JC-478638 – Program Consultant

Overview

Are you looking to join an exciting, dedicated team of professionals that work to improve the health and well-being of women, infants, children, and adolescents in California? To accomplish its mission, the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Division maintains partnerships, contracts, and agreements with state, federal, and local agencies in both public and private sectors. The MCAH hosts an array of programs and initiatives to serve the state’s diverse populations and regions providing important resources, information and data about reproductive health, family planning, pregnancy, birth outcomes and more. Most programs and initiatives within MCAH are funded by the 1935 Social Security Act’s Title V Block Grant. The Black Infant Health program works to decrease Black maternal and infant health disparities through a group based model with complimentary life planning. Up to 10% Travel in and out of State is required.

The CDPH is not currently an E-Verify employer.

New to State candidates will be hired at the minimum salary of the classification or alternate range, as applicable.

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

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=1192

Under the general direction of the Health Program Manager, Chief of the Black Infant Health Program Unit, the Health Program Specialist (HPS) I functions as a program consultant providing programmatic support to the Black Infant Health Program (BIHP) by managing a caseload of BIHP counties, providing technical assistance to those counties and assisting with expert technical assistance related to the reduction of health disparities in underserved / under-resourced populations, specifically the African American population. The HPS I will collaborate with Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Program Consultants, Policy Development and Epidemiology Research Scientists, and other state agency partners and stakeholders in identifying and decreasing health disparities. The HPS I assures coordination with related Title V activities and integration of Title V MCAH priorities as appropriate; provide additional Title V related support as needed to assure alignment of program goals.

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 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:

The ability to provide culturally sensitive program support and work collaboratively with the Perinatal Equity Section and other Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health programs.
The ability to develop and implement program standards to promote optimal program outcomes.
The ability to support programs with development of tools and resources for program effectiveness, and quality improvement; ability to monitor and track birth outcomes and provide support services to address health inequities in underserved and under-resourced communities as well as ethnic populations.
The ability to assist with organizing and providing resource support for trainings to state and local program staff on public health performance monitoring and continuous quality improvement, and effective program implementation.
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=478638

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 team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.