Legislative Coordinator | HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST II
California Department of Public Health
Application
Details
Posted: 27-Aug-24
Location: Sacramento , California
Type: Full Time
Salary: $7,064.00 - $8,842.00
Categories:
Public Health
Internal Number: JC-447473
Job Description and Duties
This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by promoting health and wellness, advancing protective measures, and reducing risk to improve state health outcomes.
The Health Program Specialist II (HPS II) performs the most complex and technical health program administration activities to support the Food and Drug Branch (FDB). Responsibilities include overseeing and coordinating FDB’s legislative, strategic planning, and standardization activities. These activities encompass planning, implementation, evaluation, and monitoring of the programs within FDB’s Food Safety Protection Section (FSPS), Food Investigations and Technical Support Section (FITSS), and Drug and Medical Device Compliance and Enforcement Section (DMDCES), pursuant to legislative changes. The incumbent serves as a highly skilled, technical program consultant for Branch legislation, emergency response, strategic planning, and standardization activities. The HPS II prepares, drafts, and reviews legislation, advising Branch management on potential impact. Additionally, the HPS II prepares analyses, collaborates with appropriate program experts, provides technical assistance to program staff on legislative process and procedures, and drafts, revises, and updates regulations. The incumbent in this position must be able to manage multiple tasks, as well as consistently adjust to changing deadlines and inflexible schedules.
The candidate works under the general direction of the Staff Services Manager (SSM) II (Supervisory) of the FDB, Policy, Regulations, and Outreach Section (PROS).
Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.
For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process, and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Employment Application (STD 678) and/or Resume, including detailed job descriptions, hours worked per week, and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYYY). Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.
A completed State application (STD. 678) and any other relevant documents (e.g. unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers Account. Please reference Job Control # (447473) and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.e. social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission.
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
Resume is required and must be included.
Statement of Qualifications instructions below at end of posting. Applications received without an SOQ may be rejected.
For the writing example, please provide a written summary in support or opposition of Assembly Bill 45 for the current legislative session. The Writing Sample should be no more than 1 page in length, 12, point Arial font.
Statement of Qualifications (SOQ)
- The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) should be no more than two pages in length, 12 point, Arial font.
1. Please describe your understanding of the legislative process.
2. Please describe your ability to provide guidance to program staff on policy implications, strategic positioning on pending legislation, and on providing program staff on writing factual legislative analysis. Please share your experience by providing specific examples.
3. Please describe your ability to work with various levels of management on identifying and implementing strategic planning and standardization goals for multiple internal and external program stakeholders. Please share your experience by providing specific examples.
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:
Legislative Experience
Experience as a good writer, can explain technical information that is understandable to a layperson.
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 Human Resources Division (HRD) partners with CDPH’s programs and management to provide guidance and consultative services on HR matters that are necessary for the Department to carry out its mission to deliver quality public health services.