JC-490341 – Trauma Informed Program Specialist

Overview

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.

The Office of Policy and Planning (OPP) promotes public health policy priorities and supports CDPH capabilities for community health improvement, informed policy development, research and analysis, integrated planning, decision intelligence, lean transformation, and grants management.  The OPP leads comprehensive assessment, long term strategic and health improvement planning to address current and emerging cross-cutting public health and equity priorities, conducts policy analysis, monitoring and impact evaluation, cultivates partnerships with health systems, academic partners and other sectors; facilitates accountability for effective and efficient public health infrastructure funding, supports organizational capacity building to foster a culture that encourages learning continuous improvement, and empowerment of CDPH staff.

The salary information listed on this advertisement may not reflect recent salary increases from salary adjustments or changes in the fiscal year.

*The CDPH is not currently an E-Verify employer.

In July 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025. This program temporarily reduces employees’ monthly base pay in exchange for paid leave credits. This position is subject to PLP 2025 and will have a monthly base pay reduction of 3% in exchange for 5 hours of leave credits through June 2027. The salary ranges shown on this job posting do not reflect the salary reduction.

If new to California state service, you will need to have taken and passed the examination for this classification in order 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 in order to be hired for this position.
Please go to CalHR’s website to review the exam bulletin:
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=1191

Are you seeking a dynamic career with a purpose? Are you skilled in establishing collaborative relationships, providing excellent customer service, and becoming a leader in your organization? If yes, you may be interested in this position within the CDPH Office of Policy & Planning, Organizational Capacity Branch:

The Trauma-Informed Program Specialist II (HPS II) will:
• Provide project management, coordination, training support, and educational offerings for the CDPH Trauma Responsive Initiative
• Serve as the Trauma Informed Program Specialist, and
• Lead the program’s development, delivery, and coordination of trauma-responsive services provided within the Department.
• The position will interface with Centers/Divisions/Offices as the contact point for requested trauma-responsive activities, services, and/or requests.
• The role will create a standard workflow for creating documentation of programmatic offerings.
• The Specialist will also coordinate communications and promotional efforts of Trauma and Mitigation Response training and education and oversee the development and monitoring of web-based resources.

As a CDPH employee, you may participate in programs and services including:
• Retirement Program (CalPERS and SavingsPlus)
• Employee Wellness Program
• Resilience and Professional Development Webinars
• Mentoring Program
• Leadership Development Program
• Clifton Strengths Engagement
• 1:1 Coaching and Teambuilding
• Book Club
• Lean Training
• Employee Assistance Program

This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework permitted is at the discretion of the Department and is subject to change, consistent with CDPH’s Telework Program. All employees who telework are required to be California residents in accordance with Government Code 14200. Candidates who reside outside of the state of California may be interviewed; however, the selected candidate must have a primary residency in the state of California prior to appointment (and continue to maintain California residency) as a condition of employment. Failure to meet this requirement may result in the job offer being rescinded.

Travel may be required for this position. Reimbursement for travel takes into consideration an employee’s designated headquarters, as reflected in the duty statement, and is subject to regulations and bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the designated headquarters office will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST II
HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST 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 in project management including the development of scopes of work/workplans and tracking deliverables.
Coordinate communications and teams to promote training, workshops, virtual events.
Experience engaging with, and assessing, internal and external partners to coordinate program delivery.
Knowledge and experience working and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism/anti-oppression work.
Conduct assessments, incorporate participant feedback, and consider risks to improve plans for future training, events, and offerings.
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=490341

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.