How to hire a community health consultant

How to hire a community health consultant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step community health consultant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a community health consultant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new community health consultant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the community health consultant you need to hire. Certain community health consultant roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a community health consultant to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a community health consultant that fits the bill.

   The following list breaks down different types of community health consultants and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Community Health Consultant	Description	Hourly rate
   Community Health Consultant	Health educators teach people about behaviors that promote wellness. They develop and implement strategies to improve the health of individuals and communities... Show more	$14-32
   Diabetes Educator	A Diabetes Educator helps improve the health condition of people who are at risk of developing diabetes. They collect patient data to monitor health status and manage the patients conditions.	$21-38
   Certified Diabetes Educator	A certified diabetes educator primarily works with patients diagnosed with prediabetes and diabetes to promote and educate them about necessary lifestyle changes and disease management strategies. As a certified diabetes educator, it is their responsibility to help patients understand their condition and how it will affect them, serve as a mentor in different self-care practices, suggest lifestyle and disease management plans, teach them about the different medication procedures and dietary needs, and coordinate other services when necessary.	$19-37

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Public Health
   • Community Outreach
   • Health Education
   • Medicaid
   • Primary Care
   • Home Health
   • Diabetes
   • Health Communication
   • Educational Materials
   • Chronic Disease
   • CDC
   • Technical Assistance
   • HMS
   • Environmental Scan

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   Responsibilities:

   • Engage with members' telephonically, using motivational interviewing techniques to assist members' in achieving their health goals.
   • Assist with provisioning all users for HMS access and Fluencey Mmodal.
   • Develop, build, test and implement HMS applications to create electronic patient health records.
   • Educate community health advocates on CPR, first aid, and prevention of communicable diseases.
   • Conduct medical camps and provide nursing care for HIV and leprosy infect population in rural India.
   • Develop a series of mindful-eating workshops for YMCA weight-loss and diabetes program that raise program profile and improve attendance.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your community health consultant job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A community health consultant can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, community health consultants' average salary in tennessee is 34% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level community health consultants 55% less than senior-level community health consultants.
   • Certifications. A community health consultant with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a community health consultant's salary.

   Average community health consultant salary

   $45,608yearly

   $21.93 hourly rate

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   Entry-level community health consultant salary

   $30,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 14, 2025

   Average community health consultant salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$61,921	$30
   2	Oregon	$60,242	$29
   3	District of Columbia	$60,113	$29
   4	Maryland	$58,292	$28
   5	Washington	$57,217	$28
   6	Louisiana	$53,195	$26
   7	Illinois	$52,529	$25
   8	Kansas	$50,767	$24
   9	Colorado	$50,505	$24
   10	North Carolina	$49,318	$24
   11	Iowa	$49,176	$24
   12	Nevada	$49,015	$24
   13	Oklahoma	$48,928	$24
   14	Massachusetts	$48,858	$23
   15	Pennsylvania	$48,627	$23
   16	New York	$48,497	$23
   17	Delaware	$47,990	$23
   18	Texas	$47,718	$23
   19	Florida	$47,544	$23
   20	Rhode Island	$46,991	$23

   Average community health consultant salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	University of Maryland Medical System	$79,358	$38.15	4
   2	Cerner	$66,524	$31.98
   3	NW Natural	$63,743	$30.65
   4	HealthTrust	$63,704	$30.63	1
   5	Booz Allen Hamilton	$63,257	$30.41	2
   6	Legacy Health	$61,602	$29.62	3
   7	Memorial Health	$59,680	$28.69	1
   8	Guidehouse	$59,489	$28.60	3
   9	Cigna	$59,105	$28.42	27
   10	Streamline	$58,980	$28.36
   11	CoxHealth	$58,367	$28.06	5
   12	Baystate Health	$58,248	$28.00	10
   13	Sparrow Health System	$58,181	$27.97	2
   14	Elevance Health	$57,776	$27.78
   15	Kaiser Permanente	$57,632	$27.71	21
   16	Florida Department of Transportation	$56,838	$27.33
   17	Providence Health & Services	$56,706	$27.26	5
   18	Accenture	$56,595	$27.21
   19	Washington State University	$56,485	$27.16
   20	Iowa Department of Transportation	$55,540	$26.70

4. Writing a community health consultant job description

   A job description for a community health consultant role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a community health consultant job description:

   Community health consultant job description example

   Results for Development (R4D) is a leading non-profit global development partner. We collaborate with change agents around the world - government officials, civil society leaders and social innovators - to create strong systems that support healthy, educated people. We help our partners move from knowing their goal to knowing how to reach it. We combine global expertise in health, education and nutrition with analytic rigor, practical support for decision-making and implementation and access to peer problem-solving networks. Together with our partners, we build self-sustaining systems that serve everyone and deliver lasting results. Then we share what we learn so others can achieve results for development, too.
   
