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Regional Health Officer – Senior Public Service Administrator

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Location Type: Office

Location: Westchester • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $9,750 - $11,000 per month

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • 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.

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.
  • 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).
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

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Hard skills
public health policyadministrative experienceplanning and executing policiessupervising staffknowledge of public healthstate agency programsoperational systemsword processingspreadsheet applications
Soft skills
communicationconsultationproblem-solvingleadershipcustomer service
Certifications
Master of Public HealthPublic AdministrationBusiness Administration