Nutrition and Administrative Services Supervisor (PN-20014172)

Health Planning Administrator 2 - Nutrition and Administrative Services Supervisor

About Us: 

Our mission at the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is advancing the health and well-being of all Ohioans.  Our agency is committed to building a modern, vibrant public health system that creates the conditions where all Ohioans flourish.

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for women, infants, and children. WIC provides nutrition education, breastfeeding education and support, supplemental highly nutritious foods, and referral to prenatal, pediatric, and other maternal and child health care and human service programs.

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What You'll Do:

Serve as the WIC grant administrator for the state of Ohio. Manage and direct the Nutrition and Administrative Services (NAS) consultants who provide consultation, evaluation, monitoring, and technical assistance to local WIC agencies regarding provision of  WIC services. Additional duties include:

• Develop WIC program goals and objectives.
• Direct assigned staff.
• Oversee consultative services provided to local WIC projects in all areas of program operations in order to ensure correct interpretation of federal & state regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Monitor operational performance and trends of local WIC projects to ensure compliance with regulations.
• Assist with determining funding for 75 local WIC agencies. 
• Supervise the WIC Breastfeeding and Special Projects supervisor.
• Communicate strategic priorities to staff, state agencies, local health departments, health/managed care organizations, and stakeholders.
• Serve as the Title V Maternal & Child Health Services Block Grant (Title V MCH BG) perinatal infant domain team lead.
• Assume a leadership role in planning, implementing, and evaluating new program initiatives.
• Act as the primary liaison for nutrition related issues between the Ohio WIC Program, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) & the National WIC Association (NWA).

Normal working hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. This is an exempt hourly position, with a pay range of 14 on the E1 Exempt Pay Range Schedule.

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Qualifications

Completion of graduate core program in field of public health, health administration, preventive medicine, social work, nursing or other health-related field, or public policy & management/public administration or business administration AND 12 months experience in planning & administering health program(s), with education & experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file. 

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4 years experience in planning & administering health program(s), with experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file.

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12 months experience as Health Planning Administrator 1, 65245, with experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file. 

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Equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above. 

Job Skills: Public Health

Technical Skills: Health Administration, Grants Administration, Planning and Development, Operational and Administrative Support, Budgeting

Professional Skills: Teamwork, Coaching, Performance Management, Goal Setting, Developing Others, Problem Solving

UNUSUAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
Requires travel. 

ALL ANSWERS TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUPPORTED BY THE WORK EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION PROVIDED ON YOUR CIVIL SERVICE APPLICATION.

Unless required by legislation, the selected candidate will begin at Pay Grade 14, Step 1 of the Exempt Pay Range Schedule ($39.22 per hour), with an opportunity for pay increase after six months ($41.46) of satisfactory performance and then a yearly raise thereafter.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: All applicants must submit a completed Ohio Civil Service Application using the TALEO System.  Paper applications will not be considered.  Applicants must clearly indicate how they meet the minimum qualifications and/or position specific minimum qualifications.  Applicants are also encouraged to document any experience, education and/or training related to the job duties above.  An assessment of these criteria may be conducted to determine the applicants who are interviewed.  

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EDUCATIONAL TRANSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS: Official educational transcripts are required for all post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript prior to receiving a formal offer of employment. 

Please note that a transcript is considered "official" only if it is an original copy from the educational institution and includes an institutional watermark, ink stamp or embossed stamp. Transcripts printed from the institution's website will not be accepted. ODH reserves the right to assess the academic credibility of an educational entity's award of a putative degree. 

BACKGROUND CHECK NOTICE: The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

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