We are seeking a Healthy Families Oregon Program Manager (Program Analyst 4) with our Program Unit Team in the Early Learning Division.
This is a permanent, full-time position represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
Why you should work with us:
The Early Learning Division (ELD) forms an essential partnership with the Oregon Department of Education to coordinate a seamless education system that meets the diverse learning needs of Oregonians from birth to college, and onwards to career readiness. Our passion for supporting all of Oregon’s young children and families extend beyond the classroom. A career with us means collaborating with talented professionals whose influence reaches teachers, administrators, parents, and most importantly children. Our culture flourishes by embracing diversity and innovation. We strive to remove systemic barriers and define success by providing more equitable opportunities for the children of Oregon.
At the Early Learning Division, we believe it is critical that we continue efforts to make the commitment to embed an equity focus throughout the organization. As our state, counties, and cities become more diverse, it is imperative now more than ever that the Early Learning Division focuses on evolving practices to achieve increased equity, diversity, and inclusion in all of our offices. As always, our goal is to lead with courage externally and internally. This means challenging ourselves to do things differently and refining current practices that ensure we continue to make strides towards Equity.
We embed this understanding from position creation, ensuring that we hire a workforce representative of the communities we serve and understanding that a diverse workforce revitalizes and strengthens our organization. We value diversity and foster a positive and welcoming environment where all employees can thrive.
More about this exciting role:
Healthy Families Oregon (HFO) is a free, voluntary home visiting program offering support and education to families who are expecting or parenting newborns.
As our Healthy Families Oregon Program Specialist, you will coordinate the oversight, evaluation, accreditation, and training of state and local home visiting programs, including Healthy Families Oregon (HFO). And while you will utilize your expertise to administer and implement the program, you will also lead statewide program expansion through the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) grant and the Student Success Act (SSA) grant.
Working actively to ensure every aspect of the program and its policies are infused with racial equity and the equity lens means that consensus-building and collaboration skills are a must. You will also participate as part of a team of experts in evidence-based home visiting models and collaborate and guide work with local partners to bring together the home visiting services into a coordinated system.
If you are up to the challenge and want to utilize your leadership and expertise to support families to nurture babies’ development into confident and curious children ready for school and beyond, please consider applying!
What your day could look like as a Healthy Families Oregon Program Manager (at-a-glance)
Collaborating, problem-solving, sharing ideas, and providing well-rounded support to regional Healthy Families Oregon providers.
Being an active facilitator in consensus building, collaboration, and project management with agency partners and stakeholders.
Creating and delivering policy, fiscal, budgetary, contractual, and programmatic recommendations and compilations to ELD management.
Presenting and distilling data and complex information to audiences with varying levels of program experience.
Working alongside a team of professionals providing technical assistance to home visiting service providers, guiding the work using strategic planning, and collaboration.
Monitoring, tracking, collecting data, input, feedback in a highly transparent capacity, ensuring the model meets National Accreditation standards.
Please note the following working conditions:
This position works in an open and often boisterous work environment, frequently working with highly sensitive materials. Requires input and retrieval of information from different computer systems. Requires strong communication skills by telephone, in writing, and in-person. Must complete work with regular interruptions. May require prioritization of heavy volume of work, the pressure of rush jobs, and deadlines which require a high-quality finished product. Requires frequent travel to various offices and sites throughout the state and in the field, some of which is overnight.
What’s in it for you?
When you join the Early Learning Division, you are joining a fast-paced, creative environment with colleagues who are passionate about public service and impact the lives of children and families statewide.
We offer excellent medical, vision, and dental benefits package for the employee and qualified family members with a very low monthly out-of-pocket cost.
Paid days off –
10 paid holidays per year.
3 additional paid "Personal Business Days" per year.
8 hours of sick leave accumulated every month.
Progressive vacation leave accrual, starting at 8 hours per month, with increases every 5 years.
In addition to standard medical benefits and employee leave, the state also provides additional optional benefits, such as basic life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts for health care and child care expenses.
What we are looking for!
A Bachelor's Degree Early Child Education, Child Development, Family Support, Public Health, Health Education or another similar field of education; and five years experience coordinating or administering a program
OR;
Any combination of experience or education equivalent to eight years of experience in program coordination or administration related to Early Learning, Child Development, Family Support, Public Health, Health Education or other similar field.
Desired Attributes:
Knowledge of Healthy Families America & Healthy Family Oregon program model and requirements.
Ability and skill in monitoring program budgets, appropriating funds, and ensuring program requirements are met.
Experience in high-volume collaboration and management of programs, initiatives, with sectors that benefit children, families, communities.
Demonstrated skill in program monitoring, evaluation, and recommending or coaching to changes in program implementation and design.
Ability to provide technical assistance to service providers and grantees in the establishment and implementation of programs at the local level.
Experience in data collection, monitoring, progress tracking, and analysis.
To compete for this position, please submit the following:
A Professional Resume
A Cover Letter
If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.
If you are an external employee, apply here: https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/...
The screening of candidates will be based on a review of the cover letter and attached resume. Candidates whose backgrounds most closely match the requested skills and desired attributes as outlined in this announcement will be invited to interview.
Failure to complete these steps may result in the disqualification of your application.
Questions/Need Help?
If you have questions about the recruitment or need an alternate format to apply, please contact Alex Garibay at alexandrea.j.garibay@ode.state.or.us or call 503-689-0054. Please be prepared to describe the alternate format needed.
Additional Information:
Background Check - This position is subject to both Child Protective Services and Criminal History checks, including FBI fingerprinting, and will be required to enroll in the Central Background Registry. Adverse background data may be grounds for immediate disqualification.
Monitor your Workday account and email, as all communication will be sent electronically. You must have a valid e-mail address to apply. Warning! The system will timeout after 20 minutes of inactivity. You must save your progress accordingly.
This recruitment announcement will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill the current vacancy and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.
Eligible veterans who meet the qualifications will be given veterans' preference. For further information, please see the following website: Veterans Resources. You may also call the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs at 1-800-692-9666.
The Oregon Department of Education does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, all applicants will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security's Form I-9, confirming authorization to work in the United States. The Oregon Department of Education is an E-Verify employer. If you are a successful candidate you must present your I-9 acceptable documents (See page 3) for employment verification.
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, these positions will start off fully remote with the possibility of returning to a physical office in the future.
* Employees who are Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) participating members will have their base salary increased by 6.95% and pay a 6% employee contribution to PERS; the salary range noted above reflects base salary only.*
We hope that you will consider applying for this exciting career opportunity today!
For additional information, please contact us by e-mail at ode.jobs@state.or.us.
The Department of Education is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to a diverse workforce. The Department strives to create an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of the people we serve. We foster fairness, equity, and inclusion to create a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every one of our qualifications listed. If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position, please feel free to contact us to discuss your application.