   We have a unique and vibrant culture at R4D. Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of our work environment and help advance our mission. Diversity-of ideas, identities, perspectives and backgrounds-is vital to who we are and what we do. We seek people who embrace these values and will help reinforce them. Our work culture is collaborative, creative and entrepreneurial. We operate based on trust and respect. Teams across the organization frequently collaborate on programmatic work and support each other in continuously building a better R4D.
   
   The Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator (Accelerator) is a five-year program funded by USAID's Office of Health Systems and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that provides catalytic support to countries as they tackle vexing health systems challenges and accelerate progress toward self-reliance. The Accelerator is led by R4D with support from Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation (HSDF) and ICF.
   
   In its first four years, the Accelerator developed, applied, learned, and communicated about several new approaches to technical assistance (TA) for health systems strengthening (HSS), including applying an equity lens to reimagine TA for strengthening local systems and capacity to deliver more sustainable outcomes. Growing evidence indicates that HSS interventions that prioritize reaching the most excluded populations, such as expanding the role of community health workers, increasing the number of services offered through child health days, and implementing conditional cash transfers (to name just a few), can drive dramatic and equitable reductions in mortality.[1] Much of this literature focuses on the production of more equitable health outcomes. However, evidence (as well as USAID staff and partner experience) is more limited on how HSS interventions may become more equitable in their implementation by leveraging the four approaches to equity described in USAID's Vision for Health System Strengthening 2030: social accountability, social and behavior change (SBC), community systems for health, and intentional engagement of vulnerable populations,[2] in order to advance these equitable outcomes. Considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, these equity approaches may play a key role in building community resilience in the face of future health crises.
   
   In its fifth year, the Accelerator will develop an “equity capstone” that contributes conceptual clarity, evidence, and programmatic knowledge to the equity foundation laid by USAID's Vision for Health Systems Strengthening 2030.
   
   Scope of WorkThe Accelerator seeks a global equity expert to develop a conceptual framework and programmatic landscaping that will serve to augment and advance the equity goal of USAID's Vision for HSS 2030. The consultant will build this effort on a previous framing effort conducted by USAID and its partners under USAID's Vision for Health Systems Strengthening 2030, Accelerator and partner experience, and the global evidence base. The framework will serve as a conceptual update and augmentation of USAID's Vision for HSS 2030 Equity section; and it will point to existing materials, cases, and other resources within categories of equity-enhancing approaches. It may also serve as an organizing framework for future equity-focused training/learning by USAID staff and partners.
   
   Activities and expected deliverables The consultant will lead and/or contribute to the following activities: Validate and augment a conceptual framework for advancing equity goals in the implementation of and outcomes from health systems strengthening efforts.Develop a landscape of existing evidence and learning gaps around equity approaches for health systems strengthening through a consultative process with USAID partners.Provide inputs to a learning module on equity for health systems strengthening for USAID staff (in PowerPoint or similar format).Anticipated Deliverables (to be confirmed)5-10 page framework and corresponding PowerPoint deck Landscape brief with table summarizing evidence and learning gaps Inputs to and comments on learning module Presentation at a virtual webinar
   
   Timeline and Level of EffortThe consultancy is expected to require approximately 26 days between September 2022 and September 2023. The consultant will work closely with an R4D team of 2-3 people, including a Senior Program Director, Senior Program Officer, and Senior Program Associate, who will provide inputs to work based on Accelerator experience, support coordination with partners and funders, manage the logistics of meetings and review processes, support the development of PowerPoint presentations, and lead the development of the learning module.
   
   Results for Development is an EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering
   and nurturing an energetic, collaborative and diverse workforce. R4D provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.

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5. Post your job

   To find community health consultants for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any community health consultants they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level community health consultants with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

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   • Post your community health consultant job on Zippia to find and recruit community health consultant candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
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6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit community health consultants, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new community health consultant

   Once you've selected the best community health consultant candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new community health consultant first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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