job opening county health worker

076-09
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER


VI
NC

Located in the Department of Health – Various Locations: Under general supervision, this position is responsible for the performance of a variety of sub-professional duties designed to assist both the community and individuals in making effective use of public health services while relieving the professional staff of activities that can be performed at a less skilled level. An incumbent in this position should, if possible, be indigenous to the community and area served. An incumbent in this position may be required to work flexible hours. This class differs from Community Outreach Worker in that work involves both informing community residents of services available to them and also assisting in the delivery of services, while the Community Outreach Worker is normally only involved in informing residents of services available to them. Although not normally a feature of the class, supervision may be exercised in certain situations. Does related work as required.



REQUIRED: High school or equivalency diploma and four years of work experience, one year of which must have involved providing information, informal education or referral assistance through any agency, program or service group.



SUBSTITUTION: Satisfactory completion of 30 credits* may be substituted on a year for year basis for the above stated experience. Satisfactory verifiable volunteer experience may be substituted on a year for year basis for the above stated experience.



*SPECIAL NOTE: Education beyond the secondary level must be from an institution recognized or accredited by the Board of Regents of the New York State Department of Education as a post-secondary, degree- granting institution.



SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: When required to operate motor vehicles, candidates must possess a valid driver’s license to operate a vehicle in the State of New York.



NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, only experience gained after attaining the minimum education level indicated in the minimum qualifications will be considered in evaluating experience.



Filing an application for a posting does not substitute or relieve you of the requirement to file appropriate application and fee when the civil service exam may be announced.




CONT’D



Westchester County

Department of Human Resources
Civil Service

Job Opportunities




PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATION MUST BE SENT TO THE PERSON AND/OR ADDRESS INDICATED FOR EACH POSITION AS ANNOUNCED BELOW. ANY DOCUMENTS SENT TO THE WRONG LOCATION MAY NOT BE FORWARDED BY THE FILING DEADLINE.



DATE: 5/4/09


POST UNTIL: 5/15/09



Control No.
Title


Job Group
Class

076-09
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER


VI
NC

CONT’D



SALARY:
$37,965 - Starting Salary

$46,260 - Maximum reached in four additional steps



SUBMIT:
XD10/Resume



TO:
Cathy D’Onofrio

Program Administrator (Payroll/Personnel)

Department of Health

145 Huguenot Street

New Rochelle, New York 10801




NOTE: AN APPLICATION FEE IS NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE SUBMIT AN APPLICATION (XD10) AND/OR RESUME ONLY.