Regional Health Officer (Senior Public Service Administrator, Opt. S6)

State of Illinois•Westchester, IL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to serve as the Westchester Regional Health Officer. This position involves performing responsible managerial and administrative work overseeing the operations of the Public Health Regional Office in Westchester, Illinois. The Regional Health Officer works independently to interpret and implement Department policies, providing leadership and direction to all Regional personnel responsible for delivering a variety of public health programs within the Westchester Region. The Regional Health Officer will direct, coordinate, and evaluate all regional program activities to ensure the effectiveness and quality of Department initiatives. The ideal candidate will have experience collaborating with local health departments and community organizations, hold a Master’s degree in Public Health or Public Administration, possess excellent project management and organizational skills, demonstrate strong oral communication abilities in English and Spanish, and have at least five years of supervisory experience.

Requirements

Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college.
Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in the fields of health or human services.
Requires the ability to speak and write Spanish at a colloquial skill level.
Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties.
Requires appropriate, valid drivers license.

Nice To Haves

Four (4) years of experience working with local health departments and communities.
A Master of Public Health, Public Administration, Business Administration or similar degree.
Possesses four (4) years knowledge of public health, state agency programs and service objectives, activities and operational systems.
Four (4) years of experience planning and executing policies and procedures
At least five (5) years of experience supervising clerical, administrative and programmatic staff.
Four (4) years work experience in word processing and spreadsheet applications (i.e., Word, Excel, Power-point).

Responsibilities

Effectuates public health policy at the regional level.
Plans and executes policies and procedures to ensure effective program operation in the West Chicago Regional Office.
Consults with local health department administrators in implementing local and state public health rules and regulations.
Serves as full-line supervisor.
Responds to constituent inquiries.
Speaks and writes Spanish in the performance of assigned duties; confers with clients, customers and providers in Spanish.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of those enumerated above.

Benefits

Flexible and hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas (when available and dependent upon position)
Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
12 paid sick days annually which carryover year to year
3 paid personal business days per calendar year (pro-rated dependent on start date)
13-14 paid holidays per year
12 weeks of paid parental leave
Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources