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COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER/LIVED EXPERIENCE

County of Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA (Onsite) Full-Time
CB Est Salary: $49520.88 - $56711.04/Year
Salary : $49,520.88 - $56,711.04 Annually

Location : Los Angeles County, CA

Job Type: Full time

Job Number: T8103C

Department: CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

Opening Date: 02/06/2024

Position/Program Information

FILING PERIOD:
FEBRUARY 7, 2024 AT 8:00 A.M. (PT) -ONLINE FILING ONLY

REPOSTING INFORMATION:
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS A REPOSTING TO REOPEN THIS EXAMINATION


THIS EXAMINATION WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE ARE MET AND IS SUBJECT TO CLOSURE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE

EXAM NUMBER:
T8103C

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:
OPEN COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY

DEFINITION:
Assists professional staff in providing support and referrals to clients.

CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:
Positions allocable to this journey-level class work under the supervision of social services professional staff to assist in the provision of services to clients by performing clerical, and other sub-professional duties. Incumbents must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the health, mental health, or social services programs to which the position is assigned and the problems of the community group being served. Community Health Worker is distinguished from Senior Community Worker in that the latter performs a broader range of responsibilities with increased complexity in areas such as community outreach, program-planning, and the provision of group-based social services.
Essential Job Functions

  • Serves and supports parents who have children detained by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to promote improvement in areas of self-esteem, motivation, and parenting.
  • Provides guidance, coaching and support to parents as well as support to Children's Social Workers working with parents.
  • Plans, coordinates and leads group and one-on-one meetings with parents wanting Parent in Partnership services to inform them about various available services.
  • Ensures that all parents receive services from the Department to develop and achieve a community based approach to increase reunification.
  • Serves as liaison between the Department and community agencies. Recruits and supports parents as they engage them over the phone, in Regional offices and Dependency Court. Provides recruitment outreach services and activities in effort to engage other potential parents; attends community information/resource, recruitment fairs and faith-based activities; provides information on the Parents in Partnership (PIP) to community members.
  • Serves as an advocate for client access to departmental and community resources; facilitates relationships between the agency and the parents by communicating agency policies and programs to parents.
  • Assists parents and family members in obtaining and completing application forms for benefits and services provided by monitoring the completion of questionnaires, conducting interviews and collecting basic data for the Department of Children and Family Services as well as other cities and Los Angeles County agencies.
  • Receives service referrals from social workers, eligibility workers, and medical case workers to assist parents in a variety of ways such as obtaining food stamps and housing, medical, mental health, or substance abuse care.
  • Provides emergency services to parents by making referrals to appropriate supportive agencies.
  • Assists parents in completing necessary forms to obtain needed services.
  • Participates in departmental and community meetings and workgroups, sharing their DCFS history when appropriate.

Requirements

SELECTION/SPECIALTY REQUIREMENTS:
"Lived experience"* Individuals with histories of participating in Family Reunification services with DCFS and have been involved in individual/group counseling, domestic violence counseling, incarcerations, drug/alcohol rehabilitation and/or other programs in order to serve their time or rehabilitate. Applicants must have had ALL their DCFS cases closed for at least 12 months.

*in order to meet the requirements for "Lived Experience" applicants who participated in the Family Reunification services with DCFS must attach certification of completion for court mandated programs in individual/group counseling, domestic violence counseling, incarcerations, drug/alcohol rehabilitation and/or other programs in order to serve their time or rehabilitate. These histories can make a unique contribution to the responsiveness and effectiveness of service delivery for the parent population. The inclusion of community health workers with "lived experience" supports and motivates parents to meet their service plan goals and unite with their children. This also helps the community at large understand this population and demonstrates that parents can change and provide safe and loving homes to their children.

LICENSE:
A valid California Class "C" Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS II-Light:
This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION:
  • Experience coaching, mentoring and training parents to achieve their parenting goals.
  • Experience performing public relations work/professional maintenance of a favorable public image by a company or other organization, which must include interaction and collaboration with parents and/or community residents at community events.
  • Experience in preparing comprehensive reports, completing projects and analyzing reports using Microsoft Office (i.e. Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
Confirmation of this experience are copies of certification provided to courts verifying completion of court requirements necessary to obtain custody of children in the care of Dependency Court or social workers.

**Social Services includes the benefits and facilities such as education, food subsidies, health care, police, fire service, job training and subsidized housing, adoption, community management, policy research, and lobbying.
Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT:
This examination will consist of two parts:

PART I: An Evaluation of Experience weighted 30%. Each candidate will be evaluated on the basis of information provided on his/her County of Los Angeles Employment Application and Supplemental Questionnaire that pertain to the areas of Selection/Specialty Requirements and Desirable Qualifications to determine the level and scope of the candidate's preparation for this position.

Applicants must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on Part I in order to be invited to the Part II.
PART II: A multiple choice and/or simulation test, weighted 70%, measuring:
• Customer Focus
• Learning Potential
• Responsibility
• Following Instructions

MULTIPLE-CHOICE AND SIMULATION ASSESSMENTS ARE NOT REVIEWABLE BY CANDIDATES PER CIVIL SERVICE RULE 7.19.

Your responses to Questions 6 through 11 of the Supplemental Questionnaire will be used in the Evaluation for Experience (Part 1) .

Candidates must meet the Selection/Specialty Requirements and receive a passing score of 70% or higher on each exam part in order to be placed on the eligible register.

TRANSFER OF TEST COMPONENTS
  • Applicants who have taken identical components recently for other exams may have their scores automatically transferred to this examination.
  • This examination contains test components that may be used in the future for new examinations and your test scores may be transferred.
TEST PREPARATION
Study guides and other test preparation resources are available to help candidates prepare for employment tests. While the guides will help in preparing for the test, we advise you to review all related materials that you deem necessary.

An interactive system for taking practice tests may be accessed on the Department of Human Resources website at

Additional practice tests are available at

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