Community Service Worker 2, Bilingual - (Disease Prevention Specialist)

Posting number: 202600146

Department: Health & Human Services

Division: HHS PH Communicable Disease

Job classification: Community Service Worker 2 - Bilingual

Posting type: Open

Categories: Community Services, Social Services, Paraprofessional, Community Development, Community and Social Services

Summary

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About the Position

Public Health is currently seeking a bilingual Community Service Worker to join our Communicable Disease team (CD). In this role, the selected candidate will be responsible for conducting disease investigations related to communicable disease outbreaks and partner services for sexually transmitted infections (STI) within our community, link those with newly diagnosed HIV to care, and assist the team to manage and monitor syphilis cases to prevent incidences of congenital syphilis.

The Community Service Worker will play a vital role in identifying and locating individuals who may have been exposed to a reportable infectious communicable disease (i.e. STI, foodborne related illness, infectious respiratory disease, etc.,). They will conduct confidential case and contact interviews, both over the phone and in person, including clinic and field settings.

About the Division 

Public Health ensures protections critical to the health of all people in Lane County through surveillance, regulation, and response to infectious disease and injury risks. In collaboration with community organizations and partner agencies, Public Health promotes optimal health through policies, interventions, and population-health programs based on scientific evidence and emerging best practices, with a particular focus on ensuring all people in Lane County have opportunity and access to environments and systems that support their health.

Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 5:00pm.

*This is an AFSCME represented position*

Examples of duties

Education:

• Equivalent to the completion of two years of college course work.

Experience:

• Two years of responsible community service experience;
• Or an equivalent combination of experience and training that will demonstrate the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

Special Requirements:

• An interest in sexual health and infectious diseases is preferred but not required. Training will be provided to all new employees.

Testing Requirements

• Successful hire will be contingent upon taking a bilingual test to demonstrate proficiency in both English & Spanish.

Note:

• Offers of employment are contingent upon consenting to and successfully passing a drug screening test.
• This position is subject to a full background check.

Studies have shown that women and BIPOC individuals are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. The county will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.

COMMUNITY SERVICE WORKER 1 & 2 
 BILINGUAL “B”
 Language - Spanish

DEFINITION:

To assist in providing bilingual communication with Limited English Proficient (LEP) persons. Individuals in these classifications do more than self-identify; they have successfully passed a test demonstrating proficiency in both English and the other language administered by the County. The need for the use of the second language in the performance of job duties in this classification has been identified.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

In addition to the regular knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the employee’s main classification, the bilingual duties of this adjunct classification may include, but are not limited to the following: