplemental questions until 5:00 p.m., on January 23, 2023. A
Resume and/or Cover Letter will be accepted in addition to the
application form but will not serve as a substitute for a completed
application. It is not acceptable to complete the application with
statements such as, "Refer to Resume and/or Cover Letter," or "See
Attached Resume and/or Cover Letter" the employment application
must be completed in its entirety prior to submission. Incomplete
applications will not be processed. Closing date postmarks or faxes
will NOT be accepted. This recruitment will establish a list that
may or may not be used by other departments. Prior applicants must
reapply to be considered.
Applicants will be screened and those considered best qualified
will be invited to appear for an oral and/or written examination.
Meeting the announced requirements does not guarantee inclusion
into the selection process. Depending upon the number of
applications received, the selection process may consist of
additional application screening, written and/or practical exam(s),
oral interview, or any combination thereof.
Veterans' Credit:Veterans (as defined by California Government Code
section 18973) who have been discharged from military service under
conditions other than dishonorable and who receive a passing score
on all components of the employment examinations (up to and
including oral examinations) shall receive credit for an additional
five points to be added to their final examination score. To be
considered for this credit, a veteran MUST provide a copy of his or
her discharge document (DD-214 or equivalent) and information as to
the type of discharge (honorable, dishonorable, etc.) WITH THE
EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION ON OR BEFORE THE FINAL FILING DATE.
Applicants are encouraged to apply on-line at apply onlineor submit
an application to the Shasta County Personnel Office.
Arrangements may be made to accommodate applicants with
disabilities. Requests for accommodations may be made to the Shasta
County Personnel Office by the filing deadline posted on this
bulletin. Shasta County does not discriminate on the basis of
disability. If you feel you are being denied service based on a
disability, our ADA Coordinator may be reached at (530) 225-5515;
relay service (800) 735-2922; fax (530) 225-5345.
SHASTA COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Shasta County Personnel
1450 Court Street, Suite 348; Redding, CA 96001; (530) 225-5515
NOTE:
Various bargaining units may have benefits that alter from this
general summary. This summary of benefits is not a binding document
and is provided as a courtesy. Refer to labor agreements (MOUs) for
specific benefit information.
THESE BENEFITS DO NOT APPLY TO EXTRA HELP EMPLOYEES
Holidays:
12 paid holidays (96 hours) per year.
Vacation:
10 working days a year during the first three years of service; 15
working days a year - 4 through 9 years of service; 17 working days
a year - 10 through 15 years of service; 20 working days a year -
16 or more years of service. Note - accrued vacation leave may not
be used until after six months of employment. For purposes of
vacation accrual, a working day is no more than 8 hours.
Sick Leave:
96 hours of sick leave are earned each year with no maximum
accrual. Employees terminating in good standing after completion of
5 years of continuous service will receive a pro-rata payoff of
accumulated sick leave. Unused sick leave may be converted to PERS
service credit upon retirement. Note - accrued sick leave may not
be used until after three months of employment. Accrued paid leave
benefits are used in conjunction with FMLA/CFRA as appropriate.
Bereavement:
Maximum of 24 hours for each non-concurrent death in the immediate
family.
Health Plan:
Shasta County contracts with PERS for medical insurance and has an
alternative Blue Cross plan. Employees in the Teamsters bargaining
unit are insured through a Teamsters Trust plan. Depending on the
plan selected, the County pays most, or all, of the employee
premium, and contributes a portion of the dependent premium.
Contributions are made for a portion of a retiree's insurance
premium.
Dental Plan:
The County pays a portion of the employee's and dependents' premium
for dental insurance. The employee pays the full premium during the
first six months of coverage.
Vision Plan:
The County pays the employee premium and employees may enroll
dependents at their own expense.
Life Insurance:
The County pays the premium for life insurance for most employees.
The amount of coverage varies by bargaining unit.
Retirement:
The County is in the Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
coordinated with Social Security. Members hired prior to May 8,
2011 are covered under the retirement formula of 2% @ 55 benefit.
Members hired after May 8, 2011 but before January 1, 2013 are
covered under the retirement formula of 2% @ 60 benefit. Members
hired after January 1, 2013 are covered under the California Public
Employees Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) with a benefit formula of 2% @
62. Please review the specific MOU for stipulated retirement
formulas.
Employees pay 7.75% of his or her salary, on a pre-tax basis for a
period of time as specified in his or her labor contact, or
Personnel Rules as appropriate.
Miscellaneous:
--- Deferred Compensation plans available through specified
companies.
--- IRC Section 125 plan available for pre-tax payroll deductions
for contributions towards un-reimbursed medical expenses and
dependent care.
--- Optional insurance products are available.
SHASTA COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Any information on this page or links is subject to change without
notice.
Shasta County Personnel
1450 Court Street, Room 348
Redding, CA 96001-1676
(530) 225-5515
Comments, please email: schr@co.shasta.ca.us
01 Do you have two or more years of experience in a public health
program? If yes, please list your experience, if none please write
"N/A".
02 Do you have at least 15 semester units of community or public
health, social services, community education, health science, or
closely related field? If yes, please list your courses, if none
please write "N/A".
03 Do you have a bachelor's degree in public health, health
science, or health education? If yes, please list your degree, if
none please write "N/A".
* Required Question
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