Public Health Consultant 13 - Infant Safe Sleep Program Coordinator

State of Michigan • Lansing, MI

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position serves as the sole statewide consultant responsible for coordinating the highly complex, major public health program initiative activities of the Infant Safe Sleep Program. The consultant performs a full range of advanced, professional, specialized, public health activities, including providing training and technical assistance to state and local maternal and infant health partners and health care professionals; developing, implementing, and evaluating a consistent, comprehensive strategy to inform, educate and support professionals, families, and caregivers about safe sleep practices to prevent sleep-related infant deaths; and setting objectives, planning methods to achieve them, and working with other health professionals at the state and local levels to address infant mortality. The coordinator develops policies and procedures and assesses priorities for the program. The coordinator also provides leadership for budget and grant development, identifies and utilizes proper funding resources, program planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting. The position provides public health expertise to the Division of Maternal and Infant Health and MDHHS as well as technical assistance to program partners, local health agencies, and other State agencies.

Requirements

• Possession of a master's degree in public health, health communication, health services administration, community development, urban planning, population and health sciences, international studies, political science, health policy or a public health related field such as nursing, epidemiology, health education, health economics, dietetics/nutrition management, genetics, or speech and audiology; a master's degree in social work; master's degree in counseling; master’s degree in education or special education with specialization in blind/visual disabilities; or a master’s degree in public or business administration with a health care concentration.
• Four years of professional experience as a consultant in a field of public health equivalent to a Public Health Consultant, including two years equivalent to a Public Health Consultant P11 or one year equivalent to a Public Health Consultant 12.
• Must provide a maximum one-page writing sample to address: Based on your knowledge of maternal and infant health, describe two pressing challenges currently facing the population and your rationale for selecting these potential concerns. Identify 1-2 possible public health strategies to address these challenges.
• Attach a resume identifying specific experience and dates of employment. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week.
• Attach a cover letter.
• Attach the required writing sample if applicable.
• If applicable, attach a copy of an official transcript(s).
• Successful completion of a background investigation and a criminal records check.

Responsibilities

• Providing training and technical assistance to state and local maternal and infant health partners and health care professionals.
• Developing, implementing, and evaluating a consistent, comprehensive strategy to inform, educate and support professionals, families, and caregivers about safe sleep practices to prevent sleep-related infant deaths.
• Setting objectives, planning methods to achieve them, and working with other health professionals at the state and local levels to address infant mortality.
• Developing policies and procedures and assessing priorities for the program.
• Providing leadership for budget and grant development.
• Identifying and utilizing proper funding resources, program planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
• Providing public health expertise to the Division of Maternal and Infant Health and MDHHS.
• Providing technical assistance to program partners, local health agencies, and other State agencies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level