COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH WORKER I

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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Caroline County Health Department

Child Health Division

403 South Seventh Street

Denton, MD  21629

The Contractual Community Health Outreach Worker I is the entry level of work providing health and disease prevention information to medically underserved populations in the community and assisting them in adopting healthy behaviors.  The purpose of this position is to improve the health status of Caroline County residents by improving awareness of the medical assistance program and the affordable care act, also ensuring access to medical home, and increasing care providers' knowledge through health education and increased awareness of the Health Department and community resources.  The incumbent will work closely with the Administrative Care Coordination Unit (ACCU) nurse.  The successful candidate must be bilingual in Spanish/English to be able to assist the clients who speak Spanish which is 29% of the community' s population.  This is a part-time contractual position working scheduled days, evenings and weekends doing outreach activities and working weekends and evenings to perform duties for shelters.

Education:   Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience:  None.

NOTE:

Experience providing assistance to individuals in a health care or social services setting may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

The selected applicant must be bilingual in Spanish/English to be able to assist clients who speak Spanish.

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be evaluated. The evaluation may be a rating of your application based on your education, training and experience as they relate to the requirements of the position. Therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all related education, experience, dates and hours of work. For education obtained outside the U.S., a copy of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service must accompany the application. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. For Recorded Job Information Call: 410-767-6018.

This is a part-time contractual position with no benefits.

Online application process is STRONGLY preferred. If online process is not available, please send your paper application to: DHMH, Recruitment and Selection Division, 201 W. Preston St., Room 114-B, Baltimore, MD 21201. The paper application must be received by 5 pm, close of business, on the closing date for the recruitment, no postmarks will be accepted.

Incorrect application forms will not be accepted.

If you need to submit additional information, the preferred method is to upload. If unable to upload, please fax requested information only to 410-333-5689.

Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by calling: (410) 767-1251 or MD TTY Relay Service 1-800-735-2258.

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