How You Can Become A COVID-19 Contact Tracer In The Tri-State Region

Alexandria Hoff reports.

WAY TO FIGHT THIS VIRUS.GOVERNOR WOLF ANNOUNCED HEWILL ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL COUNTYREOPENINGS SOON.PART OF THE PLAN OF REOPENINGIS CONTACT TRACING, TRACERSINTERVIEW THOSE WHO HAVECOVID-19 AND FIGURE OUT WHO THEYHAD CONTACT WITH AND ALERT THOSEINDIVIDUALS.ALEXANDRIA HOFF EXPLAINS THETRI-STATE IS LOOKING TO HIREMORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE ASTRACERS.SO YOU WANT TO BE A CONTACTTRACER.WE'RE LOOKING TO HIRE ABOUT200 DELAWARIANS.WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO BUILDOUR COMMUNITY CONTACT TRACINGCORPSE.Reporter: HIRING IS TAKINGPLACE ON THE COUNTY AND STATELEVEL THROUGHOUT THE TRI-STATEREGION.IN NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR PHILMURPHY ANNOUNCED A BIG ADDITIONTO THE CONTACT TRACING PROGRAMSALREADY IN PLACE.WE KNOW WE WILL LIKELY NEEDAT LEAST A THOUSAND DEDICATEDCONTACT TRACERS TO COMPLEMENTTHE HUNDREDS WE'VE ALREADY PUTON THE GROUND.Reporter: THE PAY UP TO 2005AN HOUR HE SAID.ON THE STATE'S WEB SITEINTERESTED APPLICANTS ARE URGEDTO REGISTER.IN PHILADELPHIA THE HOUSEDEPARTMENT TOLD ME THE CITY ISNOT READY TO LAUNCH THEIRCONTACT TRACING PROGRAM JUST YETAND COULDN'T SAY HOW MANY HIRESWILL BE NEEDED BUT DID ADD THATTHE PAY WILL BE COMPETITIVE.NOW, THERE AREPHILADELPHIA-BASED CONTACTTRACING JOB POSTINGS ON THEPUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENTCORPORATION'S WEB SITE.FOR THOSE, A BACHELOR'S DEGREEIN PUBLIC HEALTH IS PREFERRED.MONTGOMERY COUNTY'S WEB SITEADVERTISED SEVERAL CONTACTTRACING POSTINGS AS WELL.THE SALARY RAISES FOR THOSE ISBETWEEN 49 AND $70,000.MOST POSITIONS WE SAW REQUIRED AMASTER'S DEGREE.WE'RE USING EVERYTHING FROMCOLLEGE GRADUATES TO RETIREDPOLICE.BACK IN SOUTH JERSEY CAMDENCOUNTY'S CONTACT TRACING ISALREADY ESTABLISHED WITH 30WORKERS TOTAL AND ANOTHER 13 TOBE ADDED ON SOON.AS FOR JOB SECURITY.UNTIL THERE'S A VACCINE I'MSURE WE WILL HAVE A NEED FOR THESERVICE.MOST OF THE CONTACT TRACINGPOSITIONS THAT WE FOUND AREGRANT FUNDED TO EXIST FOR A