HEALTH PROGRAM ANALYST II/EMERGENCY APPOINTMENTS HOMELESSNESS

Full Job Description

The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness, and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected.

We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use.

If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.

The Department of Mental Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Health Program Analyst II vacancies related to the homelessness crisis.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Health Program Analyst II.

Requirements

Develops new programs and/or recommends modifications to existing programs based on needs analysis in accordance with local, State, and/or federal requirements.

Coordinates and facilitates collaborative efforts among public, private, and non-profit groups and organizations to meet the needs of the target population, and provides leadership, technical assistance, advocacy, and coalition building on behalf of targeted groups.

Coordinates and participates in meetings with departmental, public, private, and non-profit groups and organizations to discuss and influence policy issues impacting the assigned program.

Develops and implements community actions plans, and ensures progress toward policy passage and implementation.

Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of services and operations provided by program staff and/or administered by contracted agencies; develops standards for evaluation for quality assurance.

Investigates aspects of contracted agency operations such as financial capacity to provide services, contract management and compliance, client records, compliance with the service requirements of the contract, and personnel and program management.

Performs detailed review of budgets submitted by contract agencies to evaluate program designs including number of clients to be served and units of service to be delivered; prepares written recommendations to management regarding impact on services.

Researches and analyzes protocols, best practices, policy issues, pending legislation, regulations, potential funding sources, and technical research, and makes recommendations to management regarding impact on services.

Prepares position papers/recommendations on issues relating to the program area.

Works with departmental staff on contract development including selection criteria and preparation of statements of work delineating the number of clients to be served and the nature of services to be delivered; coordinates the review and approval of contract documents by management.

Prepares and/or analyzes applications for the most complex grants and monitors program related activities and services to ensure quality assurance with grant activities.

Attends and conducts meetings with department officials, members of community- based organizations, and the public interested in resolving issues and influencing the program.

Prepares written reports on program activities and on progress toward achieving the overall goals of the program.

Initiates and/or participates in awareness campaigns that promote the program assigned; designs, lays out, produces, and may disseminate products such as flyers, newsletters, pamphlets, posters, and articles.

Leads a team of analysts or mentors other analysts, as needed.

Qualifications

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:

Option I: A Bachelor's Degree from an *accredited college or university in Social Work, Counseling, Health Care Administration/Management, Public Administration, Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences, Business Administration, or a closely related field -AND- four years of full-time experience in the **analysis of mental health or public health programs, two years of which must have been at the level of Health Program Analyst I***.

A Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Counseling, Health Care Administration/Management, Public Administration, Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences, Business Administration, or a closely related field may be substituted for one year of the required experience in the analysis of mental health or public health programs.


You MUST meet the above requirement(s) at time of filing in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.

LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS:
Physical Class II – Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS INFORMATION:
*ACCREDITATION: Accredited institutions are those listed in the publications of regional, national or international accrediting agencies which are accepted by the Department of Human Resources. Publications such as American Universities and Colleges and International Handbook of Universities are acceptable references. Also acceptable, if appropriate, are degrees that have been evaluated and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from United States accredited institutions by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE).

Transcript: *In order to receive credit for any college or university course, or any type of college or university degree, such as Bachelor's or higher, you must include a legible copy of the official diploma or official transcripts from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization with your application at the time of filing or within 7 calendar days of filing.

Official Transcript is defined as a transcript that bears the college seal and states "official and/or copy" issued by the school's Registrar Office. A printout of the transcript from the school's website is NOT considered official and; therefore, will NOT be accepted and may result in your application being incomplete or rejected.

** Analysis of mental health or public health program is defined as the study and investigation of issues and problems of mental health or public health program development, implementation, administration, and evaluation and the generation of applicable solutions and recommendations.

*** Experience performing work at the level of Health Program Analyst I position includes participating in planning, implementing, administering, and evaluating mental health or public health programs. Positions typically report to and receive supervision from a Clinical program manager or Health Program Analyst III, and perform assignments in connection with multiple key functional areas of programs administered for a small to medium sized clinic or centrally administered program of comparable level, scope, and complexity.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT:
Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:
Applications must be submitted online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing, we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.

Apply online by clicking on the green "Apply" button located on the top right corner of the screen.

Applicants must complete and submit their online applications and upload required documents (e.g. Official Transcripts, Resume, etc.) as attachment(s) during application submission, or send by email to exams@dmh.lacounty.gov within 7 calendar days from date of application submission. Indicate the Exam Title on the subject line when sending required documents by email.

Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application will depend on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the Selection Requirements. Provide any relevant education, training, and experience in t he spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held, provide the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, and description of work performed. If your application is incomplete, it will be rejected.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance of the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account onwww.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add exams@dmh.lacounty.gov as well asnoreply@governmentjobs.com andinfo@governmentjobs.com to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.

Applicants have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

Applications may be rejected at any stage of the examination and selection process.FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION or RESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT.Utilizing VERBIAGE from the Class Specification, Selection Requirements, and/or Special Requirement Information serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements.

In doing so, your application will be REJECTED as INCOMPLETE.SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER LANGUAGE:Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes.

Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD:All applicants must file their application online using their OWN user ID and password.

Using a family member's or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.DEPARTMENT CONTACT:Department Contact Name: Celia Yeung, Exam AnalystDepartment Contact Phone: 323-705-4249 or 213-972-7034Department Contact Email: exams@dmh.lacounty.govADA Coordinator Phone:323-705-4249Teletype Phone:800-899-4099California Relay Services Phone:800-735-2922