Overview
Job Description and Duties
The candidate works under the general direction of the Health Program Manager II (HPM II), Chief of the Advocacy Campaigns and Training Section. The Health Program Manager I (HPM I), Chief, Local Programs Training Unit, provides daily supervision and guidance to a team of professional and technical staff. Activities include providing oversight, guidance, and direction to the more complex competitive grants and local health department funded projects and providing direction for local program special projects and initiatives and taking the lead role on planning and implementing training activities. Training priorities focus on the engagement and inclusion of priority populations in all aspects of community work, including but not limited to: Blacks/African Americans, other people of African descent, Latinos/as, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives; lesbian gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) people; people of low socioeconomic status or with limited education; rural residents; military personnel and veterans; individuals employed in jobs not covered by smoke-free workplace laws; people with substance abuse disorders or behavioral health conditions; people with disabilities; and school-age youth. Travel is required 10% of the time within the State of California as well as to other states in the country, including occasional overnight stays.
If new to California state service, you will need to have taken and passed the examination for this classification to be hired for this position. If you are a current state employee, but do not have transfer eligibility or list eligibility, you will need to have taken and passed the examination for this classification to be hired for this position.
About The California Department of Public Health
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) works to protect the public's health in the Golden State and helps shape positive health outcomes for individuals, families and communities. The Department's programs and services, implemented in collaboration with local health departments and state, federal and private partners, touch the lives of every Californian and visitor to the state 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Our Shared Vision
CDPH public health professionals, researchers, scientists, doctors, nurses, and other staff members have a shared vision to protect and improve the health of all Californians. We are dedicated to public service and passionate about our work and the people and communities we serve and protect.
