HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANT I - Fixed Term - Trilingual (English, Spanish & Mixteco)

JOB NOTE TO APPLICANTS: Your application and the required supplemental questionnaire is the first phase of a test that represents your full qualifications for this position.
Therefore, only those applicants who provide thoroughly completed applications--where work history experience support supplemental question responses and closely match the pre-established criteria that best meets the needs of the department--will be invited to proceed in the examination process.
Under supervision, assists other professional staff by performing selected tasks in community health education services.
The ideal candidate will have community service experience working to immunize indigenous communities, and be fluent in English, Spanish and Mixteco.
EDUCATION/BILINGUAL INCENTIVE: Incumbents may be eligible for an educational incentive of 2.
5%, 3.
5%, or 5% based on completion of an Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's degree that is not required for the classification.
Incumbents may also be eligible for bilingual incentive depending upon operational need and certification of skill.
DEPARTMENT / AGENCY: Health Care Agency - Public HealthHealth Education Assistant I is represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and is eligible for overtime compensation.
The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed-term), Intermittent, and Extra Help vacancies for these positions only.
There is currently one (1) Regular Fixed-Term position.
NOTE: A Fixed Term position is a position designated by the Director-Human Resources or Board of Supervisors to which persons may be appointed for fixed terms not to exceed three (3) years.
Fixed Term employees are eligible for the same benefits and compensation as Regular employees.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULEOPENING DATE: 7/27/2023CLOSING DATE: Continuous and may close at any time; therefore, the schedule for the remainder of the process will depend upon when we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications to meet business needs.
(Previously: 8/9/2023 @ 5:00 p.
m.
) EXAMPLE OF DUTIES Duties may include, but are not limited to the following: Participates in ongoing activities designed to inform the target population of health services;Translates in English, Spanish and Mixteco during community events;Recruits volunteers and helps carry out specific community information efforts for the promotion of special clinics, programs and activities;Provides assistance as needed in development of printed material and carries out pre-testing protocol for evaluation of proposed printed material;Works with community groups and agencies and other professional staff in planning, development and implementation of specific public health activities and programs (e.
g.
, pap smear clinics, special immunization clinics, adolescent health conferences, anti-smoking groups, tobacco control (policy) education, and other innovative educational activities for contemporary health problems);Participates as a member of voluntary agency health coalitions for collaborative effort;Helps in the orientation, training and supervision of health aids;Assists in conducting community surveys for health education and health policy programs;Conducts individual and group discussions to obtain community reaction to health education programs;Prepares reports, graphs, tracking sheets, and responds to inquiries verbally and in writing;Assists community health services in education; andPerforms other duties as assigned.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FINAL FILING DATE: This is a continuous recruitment and may close at any time; therefore, apply as soon as possible if you are interested in it.
Your application must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura, California, no later than 5:00 p.
m.
on the closing date.
To apply on-line, please refer to our web site at www.
ventura.
org/hr.
If you prefer to fill out a paper application form, please call (805) 654-5129 for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources, 800 South Victoria Avenue, L-1970, Ventura, CA 93009.
Note: It is essential that you complete all sections of your application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and accurately to demonstrate your qualifications.
A resume and/or other related documents may be attached to supplement the information in your application and supplemental questionnaire; however, it/they may not be submitted in lieu of the application.
NOTE TO APPLICANTS: If presently permanently employed in another "merit" or "civil service" public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised, and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a "merit" or "civil service" style examination, then appointment by "Lateral Transfer" may be possible.
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SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE – qualifying: All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this examination AT THE TIME OF FILING.
The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicant's qualifications and acceptability for the position.
Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire will result in the application being removed from consideration.
APPLICATION EVALUATION – qualifying: All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met.
Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the screening and selection process.
ORAL EXAM – 100%: A job-related oral exam will be conducted to evaluate and compare participating applicants’ knowledge, skills, and abilities in relation to those factors which job analysis has determined to be essential for successful performance of the job.
Applicants must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list.
NOTE: If there are three (3) or fewer qualified applicants, an oral exam will not be conducted.
Instead, a score of seventy percent (70%) will be assigned to each application, and each applicant will be placed on the eligible list.
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A thorough pre-employment, post offer background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment, education, criminal background information and driving record may be required for this position.
For further information about this recruitment, please contact Mitzi Ivey via email at mitzi.
ivey@ventura.
org or by telephone at (805) 677-5335.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.