Gender Health Equity Specialist | HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST I
California Department of Public Health
Application
Details
Posted: 28-Oct-24
Location: California , California
Type: Full Time
Salary: $6,430.00 - $8,049.00
Categories:
Public Health
Internal Number: JC-454981
Job Description and Duties
THIS IS A STATEWIDE RECRUITMENT. THE INCUMBENT WILL BE HEADQUARTERED IN THE COUNTY NEAREST THE RESIDENCE OF THE SELECTED CANDIDATE. THE COUNTIES ARE: *Contra Costa County*Sacramento County*
This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by promoting equitable social, economic, and environmental conditions to achieve optimal health, mental health, and well-being for all.
The Health Program Specialist I (HPS I) works as the Gender Health Equity Specialist, focusing on reducing gender-based health disparities by administering the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Foster Youth Capacity Resilience Fund to administer a grant program to demonstrate improved capacity, training, and culturally responsive care for LGBTQ+ foster youth, emphasizing vulnerable and marginalized youth populations. The HPS I functions as a highly skilled technical program consultant who regularly performs duties that include confidential and sensitive departmental and program issues in the area of grant development, management, community engagement. The incumbent will lead in design and management of the program, its procurement process and implementation. Finally, the HPS I will lead in community partner communications and engagement, interpretation of research and data; training; and contract and budget management for the program.
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 # (454981) 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 (SOQ) instructions below at end of posting. Applications received without a written response to the SOQ may be rejected.
Statement of Qualifications (SOQ)
Please submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) that discusses your education, training, skills, and professional and lived experience as they relate to the duties of the position. In addition, please describe your experience working in and with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer communities and how that experience will help you in the performance of the duties. Please also describe your experience and knowledge of the health equity-related issues impacting LGBTQ+ Foster Youth. The SOQ must be typed and no longer than two pages, single-spaced, with 12-point font and one-inch margins.
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.