SENIOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER / EMERGENCY APPOINTMENTS HOMELESSNESS

Full Job Description

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:
OPEN COMPETITIVE- EMERGENCY

FILING DATES:

Applications will be accepted from September 17, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. until the needs of the position are met

EXAM NUMBER:

b8105E-EA

The Department of Mental Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Senior Community Health Worker vacancies related to the homelessness crisis.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Senior Community Health Worker.

Requirements

Organizes and coordinates the activities of community groups to assist in identifying community resources and working in partnership with community in developing solutions to a range of community issues including substance abuse, juvenile delinquency, homelessness, and mental illness.

Receives service referrals from social workers, eligibility workers, medical case workers, other staff, or community stakeholders to assist clients/patients in obtaining food stamps, housing, medical services, mental health services, substance use disorder treatment, or other supportive services as appropriate.

Manages a caseload to aid clients/patients in obtaining employment training, jobs, housing, and other supportive services.

Mentors Community Health Workers engaged in providing supportive services to clients/patients.

Facilitates relations between County departments and programs and the community by communicating County and departmental strategic goals, priorities, policies and procedures to community agencies, clients, patients, and family members.

Serves as an advocate for client/patient access to County and community resources and services and ensures individuals’ preferences are included in treatment or recovery plans and that consistent, timely review of plans occur with the client/patient to track progress.

Documents any client/patient services per departmental policies and procedures.

Facilitates development of independent living skills of client/patients by conducting support groups including, but not limited to, housekeeping, cooking, shopping, budgeting, use of public transportation, reading, and personal hygiene.

Performs outreach and engages clients to build rapport, identify client needs, and provide available resources and/or linkages.

Assists clients, patients, and family members in completing forms for benefits, housing, jobs, and other supportive services as appropriate.

Develops partnerships with diverse community and peer support groups including those with a focus on advocacy, self-help, family alliances, and parents.

Liaisons with local health care programs, schools, and social service agencies to create coordinated care and resource linkages, when possible.

Organizes, prepares, and maintains materials needed for community presentations, outreach and community events.

Provides guidance to clients/patients to assist in the rehabilitation and recovery process and to provide supportive services as needed.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Two years of experience at the level of Community Health Worker* in a public or private community-based organization, public agency, hospital, public health organization or health system. Experience may be cumulative (i.e. part-time experience can be combined to equal two years.)

You MUST meet the above requirement(s) in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.

*Community Health Worker is defined as assists professional staff in providing direct health, mental health, or social services to clients and patients.

LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternate method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS:
Physical Class II – Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT:

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%. Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATIONApplications must be submitted online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis.

If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing, we encourage you to submit a new application.

This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information. Application filing may be suspended at any time without advance notice.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING ONLINE

Applications must be filed online only.

Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address.

Please add najordan@dmh.lacounty.gov as well as noreply@governmentjobs.com and info@governmentjob.com to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notification from being filtered as span/junk/clutter mail.

You have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County.

Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance before the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address.

This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on govermmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty.gov you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts.

This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER LANGUAGE
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT LIBRARIES
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

FAIR CHANCE EMPLOYERThe County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer.

Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment.

The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s).

If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

NO SHARING USER ID AND PASSWORD
All applicants must file their applications online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
HR Examinations Unit: (213) 972-7034
HR Examinations Unit Email: exams@dmh.lacounty.gov
Analyst Contact Phone: Nicholas Jordan, (323) 705-3925
Analyst Contact Email: najordan@dmh.lacounty.gov

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