JOB
THE RECRUITMENT PERIOD FOR THIS JOB POSTING HAS BEEN EXTENDED
This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged to Apply.
Effective July 1, 2026 the wage for this position increased by 2.5%.
The wage listed in this job posting reflects the increase.
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.
What You Will Be Doing:
In this role, you will lead the Senior and Disabilities Services (SDS) Grants Unit, overseeing grant programs that deliver essential community-based supports to individuals and families statewide. You will work with funding from the Older Americans Act, the Mental Health Trust Authority, general funds, interagency agreements, and other federal sources, ensuring these resources are used effectively and in compliance with state and federal requirements. Your work will include guiding program operations and building strong, collaborative relationships with grantees and partner agencies at both the state and federal levels.
Mission and Values/Culture:
Senior and Disabilities Services promotes 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.
Benefits of Joining Our Team:
We are a dynamic, diverse, high-performing team where no two days are the same. We offer the opportunity to leverage your professional talents in significant ways to make meaningful contributions to the state. We value dedication to learning, communication skills, and team spirit. The incumbent may have a hybrid telework agreement once the probationary period has been successfully completed. This position is part of the division’s management team who are committed to the well-being and safety of Alaskan seniors and individuals experiencing developmental disabilities. Some travel will be required to conduct grantee site visits and attend necessary meetings and conferences. The State of Alaska has a generous benefits package.
The Working Environment You Can Expect:
This position is being recruited for in Juneau. The Juneau office is located in the downtown area close to shops and restaurants.
Who We Are Looking For:
The ideal candidate will possess the listed Minimum Qualification competencies below,
Special Notice:
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Requires frequent travel in state and occasional travel out of state with trips up to a weeklong duration.
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 3: 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-
Program Planning: Ensures state/Tribal/community health improvement planning uses community health assessments and other information related to the health of a community (e.g., current data and trends; proposed federal, state, and local legislation; commitments from organizations to act). Develops program goals and objectives.
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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.
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Human Capital Management: Builds and manages workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs. Ensures that employees are appropriately recruited, selected, appraised, and rewarded; takes action to address performance problems. Manages a multi-sector workforce and a variety of work situations.
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Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
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Conflict Management: Encourages creative tension and differences of opinions. Anticipates and takes steps to prevent counter-productive confrontations. Manages and resolves conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.
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 supervisory or lead level 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 service.
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 disease 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: Name: Caroline Hogan/Division Operations Manager
Email: [email protected]