JC-465980 – Disease Intervention Mentorship, Training, and Response Unit Chief

Overview

This position supports the CDPH mission and strategic plan by managing the activities of the Disease Intervention Mentorship, Training, and Response Unit (DI Unit) and capacitating CDPH and local health jurisdictions (LHJs) to be able to effectively respond to infectious disease outbreaks and other urgent public health emergencies, while supporting California’s public health workforce and health equity goals.

The candidate works under the general direction of the Workforce Training and Disease Intervention Section Chief (HPM II) within the Office of Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response (OIDPR).

In the case of a public health emergency, this position may be asked to redirect to serve rotations in emergency staffing roles aligned with their classification level.

THERE IS ONE VACANCY BEING ADVERTISED ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTIES. THE CANDIDATE WILL BE HEADQUARTERED IN THE COUNTY NEAREST THE RESIDENCE OF THE SELECTED CANDIDATE. THE COUNTIES ARE: * Contra Costa, Sacramento, or San Diego County *

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGER I
Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate’s relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

Experience as a case investigator or contact tracer.
Experience with training, coaching and mentoring.
Language fluency in both English and Spanish
Develop working relationships and collaborate across multiple agencies.
Strong communication skills and the ability to produce reports, documentation, and presentations to convey complex information in a clear and concise manner.
Public speaking skills to facilitate meetings during live virtual trainings and presentations.
Ability to deploy to the field to respond to a public health emergency (if needed).
Critical thinking skills to understand project goals, rapid changes to circumstances and identify processes that are contributing to or hindering success.
Judgment in knowing when to take progressive action or escalate issues.
Interact in a non-judgmental manner with culturally diverse populations experiencing a wide range of social conditions.
Experience in use of CalCONNECT and CalREDIE, or other data management software.
How To Apply

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.

https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=465980

At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.