Public Health Aide

The Position

This is a continuous filing exam. The next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on:

2/14/25, 2/28/25 (final)

The Public Health Aide performs a wide variety of duties to assist the professional staff in areas such as the Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program, clinic services, field services, pharmaceutical services, and the Child Health and Disability Prevention Program.

Examples of Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of

• The problems, needs, attitudes and behavior patterns of physically, socially, educationally or economically disabled or disadvantaged people
• Purposes and objectives of public health organizations
• Basic types of community resources generally available to the public
• Methods and techniques of interviewing.

• Understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with applicants and recipients of health services, employees of the Health Department, other agencies and the general public
• Understand and accept differences in attitudes toward health problems resulting from medical, cultural, financial or other forms of deprivation
• Use community resources to assist clients
• Read, write and speak English at a level necessary for satisfactory job performance
• Perform basic arithmetic calculations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).

Employment Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

There are no education or experience requirements for this class.

Special Requirements

Incumbents of positions in this class must be willing to work with persons infected with communicable diseases and to collect samples of human fluids and wastes; i.e., blood, sputum and urine.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SOME POSITIONS IN THE CLASS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AIDE:

Positions in Special Skills classes require the ability to communicate fluently in a language other than English.

When required, these special skills may be used in performing such tasks as the following:

• Interprets and explains the purpose of clinic programs and other available services in a language other than English.
• Conducts intake interviews in a language other than standard English, and translates information obtained into English.
• Acts as a special consultant to other health personnel to help interpret the needs and problems as presented by individuals of different languages and cultural backgrounds.
• Assists staff in the health system by giving advice and information on problems involving relationships with clients and staff of different languages and cultural backgrounds.
• Assists other health personnel by using applicable special skills to help them with the differences of the English language patterns used in different cultural communities or by translating or by interpreting or otherwise using language skills.

Application and Testing Information

• Employment applications and all documentation requested in this announcement must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicant's computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• Your application should highlight all relevant education, training, and experience, and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the cut-off date.
• Application information must be current, concise and related to the requirements in this job announcement. You may only apply for this recruitment once. Duplicate and incomplete applications will be disqualified.
• A resume may be included with your application; however, it will not substitute for the information requested on the application.

• Supplemental Questionnaires must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicant's computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidate's experience, education, and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification.
• Please provide place of employment, pertinent dates, and concise, descriptive and detailed information for each question.
• If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions, separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely.
• Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question.
• If you have no experience, write "no experience" for the appropriate question.
• For many individuals, it is more efficient to develop responses to the supplemental questions in a word processing document and then paste them into the final document to be submitted. Changes or corrections to your Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be made once your application packet has been submitted.
• If the Supplemental Questionnaire is used in the Formula Rate exam, failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score. While scoring the Supplemental Questionnaire, the candidate's application and/or attachments will not be reviewed, therefore, a candidate's responses to the questions should be accurate, thorough, detailed, and complete.