The Job

The Department of Public Health (DPH) is recruiting an experienced Public Health Program Manager to plan, organize and direct the statewide California Children’s Services Program (CCS). Responsibilities include program planning, and development; managing grants and external contracts; determining and monitoring objectives and productivity levels; preparing, justifying and managing program budgets; gathering and analyzing information to determine program needs and objectives; and formulate procedures and protocols for program services.

*Official Classification Title: Public Health Program Manager
For more detailed information, refer to the Public Health Program Manager job description.

ABOUT CALIFORNIA CHILDREN’S SERVICES

The CCS Program provides diagnostic and treatment services, medical case management, social work assessments and intervention, as well as physical and occupational therapy services to children under age 21 with CCS eligible medical conditions. Examples of CCS eligible conditions include, but are not limited to, chronic medical conditions such as cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, cerebral palsy, heart disease, cancer, traumatic injuries, and infectious diseases that may produce major consequences. To learn more about CCS, click here.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Travel/Driver’s License: Travel throughout the county may be required. Employees will be required to make provision for transportation. At the time of hire, a valid California Class C driver’s license and proof of automobile liability insurance must be produced and maintained for the individual providing the transportation.

Background Check: Candidate selected for this position must pass a background investigation and verification of employment history and education as well as a physical exam and drug screening.

Minimum Requirements

Applicants must meet all of the following education -and- experience requirements:

Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Public/Business/Health Administration, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, or a closely related field of study.

*Substitution: Up to three (3) years of additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the require education on the basis of 1 year of experience for thirty (30) semester or forty-five (45) quarter units.

-AND-

Experience: Three (3) years of full-time equivalent, professional administrative experience (e.g. policy development and evaluation; strategic program planning, development, implementation, and evaluation; contract and grant development, administration, and monitoring; budget oversight; high-level research and data analytics; and interpersonal, public, and community relations) in a Public Health program, community health organization, or closely related agency; of which two (2) years includes full-scope supervision that involved hiring, performance evaluations, and discipline up to and including termination.

Desired Qualifications

The ideal candidate for this position will possess a bachelor’s degree or higher in one of the qualifying fields and experience in program planning/developing, administration and budgeting.

Selection Process

There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on a review of the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire. It is to your advantage to be explicit in your responses on the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire.

Please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire by 5:00PM, Friday, November 10, 2023. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaires.

To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application before the posted filing deadline. Applicants will be automatically logged-out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note, if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application we have not received your application.

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EEO/ADA: San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of a recruitment filing deadline.

Veterans’ Preference: Eligible veterans and their spouse or widow(er) who are not current County employees may be awarded additional Veterans’ Preference points. Click here for information and instructions to request Veteran’s Preference points.

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Management Unit

The County of San Bernardino offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked.

For a summary of benefits,* please click here.

Refer to the appropriate MOU, contact the County’s Employee Benefits and Services Division at (909) 387-5787 or visit the Benefits website for more detailed information at hr.sbcounty.gov/employee-benefits/.

*Retirement benefits subject to change.

Instructions: The information on the application and your responses to the following supplemental questions will be used in a competitive evaluation of qualifications. Experience listed on this questionnaire must also be listed and fully detailed in the Work Experience section of your application to ensure qualifications are properly considered.

I have read and understand the above statement.

Qualifying Education: Do you possess A bachelor’s degree or higher in Public/Business/Health Administration, Health Sciences, Social Sciences or a closely related field?

Qualifying Education:If you possess a Bachelor’s degree or higher, please list the type of degree you posses below. If you do not possess a degree indicate “N/A”.

Qualifying Experience: Indicate the amount of full-time equivalent experience you possess performing professional administrative experience (e.g. policy development and evaluation; strategic program planning, development, implementation, and evaluation; contract and grant development, administration, and monitoring; budget oversight; high-level research and data analytics; and interpersonal, public, and community relations) in a Public Health program, community health organization, or closely related agency.