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State of Colorado Maternal and Child Health Lead Local Liaison/Contract Work Lead in Denver, Colorado
Maternal and Child Health Lead Local Liaison/Contract Work Lead
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Maternal and Child Health Lead Local Liaison/Contract Work Lead
Salary
$70,140.00 - $112,236.00 Annually
Location
Denver, CO
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
FAA00125-09/06/24
Department
Department of Public Health & Environment
Division
Prevention Services Division
Opening Date
09/06/2024
Closing Date
9/16/2024 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Determined by Position
Type of Announcement
This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address
4300 Cherry Creek South Drive, Denver, CO 80246
FLSA Status
Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information
haley.schwenger@state.co.us
Salary Note
Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.
How To Apply
Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.
Description
Benefits
Questions
Department Information
This position is only open to Colorado state residents.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
Be BOLD and make a real difference . . .
Do you desire a career that provides you with opportunities to improve the world around you? The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is seeking diverse individuals from all backgrounds to apply for a career position that makes a direct impact on improving the lives of Colorado residents. Our mission is to advance Colorado's health and protect the places we live, work, learn, and play. Our vision is to create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive.
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Our tobacco-free campus offers free parking and is conveniently located near RTD bus lines, Glendale City Set, and the Cherry Creek bike path. In addition to a great location and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:
Employee wellness programs and facilities
Extensive internal professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects
Bike to work programs, including access to storage lockers and bike racks
Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
Strong, yet flexible retirement benefits (http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c=Page%CF%87ldpagename=DPA-DHR%2FDHRLayout&cid=1213025229644&pagename=DHRWrapper) including a choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans
Medical and dental health plans (http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/DPA-DHR/DHR/1236690495481)
Paid life insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
11 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off
Mentoring program with opportunities for mentors and mentees
Tuition assistance for college-level courses including Masters degree programs
Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, and
A variety of employee resource groups
(This posting may be extended and used to fill multiple openings.)
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to: https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/pslfFlow.action#!/pslf/launch
Description of Job
The Work Unit
The Prevention Services Division works with public and private partners across Colorado to improve the health of all Coloradans. Division professionals develop, review, implement and evaluate public health interventions proven to promote healthy living, prevent chronic disease, protect against injury and ensure access to health care and opportunities for a healthy lifestyle. The Division is committed to the professional development, collaborative effort and sustained wellness of its workforce. The Prevention Services Division is actively building a workforce reflective of the diverse communities we serve. The Division strives to understand the needs of Colorado’s communities and encourages contributions of stakeholders in identifying and solving public health problems. We are committed to providing a respectful, supportive and inclusive work environment that demonstrates our commitment to accept and respect individuals from all communities.
The Children, Youth and Families (CYF) branch is the organizational entity within the Prevention Services Division that plans, designs, implements, and evaluates public health interventions related to women, children and youth, including children and youth with special health care needs, with a goal of maximizing the health and well-being of Colorado’s maternal and child health population. Special emphasis is placed on evidence-based practices, data based decision-making, training, technical assistance, community partnerships, and integration of various branch program efforts to assure health outcomes are maximized. The branch consists of the following four sections: Family Adversity and Mortality Prevention Section , Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Section, Maternal and Child Health Section, and the Workforce Development Section.
This position is part of theMaternal and Child Health Program (MCH) , which exists to optimize the health of women, children, adolescents, children with special health care needs and families. The section works with staff from across the Prevention Services Division including the Children, Youth and Families Branch and uses a strengths-based approach incorporating the BARHII Framework, Life Course Model and the consideration of the social and structural determinants of health. In addition, the Maternal and Child Health Section, provides high quality infrastructure for the maternal and child health program and priorities through:
Serving as innovative and accountable stewards of resources
Cultivating and honoring local public health system knowledge and relationships
Coordinating internal and external communications
Maximizing surveillance and evaluation resources
Providing skilled and timely program consultation, grants administration, and operational support
Block and SSDI grant administration/implementation including oversight, administering the formulaic distribution, writing, reporting, evaluation, data, dashboards and performance management
Identifying and cultivating connections to support internal staff, local public health agencies and partners in leveraging resources effectively
Working to continually improve processes and enhance partner satisfaction
The Position
Employs public health strategies that support community action, facilitate capacity building, strengthen public health infrastructure, and enhance systems of care. Is the primary liaison to leadership level MCH staff within local public health agency grantees receiving more than $50,000 per year in MCH funding, and serves as a subject matter expert on local MCH public health administration. Serves as the liaison between state MCH priority coordinators and local public health agencies to support local impact on MCH measures. Negotiates contracts on behalf of CDPHE and ensures contract deliverables are met, while providing high-level technical assistance to ensure the successful implementation of the MCH program in Colorado.
Is the work lead for two positions, #00296 and #00252, that support local public health agencies in MCH program administration, and ensure consistency of approach, technical assistance and consultation. Activities include: Title V funding administration; budget management; data surveillance; collection and dissemination; collaborative planning; contract management, contract monitoring and program development. Ensures that the MCH program makes connections across local public health agencies and other entities to create and leverage strategic initiatives and partnerships.
