Local and Community Support Specialist

The Office of Policy and Planning (OPP) promotes public health policy priorities and supports CDPH capabilities for community health improvement, informed policy development, research and analysis, integrated planning, decision intelligence, lean transformation, and grants management.  The OPP leads comprehensive assessment, long term, strategic and health-improvement planning to address current and emerging cross-cutting public health and equity priorities, conducts policy analysis, monitoring and impact evaluation, cultivates partnerships with health systems, academic partners and other sectors; facilitates accountability for effective and efficient public health infrastructure funding, supports organizational capacity building to foster a culture that encourages learning continuous improvement, and empowerment of CDPH staff.

In close partnership with a multi-disciplinary team, the Health Program Specialist I (HPS I) will

• Serve as the Local and Community Support Specialist (LCS Specialist),
• Facilitate local and community engagement and capacity building, with a specific focus on program planning and coordination for the California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative (CACHI),
• Work with CACHI leadership and advisors to support program planning and implementation and oversee contract provisions; facilitating state, local, and community engagement to support alignment across state and local priorities and infrastructure, and
• Conduct a variety of tasks related to day-to-day coordination of program activities and grant administration.

How To Apply

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included

At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.