The Fairfax County Health Department is a progressive public health leader serving 1.2 million residents from diverse ethnic, cultural, and economic backgrounds. With more than 100 years of leadership in the field, we are committed to promoting population health, protecting public health and the environment, and ensuring residents' equitable access to health services and information.
Under the direction of the required provisions of the Virginia Department of Health-Targeted Community Outreach (TCO) funding allocation memorandum and Health Human Services Office of Minority Health Grant (HHS-OMH) and reporting to the FCHD Community Health Division Director, the Public Health Youth Ambassador Program (PHYAP) MAIII Program Manager (S-27) will serve to expand capacity to implement the Public Health Youth Ambassador Program. The program trains high school students from underserved communities as Community Health Workers (CHWs). The program seeks to increase diversity among health professionals, change the participant's career trajectory and give them tools to build generational health. The PHYA program helps students from underserved communities gain the essential knowledge, experience and skills that can lead to a successful public health career where they will help define future culturally relevant solutions and transform policy and practice.
As part of normal project operations, the program manager position works with fellow staff members to ensure adherence to the project plan, priorities and activities that are based on the education and program implementation model. This position helps to establish and cultivate strategic relationships to further inform and support the implementation of the PHYAP program throughout the county. Assists in coordination where countywide stakeholders are involved. Develops collaborative relationships with diverse stakeholders and fosters community input to ensure that the program implementation objectives are met.
Note: This position requires a shift work schedule that includes evenings, weekends and holidays. The successful candidate will be comfortable working evenings and weekends on a regular basis. This position is not eligible for telework.
The functional areas of this position are: Partner/community engagement, multi-cultural outreach, non-profit capacity building, health promotion and disease prevention, and/or volunteer management
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: (Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to") Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in field related to the assigned functional area; plus four years of professional work experience within the functional area.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.
Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.