As work lead for two positions that support local public health agencies in MCH program administration, this position is partially accountable for those positions work including timeliness, correctness, and soundness. Assigns tasks, monitors progress and workflow, checks the product, schedules work, and establishes work standards. Provides input into supervisory decisions, including signing leave requests and approving work hours.
Ensures that these two positions provide high-level, expert public health consultation and technical assistance to local public health agencies specific to the MCH public health planning process. This includes community assessment (i.e., the presentation and interpretation of MCH indicator data), issue prioritization, and operational plan and budget development to address MCH needs in the community. Monitors local public health agency program and fiscal performance, reviewing invoice submissions and quarterly reports. Provides technical assistance to contractors for administrative contract requirements, and issues and monitors grantee Performance Improvement Plans when needed. The MCH local liaison also provides public health programmatic consultation in collaboration with state MCH staff including guidance and technical assistance for evidence-based MCH program planning, development, and implementation of MCH priorities, which are selected as part of the MCH needs assessment process every five years.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
An applicant may meet the minimum qualifications for this job in one of two ways: They may qualify through their work experience alone or through a combination of education and work experience.
Experience Only:
Seven (7) years of relevant experience in public health, public policy and/or with programs involved in promoting and implementing public health initiatives.
OR
Education and Experience:
A combination of related education, graduation from an accredited college or university in public health, public policy, and/or relevant experience in public health, public policy and/or with programs involved in promoting and implementing public health initiatives equivalent to Seven (7) years.
Preferred Qualifications and Essential Competencies
The preferred experience, competencies and abilities are highly desirable for this position and will be considered in selecting the successful candidate:
Strong interpersonal skills; demonstrated proficiency in working collaboratively with internal teams, technical and community partners, and diverse public stakeholders.
Understanding of racial equity and health equity principles, including understanding of the social determinants of health.
Experience providing technical assistance and/or training.
Experience monitoring contracts, including strong attention to detail.
Strong facilitation skills, including the ability to organize, motivate, and communicate with a large group to meet specified objectives.
Strong skills to build and maintain effective collaborative relationships with diverse partners to set goals, resolve conflicts, and achieve deliverables.
Strong skills and abilities in verbal and written communications; ability to adapt a style to fit diverse audiences of varying technical levels, and at various levels within an organization, in groups and individual settings.
Adapts quickly to change and easily considers new approaches. Manages competing demands. Adapts behavior or work methods to best fit the situation in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles. Effectively deals with ambiguity.
Experience working with Colorado's network of local public health agencies and an understanding of the statewide public health system.
Experience supervising employees and demonstrated ability to decide pay, employee status, and disciplinary actions; interview applicants and recommend hires.
Conditions of Employment:
Pursuant to CDPHE policy, a background check is required for all positions at CDPHE.
Must be willing to travel 10% of the time as the position requires.
APPEAL RIGHTS:
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.
An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgment of the department’s action.
For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.
Supplemental Information
A complete application packet must include:
A completed State of Colorado application.
Unofficial transcripts if using to verify educational requirement
If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214 attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application.
The Selection Process
All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.
Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review, which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.
A top group, of up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.
E-Verify:CDPHE uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify (http://www.dhs.gov/e-verify) , including your rights and responsibilities.
You must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. CDPHE does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.
ADAAA Accommodations:
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Dan McKenna, at daniel.mckenna@state.co.us or call 303-692-2060, option 5.
The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits
Please note that each agency's contact information is different; therefore, we encourage all applicants to view the full, official job announcement which includes contact information and class title. Select the job you wish to view, then click on the "Print" icon.
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The Colorado Constitution requires that applicants for State of Colorado positions be Colorado residents at the time the application is submitted. Are you a current resident of the State of Colorado who can provide proof of Colorado residency?
Yes
No
02
If you are a veteran, please attach your DD214 to your application. If you have a disability, also attach the letter issued to you from the Veterans Administration verifying that you are currently receiving monetary benefits or you that have a disability retirement. Did you attach a copy of your DD214 to your application?
Yes, I have attached a copy of my DD214 to my application.
No, I am not a veteran.
No, I am a veteran, but I do not qualify for veterans' preference in selection.
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A pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process. Felony convictions or conviction of crimes of moral turpitude or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges and convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Human Resources office with an official disposition of any charges. Conviction does not mean automatic disqualification and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. As a condition of employment, are you willing and able to submit to a criminal background check if offered the position?
Yes
No
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Are you a current State of Colorado employee in the Prevention Services Division within CDPHE?
Yes
No
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If you indicated that you are a current State of Colorado employee, please list all State of Colorado Departments or institutions of Higher Education for which you have worked for and your Employee ID (if known):
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Please acknowledge that your answers to the Supplemental Questions below will be used in the Comparative Analysis phase and that you have answered all questions.
Yes
No
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Describe a time when you had to provide support to multiple customers (internal and/or external), who had to compete for your time and differed substantially in their needs, communication styles, and personality characteristics? How did you manage this situation? (2 paragraphs max)
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Describe your experience in working with or for a local public health agency or similar agency such as human services, health administration or local government. What is your philosophy or approach to building relationships with agencies to whom you would be both a funder and a partner for the work accomplished? (2 paragraphs max)
09
Describe your experience in incorporating equity, diversity and inclusion into your work. (2 paragraphs max)
Required Question
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