Healthy Families Office Assistant II - Public Health

Job Summary                                                                                                                            

The Office Assistant II (OA II) provides support to the programs under the Healthy Families Division.  The primary responsibility is to provide technical and administrative support to internal program staff and broad customer support to external partners and Healthy Families patient/clients.  This position performs a variety of moderate-to-complex administrative support activities that contribute to efficient office and program operations.

Qualifications:

Experience & Education:

• Graduation from high school or GED; 1-2 years of progressively responsible related experience, or combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Research shows that many job candidates – especially individuals from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, gender non-binary/non-conforming people and women – look at job postings as lists of requirements, which can have a measurable effect on responses to the posting. We will consider any combination of relevant work and lived experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills and abilities as qualifying for this position. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive team and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds to apply.

Skills:

• Experience with data entry, spreadsheets (e.g., excel and smartsheet) and electronic health records preferred.
• Recognizes and challenges discrimination across the department and throughout the county.
• Researches and implements inclusive, culturally and linguistically competent strategies for working with diverse populations.

Knowledge of:

• Key components of cultural competency; awareness of differences, attitude to examine believes and values, knowledge of differences and skills to work across cultures effectively and appropriately.
• Foundations and applications of racial equity in public health/population health nursing and community health worker practice.
• The impact of race (institutional/systemic racism), ethnicity, nationality, socioeconomic status, religion, economic class, education, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, mental and physical ability and learning styles on behavior, attitudes, and values related to health.
• Prioritizing cultural, linguistic, social, and behavioral factors in determining the delivery of public health services.
• Core competencies for Public Health Professionals and able to use them in identifying professional growth opportunities.

For complete job announcement, application requirements, and to apply on-line, please visit our website at:

https://www.clark.wa.gov/human-resources/explore-careers-clark-county       

Salary Grade: Local 335.503 $18.44 - $23.52- per hour

https://www.clark.wa.gov/human-resources/explore-careers-clark-county