Community Health Worker - GRANT FUNDED

Salary: $23.73 - $26.55 Hourly
Location : 1111 South 41st Street, Omaha, NE, NE
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 10200
Department: Health Department
Division: EPA LEAD
Opening Date: 05/08/2026
Closing Date: 6/7/2026 4:30 PM Central


The Position


Incumbent works under the direction of the assigned Supervisor or designee performing a wide variety of duties engaging, supporting, advocating and educating community members in overall health and wellness, and health and social services, and the to the community facilitating access and improving health outcomes.

Essential Functions

• Conduct presentations, home visits, one-on-one education, and other methods on topics of health and wellness activities and self-management of health and wellness.
• Assist in designing and implementing health messages and health promotion strategies.
• Advocate with and on behalf of minority and/or underserved clients identifying and reducing barriers to health and wellness services.
• Promote and develop relationships and communication between health and wellness programs and community members.
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships with clients, supervisors, County employees, elected officials, attorneys, law enforcement, other agencies, community organizations, and the public.
• Comply with Civil Service rules, collective bargaining agreements, County policies, department policies, and laws to create a cooperative, safe, respectful, and quality work environment.
• Provide peer health and wellness education and support to individuals/families (e.g. over the phone, in person, through presentations or other methods).
• Assess client needs and concerns (e.g. family, community, and health).
• Establish relationships with target group(s) accessing hard-to-reach community members, exhibiting cultural sensitivity, and influencing and persuading clients to seek/accept available services.
• Display empathy, respect, and understanding toward individuals/families and community values.
• Reduce stigma and other barriers (e.g. health literacy) initiating/maintaining health and wellness and providing accurate information to community members organizations.
• Connect community members to individual/family support(s), health and wellness, and social service agencies and follow-up ensuring receipt of needed services.
• Translate health information into appropriate language.
• Document client information, progress, and number served as well as target population reached with education and information programs.
• Maintain confidentiality of medical and personal health information (PHI) in compliance with HIPAA.
• Attend educational sessions (e.g. community, department, state seminars, workshops).
• Serve on interdepartmental or community committees.
• Participate in public health emergency response training and respond during a public health emergency.
• Operate a motor vehicle safely when required to travel on County business.
• Report to assigned location with regular, consistent attendance.
• Perform other duties as directed and assigned.

Education and Work Experience and Other Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.*
• Two (2) years of community health, public contact, customer, or administrative experience required.
• Two (2) years of experience using MSOffice Suite required.
• A valid driver's license and own mode of transportation at the time of hire and throughout employment required.
• Proficient in speaking and translating the assigned minority population language required.
• Completion of a conditional offer pre-employment drug screen and criminal record check.
• *Equivalent education beyond requirements may be substituted for work experience on a year-for-year basis.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  
  
• Work typically performed in an office setting, home setting, or various other community locations during standard day shift hours; however; work schedule may vary (e.g. evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime, emergency call-ins). Work involves contact with or exposure to inclement weather conditions when traveling to various locations. Noise level is usually moderate. Work may be stressful when dealing with changing/competing priorities, time constraints, delivery of negative information to clients, and uncooperative/irate individuals.
  
  
• Work requires some physical activity including extended periods of sitting and standing, frequent walking, reaching, climbing, and occasional balancing, kneeling, bending. Incumbents must have the ability to frequently lift and/or carry objects weighing up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 25 pounds.
  
  
• Required sensory abilities include vision, hearing and touch. Visual abilities, correctable to normal ranges, include close, distance, and color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Communication abilities include the ability to talk and hear within normal ranges. Incumbents must possess the hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate computers and other equipment.

Douglas County is an EOE - Disability/Veterans
Douglas County offers a comprehensive benefit package including:

• Insurance including health, dental, vision, and life
• Pension
• Sick Leave
• Vacation Leave
• 13 Holidays
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Deferred Income plans (457 plan)
• EAP
• Health Savings Accounts

01


What is the highest level of education you have completed?

• High school diploma/GED
• 1 year of college
• 2 years of college
• 3 or more years of college
• Bachelor's Degree

02


How many years of community health, public contact, customer, or administrative experience do you have?

• Less than one year
• One year
• Two years
• Three years
• Four years
• Five or more years

03


Do you have at least two (2) years of experience using MSOffice Suite?

• Yes
• No

04


You must possess a valid driver's license and own mode of transportation at the time of hire and throughout employment. Do you understand this condition of employment?

• Yes
• No

05


You will be required to be proficient in speaking and translating the assigned minority population language. Do you understand this condition of employment?

• Yes
• No

06


Are you able to successfully perform the Essential Functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation?

• Yes
• No

07


Are you able to meet the Physical Requirements and Working Conditions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation?

• Yes
• No

08


If you answer yes to claiming Veteran's Preference, you must attach to your application, before submission, a copy of your DD214 including page 4 identifying your character of service (and IF disabled, verification of disability from the VA), OR if you are a spouse of a 100% disabled veteran, you must attach a copy of your spouse's DD214, showing character of service, a copy of the veteran's disability verification from the Department of Veteran's Affairs demonstrating a 100% permanent disability rating, and proof of marriage to the veteran; OR if you are a spouse of an active service member, you must attach a copy of your spouse's active service orders and proof of marriage to the active service member.I understand this requirement that documents must be attached.

• Yes
• No
• I am not claiming Veteran's Preference

09


Are you bilingual in English/Spanish?

• Yes
• No

10


This is a grant-funded position and funds are not guaranteed. Should the funds no longer be available, the position may be eliminated. Is this acceptable to you?

• Yes
• No

11


Are you able to work varied days and shifts?

• Yes
• No

12


The pay range salary for this position is $23.73 to $26.55 per hour. Is this acceptable to you?

• Yes
• No

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