Feb 04, 2025

Public Health Aide

Full time Government Health Care Nonprofit-Social Services Other

Job Description

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. 

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.

Ability to

  • 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).

Minimum Qualifications  

There are no education or experience requirements for this class.

APPLICATION

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date. Click here to apply or go to www.SacCountyJobs.net.