What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Health Worker position at Nicollet County?
This position will be a frontline public health worker with a close understanding of the community they serve. The Community Health Worker will work across the Health and Human Services Department to improve quality outcomes for priority populations, including connecting community members to essential county resources and services.
Additionally, the Community Health Worker will carry a caseload of pregnant and parenting families from the prenatal stage up to age five, offering face-to-face services in home, office, and community settings. They will help strengthen parent-child relationships, promote healthy growth and development, improve family life by reducing risks, and guide parents in creating learning experiences that support their children's development.
Minimum Qualifications
Additionally, the Community Health Worker will carry a caseload of pregnant and parenting families from the prenatal stage up to age five, offering face-to-face services in home, office, and community settings. They will help strengthen parent-child relationships, promote healthy growth and development, improve family life by reducing risks, and guide parents in creating learning experiences that support their children's development.
| DUTY | FREQUENCY | BAND/GRADE |
| Provides informal counseling to connect community members with program resources, and providing referrals. This includes communicating information in a culturally-sensitive manner; providing bilingual interpretation/translation services for clients, when necessary. | Daily 20% | B2 |
| Provides recommendations to Health and Human Services on cultural implications and responsiveness of program activities and methodology. Consults on complex client needs requiring a cultural bridge. | Daily 10% | B2 |
| Motivates and empowers clients to be active, engaged participants in their health. | Daily 10% | B2 |
| Coordinates with clients and their families to track client progress; work may involve performing home and car safety checks, tracking child growth, providing positive parenting and health- and nutrition-related information, and performing health screenings and related activities. | Daily 10% | B2 |
| Builds and maintains relationships and interacts professionally with local community partners. | Daily 20% | B2 |
| Continuously expands knowledge and understanding of health care systems and community resources, services and programs. | Daily 10% | B2 |
| Prepares and submits status update reports and other documentation to the assigned parties; keeps accurate records in electronic health record; tracks clients’ responsiveness to plans and facilitates program activities. | Daily 10% | B2 |
| Participates in other Public Health programs and activities including quality improvement, performance management, infectious and chronic disease prevention and control, and public health preparedness as indicated. | Monthly 5% | B2 |
| Performs other duties of a similar nature or level. | As required | N/A |
- An Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field with up to 1 year of related healthcare experience; or,
- An equivalent combination of Community Health Worker Certification and 2 years of related healthcare experience; and
- Must be bilingual in Somali.
Salary : $24 - $35
