Project/Program Manager IV (Child Care Health Program Manager/Supervisor)

Full Job Description

Public Health – Seattle and King County values diverse perspectives and life experiences. The Department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, and veterans.

This Child Care Health Program Manager (Project/Program Manager IV) will join the Child Care Health Program as the primary leader of a multidisciplinary work team.

This position will supervise a team of public health nurses, nutritionist, mental health consultants, and educator consultants who provide childcare health consultation in our community.

Childcare health consultation aims to strengthen the knowledge and skills of the early learning community through mentoring, trainings, and policy development.

Consultation promotes the health and development of children, staff, and families and to ensure a healthy and safe environment for children to grow and learn.

Our consultants promote emotionally supportive care through trauma informed mentoring and early identification and referral for children with special health and developmental needs.

The Child Care Health Program's core focus is to advocate for children's health, emotional well-being, safety and quality of care through ongoing relationships with our child care and early learning providers, as well as partnerships and policy development at the state and local levels.

Consultation may result in changes in center policies and practices, increases in skill level and confidence of teachers, and improved health and social and emotional well-being for the children they care for.The position is also responsible for determining the program budget and scope and will monitor the financial impact and program goals and deliverables, advocate for system development and policy change ,and provide technical assistance and supervision to the multidisciplinary team.

The position will participate in Seattle & King County child care community groups and coalitions that address the health and developmental needs of children in child care settings and will establish and maintain relationships with key community leaders, including elected officials.

Note: This posting will create a list of qualified candidates that may be considered for selection of additional vacancies of the same position type over the next 6 months.

Commitment To Equity and Social Justice

Named after Dr.

Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world.

It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.

The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities.

With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.

We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups.

Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.

To learn more, please visit http://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/equity-social-justice.aspx

Work Schedule

This full-time career service position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not overtime eligible.

The work week is normally Monday through Friday with some evening and weekend work required to meet work demand and may be required to work outside of these hours and may include Saturday hours.

Remote and Onsite Work

The Child Care Health Program team works in a hybrid model, with days in the office as well as telecommuting. The ratio of remote to onsite work will be dependent on business needs and is subject to change. The primary onsite location is Chinook Building - 401 5th Ave. Seattle, WA 98104.

Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely.

The individual selected for this opportunity will join an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department's hybrid environment.

Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.

Requirements

• Lead and supervise the multidisciplinary Child Care Health Program, including hiring, recommending effective discipline or termination, and developing training expectations.

Provide project management and leadership in the design, development, and implementation of Public Health's Child Care Health Consultation program, including systems development and continuous improvement.

Develop and implement short and long-term objectives; ensure deliverables and services meet deadlines.

• Provide effective and compassionate support and guidance to staff, including case consultation, reflective supervision, and professional development.

• Participate in Public Health Child Care Health Consultation program planning to ensure alignment between its current work and Best Starts for Kids (BSK)based efforts.
• Serve as lead for developing strong partnerships with state and local partners to help facilitate alignment of childcare health consultation programs with other large initiatives.
• Plan, build agendas, and effectively facilitate meetings within the program, departments, community partners, providers, governmental professionals, advocacy groups, and others to support alignment and solicit input and feedback
• Provide leadership by providing staff coaching and support towards quality improvement and innovative change strategies to care health consultation.
• Coordinate closely with other existing and emerging King County initiatives related to early learning to ensure that outreach, implementation, and evaluation activities are well-coordinated.
• Create an environment that fosters open communication, teamwork, commitment to quality service, fostering a culture of learning, and continuous improvement.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate:

• Management experience, directly supervising a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience managing budgets
• Demonstrated experience developing program priorities and meeting expected deliverables.
• Deep knowledge of equity and social justice principles and practices, and understanding of the effects of place-, race-, and policy and systems-based inequities on marginalized communities and populations.
• Knowledge of child development and the needs of early learning sectors in King County and Washington State.
• Demonstrated experience working across sectors to increase opportunities and improve results.
• Skilled in building effective relationships, including moving others to take action.
• Ability to work with a variety of individuals from diverse backgrounds and build consensus among a diverse group of individuals with varying opinions.
• Able to work with a wide range of partners to develop culturally and linguistically appropriate versions of messages and materials.
• Must possess skills in negotiation, facilitation, problem solving, conflict resolution; be able to obtain stakeholder buy in especially during periods of change; and be able to serve others based on universal interests.
• Must be approachable and relatable, an effective listener, able to gain trust easily, and be able to maintain discretion when sensitive subjects are raised.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presenting a broad amount of information to a wide variety of audiences.
• Skilled in work plan development.
• Able to travel throughout King County and the region in a timely manner including to locations that may not be served by public transportation.
• Demonstrated ability to build positive relationships, balance results with care for people, and encourage teamwork.

• Experience leading the team in creating and working according toward a shared vision, then aligning future work with that vision.
• Ability to be consistent in a dynamic environment by providing stability, taking ownership, removing obstacles, and offering clear communication.

Desired Candidate:

• Experience providing direct clinical service or supervising a clinical team.
• Proficiency with motivational interviewing, reflective practice, or clinical supervision.
• 2-5 years of management experience

Additional Information

Forbes named King County as one of Washington State's best employers.

Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.

Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer

No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class.

Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

To Apply

If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully.

If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.

Who May Apply

Who ever qualifies for the role

The following items are required to be considered for this vacancy:

• NEOGOV Job Application (The responses on your job application should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Supplemental Questions (The responses to the supplemental questions should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Resume
• Cover Letter/Letter of Interest

(Please note: additional attachments will not be reviewed as part of the evaluation process if not outlined as a required application material as outlined above).

Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the application. Cover letters and/or resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application.

Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state "see my resume" or "see my personnel file" are considered incomplete and will not be accepted.

Necessary Special Requirements

• The selection process may include evaluation of application materials and supplemental questions, interviewing, and testing. You must completely fill out the application with your relevant education and work experience.
• The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) / CPR (if applicable).
• The selected candidate must be able to pass a thorough background investigation, but findings may not necessarily disqualify an applicant for employment. (and Pre-employment Physical, if applicable).
• For more information on our selection process, please refer to www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/jobs/hiring. For tips on interviewing, please visit https://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/audience/employees/learning-and-development/Interview_Tips.ashx?la=en.
• Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.
• Public Health relies on office automation (Microsoft Office) and web-based enabled tools, therefore candidates must be proficient and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with on-going work.
• Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing their mandatory trainings on time and obtaining required immunizations.
• Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health positions.

When Public Health responds to an emergency, and in accordance with relevant CBA language and/or KC policy and procedures, we may assign duties outside your regular job description.

This may involve responding at any time, including nights and weekends, with possible deployment to locations other than the department.

• If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact your recruiter listed on this job announcement.

Union Membership

Non- Represented

Contact

For more information about the application process please contact Alexis Owens at Alowens@kingcounty.gov