Bilingual Health Education Assistant (CHW)

County of Monterey, CA; Salinas (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Monterey Health Department seeks a Health Education Assistant (Bilingual English/Spanish). The role involves acting as a Community Health Worker, guiding patients to services, and delivering health education in person and by phone across 10 outpatient clinics in Salinas, Seaside, and Marina.

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in public health education or related field, with 2+ years in outreach education in public health or nonprofit settings.

Qualifications

• Education: bachelor’s degree in public health education or related field.
• Experience: two years as a community worker or related outreach education role in public health or nonprofit setting.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required, with passing bilingual oral exam prior to employment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and document patients’ encounters and inform physicians of status.
• Provide individual and/or group counseling and health education.
• Respond to inquiries about health education activities and refer to community health services.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Communication skills

Data management

Word processing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public health education or related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

County of Monterey Health Department seeks a Health Education Assistant (Bilingual English/Spanish). The role involves acting as a Community Health Worker, guiding patients to services, and delivering health education in person and by phone across 10 outpatient clinics in Salinas, Seaside, and Marina.

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in public health education or related field, with 2+ years in outreach education in public health or nonprofit settings.