Community Health Advocate

Current Vacancy

CURRENT VACANCY IS WITHIN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

BRANCH OF THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

ORAL EXAM IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR FEBURARY 2026

SEE “SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS” SECTION REGARDING POSSESSION OF A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE

RESPONSES TO SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS REQUIRED

FINAL FILING DATE: JANUARY 30, 2026, AT 12:00 PM

$3,151 - $4,021 APPROXIMATE MONTHLY / $18.18- $23.20 APPROXIMATE HOURLY

This position is in the United Public Employees of California – General bargaining unit. Please refer to the applicable bargaining unit labor agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) for potential future salary increases.
Shasta County Labor Agreements

Shasta County offers all the amenities of the big city while retaining a comfortable small-town atmosphere. With its natural beauty, affordable housing, excellent educational system, abundance of recreational opportunities, and excellent quality of life, Shasta County is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

Health and Human Services Agency

The Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) partners with communities to protect and improve the health and well-being of Shasta County residents. Established in 2006, the HHSA is organized into four branches:
Behavioral Health & Social Services, Public Health, Economic Mobility, with a centralized Administration Services. The HHSA promotes optimal health for all. The frail, the abused, the mentally ill and those without resources look to the HHSA for services and resources to meet their basic needs, and to protect their health and safety. This transformation improves efficiency, avoids unnecessary duplication of effort, encourages collaboration among programs and organizes the HHSA’s services to be more responsive to the needs of the public.

Children’s Services encompass the services that help ensure children are protected and safe. This branch investigates alleged abuse and neglect of children, and it licenses foster and adoptive homes for children who are experiencing traumatic events in their lives. The branch also encompasses children’s mental health and youth alcohol and drug services. This branch also works with juvenile justice and education to coordinate services for clients.

Adult Services focuses on issues that affect people eighteen and older. Adult mental health services include outpatient mental health care, 24-hour crisis stabilization services for people at risk of hospitalization, 24-hour crisis residential services, long-term placement services and referrals to local non-profit organizations that provide additional services. This branch also provides Adult Protective Services to follow-up on elder abuse reports. In-Home Supportive Services help those who need assistance with daily activities in order to remain safely in their own homes, and the Public Authority keeps a registry that helps In-Home Supportive Services recipients find a screened caregiver to provide those services.

The Public Guardian helps citizens who are unable to manage their personal and financial affairs and may require guardianship or conservatorship. Mental Health Services Act administration is also housed in the Adult Services Branch.

Under supervision to perform a variety of paraprofessional health duties related to community outreach, referral-based client follow-up, and community organizing; and to perform related work as required.

The Community Health Advocate is a paraprofessional class and is distinguished from the professional classes in that the Community Health Advocate is not licensed to provide direct health care delivery. It is distinguished from a Public Health Assistant, who performs clerical work, assists the health professional in the clinic, and does not have responsibilities for independent community outreach.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with individuals with mental illnesses/substance abuse issues, have excellent communication and clerical skills, and be familiar with community services for individuals with mental…