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SENIOR HEALTH AIDE

Code: 03351 Local Competitive

New Jersey treats Senior Health Aide as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.

Eligibility comes down to 1 year of relevant experience.

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Senior Health Aide is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.

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Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under direction, performs the more difficult field work involved in disseminating information on available public health services primarily to residents of economically depressed neighborhoods, provides instructions in simple preventive health measures, and aids in the communication process between professional health personnel and the local population; does related work as required.

Examples of work

  • Working alone or as a member of a group, disseminates information on available public health services primarily to residents of economically depressed neighborhoods.
  • Makes home visits to explain and encourage utilization of available public health services by the local population.
  • Disseminates related literature to individuals, civic organizations, and community groups, and provides instructions in simple preventive health practices such as proper immunization, personal hygiene, and good housekeeping methods.
  • Informs residents of transportation available to various community health facilities.
  • Refers individuals to appropriate community health facilities.
  • Aids in the development of effective communication between members of the professional health staff and the local population.
  • Schedules, arranges, and conducts meetings with civic and community groups to explain health programs.
  • Helps to devise a plan for distribution of health information to a target area.
  • Participates in routine surveys to obtain and record prescribed data used in determining health needs of a neighborhood.
  • Prepares reports.
  • Makes up work schedules and assigns duties to health aides.
  • Takes the lead over health aides in field assignments.
  • Compiles reports on the work of the program and field workers.
  • Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Experience

One (1) year of experience in the dissemination of public health information and participation in routine health surveys including those relating to personal and family health needs and to the maintaining of established sanitary conditions.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

  • Knowledge of the problems of those people living in economically depressed areas.
  • Knowledge of elementary personal health care and the needs for sanitary maintenance of living environment.
  • Knowledge of human relations.
  • Knowledge of techniques useful in disseminating information, in promoting better personal and family health, and in improving general sanitary conditions.
  • Knowledge of community resources and organizations, agency standards, policies, rules, regulations, and functions, and the significance of health problems and services.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and clients.
  • Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written instructions.
  • Ability to apply learned techniques in promoting good health practices and programs.
  • Ability to work effectively in economically depressed areas.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with varied people.
  • Ability to prepare reports relative to field activities.
  • Ability to speak before a group to explain available public health services.
  • Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
  • Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
  • Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

The definition and examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.