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Austin Public Health hiring for more than 100 temporary positions

The local health authority is looking for members to join its COVID-19 response team.

AUSTIN, Texas — Looking for a job? Austin Public Health might need your help.

The local health department is looking to fill more than 100 temporary positions on its COVID-19 response team in areas such as guest services, data entry, administrative assistance and more.

"Eleven months is a long time to be firing on all cylinders," said Austin Public Health spokesperson Jen Samp. "We have pulled from other departments within the city, departments within the county. We've pulled from state resources and now it's time to pull from our community and ask for temporary positions to help us with this response."

Samp said the positions are expected to last three to six months but, as needs change, the position could be extended. 

Starting pay is currently $18 an hour. To apply, click here. Applications will not be accepted via social media.

Roles include:

  • Ushers: Coordinate the flow of traffic at vaccination site 
  • Guest services representatives: Assist guests in a hotel setting 
  • Data entry: Enter information into systems  
  • Incident command staff: Provide team lead/command support to the COVID-19 test sites 
  • RN/LVN: Administer vaccines 
  • Administration assistants: Provide support to the COVID-19 test sites 
  • Patient representatives: Assist patients with paperwork and resources  

Samp said nurses will be administering the COVID-19 vaccine as well as working the nurse hotline, which has played a vital role in getting information about the vaccine to people without internet.  

"We are expanding that hotline," said Samp. "We weren't expecting to be serving such a large region as we were given the news that we were a hub." 

Samp said the department is accepting all applications. 

"It's a marathon and we're going to get through this together," said Samp.

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