Eligibility Specialist-Lead Worker

About the role

The Health and Human Services Agency’s Mental Health Department is recruiting for a Community Health Advocate (Mien Interpreter) to provide interpreting services to non-English speaking Adult Systems of Care Division consumers.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance with service, clinical, and medical interviews
• Schedule and reschedule appointments
• Contact consumers by telephone regarding appointments
• Contact consumers regarding information from psychiatrists or clinicians

Requirements

• Knowledge of Mien language and basic principles and concepts of the academic field related to the assignment
• Ability to interpret for Mien speaking consumers
• Follow directions
• Maintain alertness
• Learn and adhere to safety procedures
• Interact well with co-workers and the public

Qualifications

• One year of experience in community outreach or paraprofessional work in a health or social services setting
• 15 semester units, including 8 or more in behavioral, health or social sciences

Skills

• Understanding of the native culture

Benefits

• 12 paid holidays (96 hours) per year
• Vacation: 10 working days a year during the first three years of service; 15 working days a year - 4 through 9 years of service; 17 working days a year - 10 through 15 years of service; 20 working days a year - 16 or more years of service
• Sick Leave: 96 hours of sick leave are earned each year with no maximum accrual. Employees terminating in good standing after completion of 5 years of continuous service will receive a pro-rata payoff of accumulated sick leave. Unused sick leave may be converted to PERS service credit upon retirement.
• Bereavement: Maximum of 24 hours for each non-concurrent death in the immediate family
• Health Plan: Shasta County contracts with PERS for medical insurance and has an alternative Blue Cross plan
• Dental Plan: The County pays a portion of the employee's and dependents' premium for dental insurance. The employee pays the full premium during the first six months of coverage.
• Vision Plan: The County pays the employee premium and employees may enroll dependents at their own expense.
• Life Insurance: The County pays the premium for life insurance for most employees. The amount of coverage varies by bargaining unit.
• Retirement: The County is in the Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) coordinated with Social Security.

Pay

• Hourly rate

Schedule

• Not specified