Introduction
The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health is hiring!
The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH) is seeking a qualified individual to join our team as a Health Program Assistant 2. As a recently established office, the Office of Climate and Public Health presents an exciting opportunity to engage in novel work, at the state-level, at the intersection of public health and climate change andwill be responsible for furthering and enhancing existing work related to the health effects of climate change. See below for additional information on this great opportunity!
Please Note: This position is grant funded with funding for eighteen months and may be extended as needed.
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:
- Work Schedule: Monday - Friday
- Work Hours: Full-time, First Shift, 35 hours per week
- Location: 410 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT
There may be opportunities for an alternate work schedule and working remotely in accordance with State policies.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:
- Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!
- The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule.
- Professional growth and development opportunities.
- A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:
- Managing and administering federally awarded grants, and may have the possibility to help define strategic priorities and guide areas of future work. Existing grant work is highly collaborative and brings together actors involved in climate work from throughout the state, including academic partners, local health partners, and other state agencies.
- Assisting in facilitation and management of diverse groups and meetings.
- Assisting in the administration of grant-related projects, including reporting and contributing to evaluation practices.
- Seeking opportunities to improve current project related work, both in terms of program content and with regard to existing processes.
- Contributing to strategic development of office priorities by assisting in finding new funding opportunities, grant applications, and related tasks.
- Assisting in project management tasks and seeks opportunities to take initiative.
MORE ABOUT THE AGENCY AND FACILITIES:
The Mission of the Department of Public Health (DPH) is to protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by:
- Assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy
- Preventing disease, injury, and disability
- Promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which is a human right and a priority of the state.
DPH accomplishes this through the implementation of its Strategic Plan which outlines the actions that DPH is taking to accomplish its Mission.
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) Office of Climate and Public Health works with partners throughout the state, including the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health, to implement actions that enhance health equity, increase resiliency, and ensure Connecticut communities are prepared for the health impacts of climate change. The Office of Climate and Public Health focuses on populations most vulnerable to the health effects of climate change and seeks to address social determinants of health in the context of climate change.
Selection Plan
FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:
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To Apply:
- In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
- In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.
- You must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.
- In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
- All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
- This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.
Important Next Step Information for After You Apply:
- Although applicants will receive correspondence via email and/or phone, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
- This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
- Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
- The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
- Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position. Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview.
- Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics.
- For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
Connect With Us:
- Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process.
- Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment please contact Joseph K. Fried at Joseph.Fried@ct.gov, 860-924-7053.
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In a state health program or project this class is accountable for compiling and interpreting fiscal and programmatic data and statistics, developing and implementing program plans and monitoring and evaluating a state health program or project for the purposes of quality assurance and compliance with State and Federal laws.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
As with all jobs in the generic health program series the exact duties vary considerably depending on the nature of the program and the current stage in its life cycle. Typical examples of work performed at this level include:
- Assists in the preparation of sections of state health plans or special federal or state program plans;
- Gathers fiscal, programmatic, census and other kinds of needed data from complex calculations and interpretations;
- Reviews program grants requests and monitors fiscal and programmatic performance of grants using agency regulations and guidelines;
- Monitors programs using site visits when necessary;
- Assists in the preparation of program objectives and evaluation of program results;
- Prepares information for public distribution;
- May serve as staff to a task force or committee;
- May answer general informational questions for the public;
- May serve as a liaison between the program or project and specific people or organizations for the purpose of keeping information flowing;
- May assist in epidemiological investigations;
- Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
- Knowledge of
- purposes, plans, objectives and programs of public health agencies including the changing patterns of preventive medicine and environmental health;
- the changing aspects of socio-medical philosophies;
- state and community organizations and programs involved in the field of health;
- Considerable
- interpersonal skills;
- oral and written communication skills;
- Ability to conduct independent research, develop and gather data.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Six (6) years of experience in a professional capacity in a health organization.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in health care program administration, a health systems agency or other health care organization in at least one of the following areas:
- grant writing or monitoring;
- formal program planning, development, management or evaluation;
- program consultation.
NOTE:
- For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Health Program Assistant 1.
- A health care organization is defined as a large multi-dimensional agency with responsibility for developing health programs.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
- College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (l5) semester hours equalling one half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
- A Master's degree in public health, health education, hospital administration, or public administration or other closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
- For state employees one (1) year as a Health Program Assistant 1 may substitute for the General and Special Experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Previous experience in or coursework related to climate science, climate hazards, and/or the health impacts of climate change.
- Experience managing programs, preferably associated with federal grant funded programs.
- Experience with policy making processes in regard to climate and health; experience working with state or federal policy a plus.
- Experience conducting research and demonstrating the findings in both presentations and written communications.
- Experience with data analysis, including interpretation, evaluation, and visualization.
- Experience using Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
Conclusion
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.
