Title: HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGER 2
Location: Phoenix United States
Job Description:
DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES
The Arizona Department of Health Services promotes and protects the health of Arizona's children and adults. Our mission is to promote, protect, and improve the health and wellness of individuals and communities in Arizona. We strive to set the standard for personal and community health through direct care, science, public policy, and leadership. ADHS promotes alternative work schedules, flexible hours. We have positions that can fit any stage in your career, from entry to senior level. We offer a robust benefit package, including the ADHS Student Loan Assistance Program, where eligible employees can receive up to $437.50 per month for their outstanding student loans. Come check us out and see how you can make a difference in the lives of all Arizonans.
HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGER 2
Job Location:
Address: 150 North 18th Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Posting Details:
Salary: 57,200
Grade: 21
Closing Date:
Job Summary:
This position functions within the Adolescent Health team, under the direct supervision of the Adolescent and Family Health Manager. This position is responsible for managing maternal and child health programming efforts in the Office of Women's Health (OWH)
including youth mental health programming and reporting, coordination and review of adolescent and women's health Title V MCH Block Grant reports, maternal health projects, and maintaining up-to-date websites. The OWH strives to improve the health and well-being of pregnant and postpartum individuals, and youth including children and youth
with special healthcare needs. It prioritizes the need to enhance equitable and optimal initiatives to positively impact the emotional, physical, and social well-being of adolescents and implements targeted maternal health initiatives to address maternal mortality and
morbidity in Arizona. The OWH works strategically and collaboratively with programs within the Bureau of Women's and Children's Health, and other Bureau's, as needed.
This position will have a hybrid work schedule. There will be occasional in-office days for bureau-related meetings and/or projects, as needed.
This position is responsible for, but not limited to:
Managing youth mental health programming efforts, including the Youth Mental Health First Aid initiative and contracts.
Training and delivery of Youth Mental Health First Aid.
Coordination, co-facilitation of and participation in the Youth Mental Health Steering Committee and execution of projects.
Development of mental health peer-to-peer education; and identifying opportunities to leverage other adolescent health programming to integrate mental health.
Participate in the writing, coordination, and review of the Title V MCH Block Grant report and application narratives for the women's and adolescent health domains, including collection and reporting of data.
Assisting the Maternal Health Innovation Program with completion of tasks, as needed.
Maintaining OWH websites up-to-date and coordinating development of new sites, as needed.
Developing, updating, and implementing youth mental health program policy and procedures, quality improvement and tracking tools.
Conducting site visits statewide to manage youth mental health activities and providing technical assistance, as needed.
Coordinating efforts to develop, foster, and maintain relationships internally and externally with community partners in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
Representing the program and ADHS at various internal and external meetings
Job Duties:
Provides day-to-day technical assistance to contracted programs. Ensures proper implementation of programming including conducting status meetings and annual site visits. Writes grant applications and reports; writes requests for proposals and evaluates applications. Reviews and approves contractor monthly invoices and coordinates paperwork for the development of purchase orders.
Coordinate and/or participate in committee meetings and project execution. Plan and coordinate professional development trainings and conferences, contractor meetings, and others; deliver oral presentations; coordinate and create effective, visually engaging presentations within ADHS Brand Standards in Google Slide presentations.
Assist with the coordination and review of the Title V MCH Block Grant report and application narratives for the women's and adolescent health domains, including collection and reporting of data.
Attend staff meetings and professional development conferences; confer with supervisor.
Coordinates and delivers Youth Mental Health First Aid or assists contractors when delivering, as needed and
time allows.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):
Knowledge of:
Principles, practices and current local and national trends in youth mental health, including but not limited to social and emotional well-being
Concepts of program planning, design and management, and evaluation principles,
methods and techniques
Techniques and theories in working with youth, especially positive youth development
Adult learning theories
Grant development and management, and report writing
Performance Management (PM), Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), and Lean methodologies.
Skill in:
Collaborative partnership building and community engagement with diverse organizations in the public and private sectors
Oral and written skills to communicate clearly, concisely, and professionally
Creating effective, visually engaging presentations and websites
Analytical and decision-making skills and the ability to problem-solve
Project management and effective organizational practices including time management, analytical thought process, task completion, and priority setting
Writing grants, work plans, logic models and providing information in a clear and
concise way; providing information across modalities to adapt to various audiences
Technical skills including data entry, word processing, typing, computer usage,
including applying computer techniques to access and process new and existing information, mathematics, and accountancy
Use of technology for program efficiency and improvement purposes
Use of Google and Microsoft Suites
Ability to:
Develop plans, set goals, and carry out plans to reach identified goals whether in a remote or in-office environment
Communicate effectively and maintain positive working relationships with the program
contractors, stakeholders, and internal staff
Develop and maintain relationships needed to monitor contracts, organize and maintain
projects
Identify problems and formulate effective solutions; research appropriate sources to
obtain required information; analyze and interpret program data; critical thinking required
Interpret and apply program policies and procedures, prioritize and organize work assignments and responsibilities to provide efficient, timely and quality outcomes within a
demanding and diverse workload
Represent ADHS effectively, professionally and positively to others
Speak in front of a large group of people
Work effectively individually and in a team environment
Travel in and out-of-state
Be flexible, adapt to change, and respond effectively to competing priorities
Develop plans for executing projects that include and establish a sense of urgency to
garner commitment from team members and partners to complete tasks within set
deadlines
Perform tasks successfully in a hybrid work environment
Support a diverse multicultural workforce that reflects the community, and promotes equal
opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work
environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from
discrimination
Selective Preference(s):
Bachelor's degree or at least 2 years experience working in youth mental health programming, experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
Pre-Employment Requirements:
Driver's license
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver's License Requirements.
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
Benefits:
The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
− Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
− Paid vacation and sick time
− Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
− 10 paid holidays per year
− Wellness program and plans
− Life insurance
− Short/long-term disability insurance
− Defined retirement plan
− Award winning Infant at Work program
− Credit union membership
− Transit subsidy
− ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program.
Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page
Retirement:
To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will make a contribution to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27 week wait period for contributions to begin.
Contact Us:
The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 542-1085. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.
