JOB
This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged to Apply.
Welcome to the Department of Health.
We’d be delighted to have you join our team.
If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today.
This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify.
The Department of Health, Division of Senior and Disability Services, is recruiting an experienced, self-motivated program manager to join the SDS Grants Unit team.
What You Will Be Doing:
In this position, you will be responsible for the full scope of statewide program planning, administration, development, management, implementation, and evaluation of grant-funded services for Alaska’s seniors and individuals experiencing a disability. This will include managing multiple grant programs with varying requirements and structures.
Additionally, in this position, you will also:
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partner closely with grantees and community-based agencies to ensure effective program implementation and use of grant funds, providing technical assistance and developing training materials;
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work collaboratively with State and community partners;
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Manage a variety of service delivery programs, ensuring effective and efficient delivery of these services.
Frequent travel within the state of Alaska is required in this position.
Mission and Values/Culture:
SDS’s mission is to promote health, well-being, and safety for individuals with disabilities, seniors, and vulnerable adults by facilitating access to quality services and supports that foster independence, personal choice, and dignity. The focus of the Grants Unit is to work with federal, state, and local partners to develop high-quality, culturally relevant programs that meet the unique needs of our beneficiaries throughout the state.
We are a positive, improvement-oriented team looking for a candidate who will be a good fit for both the team and our partner agencies.
Benefits of Joining Our Team:
By joining the SDS Grants Unit, you’ll be joining a small team committed to the well-being and safety of Alaskan seniors and individuals experiencing disabilities. This position comes with the full benefit package provided by the State of Alaska, including health insurance and retirement after the initial probation period.
The Working Environment You Can Expect:
This position will be located in either the Juneau, Anchorage, or Fairbanks SDS office building, depending on the location of the candidate selected.
Travel is required to conduct grantee site visits and may be necessary to attend meetings or conferences.
Who We Are Looking For:
The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:
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Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
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Program Oversight: Plans, coordinates, and monitors programs to ensure that federal, state, and/or local government program requirements and plans are met, and provides professional consultation on the program's specialized services and associated projects.
Special Notice:
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This position requires frequent travel within the state.
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A valid and current Alaskan driver's License is required at the time of appointment.
To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Health Program Manager 2: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions
This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.
Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.
Competency Description
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.
Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with the competencies in
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Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.
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Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (e.g., facts, ideas, or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material and information that is appropriate for the intended audience.
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Community Dimensions of Practice: Distinguishes the roles and responsibilities of governmental and non-governmental organizations in providing programs and services to improve the health of a community.
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Partnering: Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.
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Public Health: Applies knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, methods, and tools associated with protecting and improving the health of people and their communities, including promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious diseases.
Equivalent to those typically gained by:A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in biological, health, or behavioral science; health practice; education; public, healthcare, or business administration; or a closely related field;
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Progressively responsible professional experience performing health program planning, development, coordination, evaluation, or implementation; providing technical health care assistance and consultation; conducting health care utilization or quality assurance examinations; and/or delivering health care.
Special Note: Agencies employing Health Program Managers are responsible for administering a wide range of medical, behavioral, and social health insurance programs for children and adults. Positions typically focus on a particular health area. Where licensure is required, the job vacancy announcement will identify the type of license necessary to apply for that specific position. The essential functions of some positions may involve exposure to infectious diseases and/or biohazards. Travel may be required.
"Professional experience" means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.
"Progressively responsible" means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
For specific information about the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at: Ariel Berg/Health Program Manager 3
Phone: (907) 419-4372
Email: [email protected]