Promotive Only - Health Worker 4 (2588) - Citywide (PR0002)

City and County of San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

Under general supervision, the 2588 Health Worker 4 supervises, coordinates, and instructs a staff of paraprofessional workers in a service program of the Public Health Department; participates in organizing and directing in-service training activities for Health Workers; provides administrative supervision for Health Workers and assists in planning for their most effective use in the assigned program; provides community oriented direct and indirect services. The essential duties include, but are not limited to the following: May supervise a specific health or rehabilitation program; plans, directs, and coordinates the educational, recreational, therapeutic and work projects of the program participants as directed by professional staff; Supervises and trains lower classification of paraprofessional personnel in the skills required for successful performance of their assigned duties; Assists in preparation of in-service training materials; provides liaison with Team Leaders regarding function and performance of Health Workers I, II, and III; Meets with representative of the local community and professional and social agencies to inform them of the scope of available treatment programs and to elicit their cooperation and support; Provides community education services; Assists in planning and execution of programs and operations, research projects, and reports, as directed; evaluates data and suggests programs in the preventive areas of social and health adjustments; May interview and screen program clients, identifying general client condition; Performs crisis intervention activities under professional direction; Provides broad social counseling activities and assists in group therapy sessions; When assigned to a specialized activity program, is responsible for supervising the program on specified wards or units and/or assisting the director of the program. The 2588 Health Worker 4 may perform other related duties as assigned/required.

Requirements

Current Permanent Civil Service City Employee in class 2587 Health Worker 3, who passed probation
EXPERIENCE: Three (3) years of verifiable experience within the last five (5) years, performing a combination of at least two (2) of the following duties: serving as a liaison between targeted communities and healthcare agencies; providing culturally appropriate health education /information and outreach to targeted populations; providing referral and follow up services or otherwise coordinating care; providing informal counseling, social support and advocacy to targeted populations; escorting and transporting clients; providing courier/dispatcher functions; performing pre-clinical examinations of vital statistics, such as measuring a patient's weight, height, temperature and blood pressure.

Responsibilities

May supervise a specific health or rehabilitation program
plans, directs, and coordinates the educational, recreational, therapeutic and work projects of the program participants as directed by professional staff
Supervises and trains lower classification of paraprofessional personnel in the skills required for successful performance of their assigned duties
Assists in preparation of in-service training materials
provides liaison with Team Leaders regarding function and performance of Health Workers I, II, and III
Meets with representative of the local community and professional and social agencies to inform them of the scope of available treatment programs and to elicit their cooperation and support
Provides community education services
Assists in planning and execution of programs and operations, research projects, and reports, as directed
evaluates data and suggests programs in the preventive areas of social and health adjustments
May interview and screen program clients, identifying general client condition
Performs crisis intervention activities under professional direction
Provides broad social counseling activities and assists in group therapy sessions
When assigned to a specialized activity program, is responsible for supervising the program on specified wards or units and/or assisting the director of the program.