Public Health Administrator I - AmeriCorps Program Coordinator/WFD/Admin

Allegheny County • Pittsburgh, PA

299d • $53,045

About The Position

This is administrative, management and professional work in planning, directing and coordinating public health activities in the field of public health. An employee in this class may serve as an assistant to a higher-level public health administrator or may have the responsibility for administering a generalized program of public health services. Work may involve assisting in administering an assigned aspect of a generalized program of public health field services or performing duties of equivalent difficulty and responsibility in an assigned phase of public health services on a county-wide basis. Duties delegated to an employee in this class are designed to widen the scope of his experience and preparing for broader administrative responsibility in the field of public health. Supervision may be exercised over adjunctive professional, technical and clerical personnel. Work is performed under the immediate direction of a higher-level public health administrator and reviewed for conformance to departmental policies and procedures and for satisfactorily progressive achievement through conferences, reports and observations.

Requirements

• One year of experience as a Public Health Administrator Trainee.
• Bachelor's Degree in public health, public administration, education, communications, behavioral sciences, or a related field and three (3) years of professional public health program experience, including one (1) year of administrative or supervisory experience.
• Master's Degree in public health, public administration, education, communications, behavioral sciences, or a related field and one (1) year of administrative or supervisory experience.
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Responsibilities

• Assist a high level public health administrator in the administration of a public health program on a county-wide basis or in the administration of a generalized program of public health services.
• Provides administrative/management services to departmental personnel, outside individuals, professional and lay groups, varied local health groups and others.
• Performs duties of an administrative/management nature as assigned, such as the planning of program and budget requirements.
• Collect, analyze, report and interpret public health program statistics.
• Direct adjunctive professional, technical, clerical staff.
• Prepare and maintain pertinent records and reports.
• Perform related work as required.

Benefits

• Paid holidays, personal days, vacation and sick leave benefits.
• Medical coverage and dental benefits.
• Retirement plan.
• Life insurance.
• Deferred compensation plan after eligibility requirements have been met.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree