Health Worker - Multiple Departments Citywide

Company Description

This is a Citywide Exam posting. Your application to this posting is an application to take a citywide exam.

• Application Opening: November 14, 2025
• Final date to receive applications: Continuous
• Salary: $80,340-$97,578 Annually
• Appointment Type: Permanent Civil Service
• Recruitment : REF
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Positions may be located at the following locations, but not limited to:
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG), Laguna Honda Hospital (LHH), various clinics, and the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HOM).

Shift: Days, evenings, weekends, and/or holiday shifts may be required, depending on the position.

General Job Description Under general supervision, the 2587 Health Worker 3 performs a wide variety of the more difficult paraprofessional duties in a service program; works with professional staff in extending effective services to clients of the program served; plans, develops, and follows through on all contacts and cases; may supervise a small staff of workers, primarily Health Worker 1 and 2.

The essential duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• In therapeutic rehabilitation programs, assists in the planning of recreational, educational, and work therapy activities.
• Interviews and screens patients.
• Identifies patient’s general condition and assists in assessing specific patient conditions and in treatment planning in conjunction with professional staff.
• May perform crisis intervention activities.
• Represents program staff in meetings with local community groups and governmental and social agencies to provide information on the activities and goals of the assigned program.
• As part of a therapeutic program, may conduct craft, recreation, and other activity groups.
• As directed, may assist in conducting therapy sessions with professional supervision.
• Maintains records incidental to other assigned duties, including patient’s charts.
• May conduct surveys and operate technical equipment.
• Supervises others, primarily in the lower Health Worker classifications; and
• When assigned to a specialized activities program, plans, implements, supervises, coordinates, publicizes, evaluates and documents the activities for patients, including social, creative, educational, physical and religious programs.

The 2587 Health Worker 3 performs other related duties as assigned or required.

Working Conditions: Some positions may require employees to work directly with individuals within locked jails and psychiatric facilities; the homeless population and individuals who have or are carriers of infectious/communicable diseases. Some positions may also require exposure to inclement weather conditions and/or heavy lifting.

Two (2) years of verifiable experience within the last five (5) years, working with a culturally diverse population performing a combination of at least two (2) of the following duties:

• Serving as a liaison between targeted communities and healthcare agencies.
• Providing culturally appropriate health education/information and outreach to targeted populations.
• Providing referral and follow up services or otherwise coordinating care.
• Providing informal counseling, social support and advocacy to targeted populations.
• Escorting and transporting clients.
• Providing courier/dispatcher functions.
• Performing pre-clinical examinations of vital statistics, such as measuring a patient’s weight, height, temperature and blood pressure.

Substitution:
Possession of a Community Health Worker Certificate from City College of San Francisco can substitute for 6 months of experience.

One-year fulltime employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours.

Note: Special Conditions – Depending on the department's needs, some positions may require applicants to meet additional special condition(s), which include, but are not limited to:

• Bilingual proficiency in English and a target language. Applicants must indicate on the application form the language(s) in which they claim proficiency.
• Possession of a valid Alcohol and other Drugs Counseling Certification accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.
• Activity Therapist Experience.

Verification of Education and Experience

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