HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGER I JC-289946

Are you looking to join an exciting, dedicated team of professionals that work to improve the health and well-being of women, birthing people, infants, children, and adolescents in California? To accomplish its mission, the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division (MCAH) maintains partnerships, contracts, and agreements with state, federal, and local agencies in both public and private sectors. 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.

Job Description And Duties

This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by increasing health equity and promoting health and wellness to achieve health equity across California. In particular, the position manages and implements an innovative prevention strategy, Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP). The program addresses disparities in adolescent births and social determinants of health, and aims to improve social, educational and health outcomes among expectant and parenting youth.

The HPM I performs the management responsibilities related to planning, implementing, and monitoring the Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP). The HPM I provides direct oversight for the program, establishes and monitors work plans and timelines, provides technical consultation on key activities, reviews deliverables, delegates tasks and establishes the program’s direction, in consultation with the Adolescent Programs and Special Health Needs Section Chief. The HPM I supervises a small multidisciplinary group of technical staff and serves as a technical consultant performing the most difficult or sensitive work and represents MCAH at Federal, state, and local meetings. Travel statewide as needed up to 15% of the time.

Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division, Center for Family Health, California Department of Public Health. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. Come be a part of our exciting Team !!

CDPH Diversity Statement

CDPH’s success arises from the differences in who we are, how we think and what we experience. It is these differences that best form policies, develop resources and deliver services to serve California’s diverse communities.

CDPH continues to build and strengthen a work culture where all employees are inspired to share their talents and ideas, to become part of a team that works to better serve the needs of California’s diverse communities by delivering innovative solutions and quality resources.

We are committed to creating an environment where all employees are included, treated with dignity and respect, and in a position to contribute to protecting the health of all Californians .

Please let us know how you heard about our position by taking this brief survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CDPHRecruitment

Final Filing Date: 3/17/2022

Position Details

Job Code #: JC-289946

Position #(s): 580-520-8427-008

Working Title: Program Manager, Adolescent Family Life Program

Classification: HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGER I $6,403.00 – $7,954.00

# of Positions: 1

Work Location: Sacramento County

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Should you have any questions regarding the application process, our Recruitment Team is ready to help you at [email protected] or (916) 445-0983.