PHA II-Education & Partnerships

How To Apply

Applications are submitted online until the position is filled and/or the posting is closed. After reviewing this job announcement, please click on the link at the bottom of the page to apply online. A resume is required with the application. Further instructions on submission of documents are available in the online application. A resume may not be substituted for an application.

Position Summary

This is administrative, management and professional work in planning, directing and coordinating county-wide activities or program in the field of public health.

An employee in this class assists a higher-level administrator in the administration of county-wide programs or administers a program of moderate size and complexity. The work in this class is distinguished from the Public Health Administrator I by the variety and importance of the assigned duties and the greater degree of required initiative and independent judgment. The employee assists a higher-level administrator in a variety of technical and administrative activities such as directing and controlling public health programs, evaluating results, recommending program changes, sound budgeting and expenditure control programs and effective personnel utilization. The employee directly performs these duties when assigned to administer a public health program in the field. Supervision is exercised over trainees, professional and para-professional, technical and clerical personnel. Limited supervision is received from a higher-level supervisor who evaluates work for adherence to department policies and procedures and accomplishment of objectives.

Overview

Fringe Benefits

• Paid holidays, personal days, vacation and sick leave benefits, medical coverage and dental benefits, a retirement plan, life insurance and a deferred compensation plan after eligibility requirements have been met.
  
  
  

Perks Working for ACHD

• Professional growth through training opportunities (CPR, First AID, Public Health Preparedness, Dignity and Respect, Points of Dispensing, and more); ability to advance in county system; job security; meaningfulness in daily work derived from public service; eligible for federal loan forgiveness; organizational commitment to ACHD’s mission to protect, promote, and preserve the health and well-being of all Allegheny County residents, particularly the most vulnerable.
  
  
  

Duties

• Assists in the administration of county-wide public health programs.
• Plans, directs and controls a public health program of moderate size and complexity.
• Develops procedures to accomplish program objectives or recommends changes in county-wide programs, policies or procedures.
• Interprets department policies and procedures to and consults with other health related agencies, professional and community groups and the public.
• Collects and analyzes information and prepares statistical data for use in the program being administered or by higher level administrators to evaluate program effectiveness.
• Aids community groups in the promotion and improvement of public health conditions.
• Prepares correspondence, compiles reports and maintains or directs the maintenance of files and official records.
• Supervises lower-level administrators, professional, technical and clerical personnel.
• Performs related work as directed.
  
  
  

Knowledge Of

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Theory, principles, practices and current developments in the field of public health.
• Principles and practices of public administration.
• Federal and State laws and regulations governing public health programs.
• Functions and resources of Federal and State agencies in the field of public health.
• Principles of effective supervision.
• Statistical processes and methods applied to the analysis of public health data.
  
  
  

Skill In

• Interpersonal Communication
• Public Relations
• Data Entry
• Policy Analysis
• Project Planning
• Community Outreach
• Grant Management
• Supervisory Skills
• Public Health
• Microsoft Office
  
  
  

Ability To

• Direct, coordinate and control moderately complex public health programs.
• Exercise sound judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting departmental regulations and procedures.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with local health officials, professional and community groups and the public.
• Effectively use statistical analysis software to analyze epidemiologic and evaluation data.
• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Respond to Public Health Emergencies.
  
  
  

Residency: Allegheny County within 1 year.

Veterans' Preference: Will be awarded to eligible candidates.

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