CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION COORDINATOR Salary: $6,138.00 - $8,384.00 Monthly Final Filing Date: 8/2/2024 Exam # 24/50J21/07PH

SUMMARY OF POSITION Monterey County Health Department, Public Health Bureau currently has two full-time (1.0) openings for a Chronic Disease Prevention Coordinator (CDPC) in Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Programs. The Public Health Bureau provides essential public health services including surveillance, disaster preparedness, diagnosing and addressing health problems, outreach, and education, and mobilizing community partnerships to identify, prevent and solve health problems. The Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program engages in collaborative, community focused emergency health planning to address biological, chemical, radiological, or natural disaster events that result in public health threats or emergencies. The PHEP Chronic Disease Prevention Coordinator leads local efforts to increase health care and public health capacity to plan, prepare, respond to, and recover from broad range of public health threats. Additional duties include developing grant budgets and scopes of work, monitoring expenditures, and drafting reports. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus Program coordinates surveillance, prevention, and care services for individuals living with or at risk for HIV, sexually transmitted disease, and hepatitis C virus infections. The program also promotes risk reduction behaviors and engages the community to develop and strengthen systems. Additional duties include developing grant budgets and scopes of work, monitoring expenditures, and drafting reports. The Eligible List established by this recruitment process will be used to fill current and future vacancies, both regular and temporary, as they arise.

Skill and Ability to: • Compile, organize and analyze data; evaluate problems, policies, and procedures; draw logical conclusions and/or recommend an effective course of action. • Apply innovation in developing new procedures, methods or approaches as needed; exercise initiative, ingenuity and sound judgment in identifying and solving difficult administrative problems. • Plan, coordinate and implement overall work plans to achieve a designated objective; coordinate multifaceted projects and studies, including coordination and planning for resources, staffing and timing. • Communicate clearly both orally and in writing; write clear and concise reports and procedures; speak effectively before groups. • Read and interpret regulations and county policies. • Work under limited supervision; prioritize work assignments and work under pressure of deadlines. • Establish and maintain effective relationships with the County, State and agencies, including individuals from diverse socioeconomic and cultural groups and others encountered through the course of work.

Examples of Experience/Education/Training Any combination of training, education and/or experience which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities and required conditions of employment is qualifying. An example of a way these requirements might be acquired is: Education: Completion of all course work for a four-year degree in public or business administration, public health, social work, health education, behavioral science, sociology, psychology, or a related health field. AND Experience: Two years’ experience which substantially demonstrates working knowledge of chronic disease prevention and health promotion programs.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: • Successfully complete a background check to include fingerprinting. • Possess and maintain a valid California Class C driver’s license or the ability to provide suitable transportation that is approved by the appointing authority. • Be available to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and during times of disaster and/or emergency.