Human Resource Services
Alameda Skyline

Director of Community Assessment, Planning and Evaluation

Recruitment #21-5783-01

Introduction

THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year, but can be extended. 

 

Supplemental Questionnaire: A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.  Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.

Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires will only be accepted online.

DESCRIPTION

HEALTH CARE SERVICES AGENCY

Alameda County's Health Services Program is administered by the Health Care Services Agency and includes the following program areas: Behavioral Health Care, Public Health, Environmental Health, and Agency Administration/Indigent Health. The ultimate mission of the Health Care Services Agency is to provide fully integrated health care services through a comprehensive network of public and private partnerships that ensure optimal health and well-being and respect the diversity of all residents.

 

PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT

The mission of the Alameda County Public Health Department is to work in partnership with the community to ensure the optimal health and wellbeing of all people. Alameda County Public Health Department has worked for over 80 years to improve the health and safety of its residents and the neighborhoods they live in. The Public Health Department staff are committed to the following values:

  

Healthy People in Healthy Communities

Equity and Social Justice

Accountability and Quality

Leadership and Innovation

Trust and Transparency

Humility and Respect


Traditional public health concerns such as disease outbreaks, environmental hazards and access to health care are compounded by contemporary concerns such as: economic disenfranchisement and homelessness, racism, sexual and reproductive health and rights, crime, violence, and substance abuse. Each of these poses a threat to public health and wellness and calls for innovative solutions, in close partnership with impacted communities. For more information about our Alameda County Public Health Department, please visit the Alameda County Public Health Department Website and latest Annual Budget document found on www.acgov.org 

 

THE POSITION:

Under general direction, to plan, develop, organize and administer the activities and staff of the Community Assessment, Planning and Evaluation (CAPE) Division of the Public Health Department, and to do related work as required.

  

COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT, PLANNING AND EVALUATION (CAPE) DIVISION

CAPE’s mission is to provide information, evaluation, education and technical assistance to programs, community partners, decision makers and residents in order to improve community health and address the root causes of health inequities. CAPE works to accomplish it’s mission by monitoring population health and social data, presenting health and social data in a way that is impactful, providing technical assistance for and leading program evaluation, providing information to support planning and policy advocacy, and facilitating the development of HCSA-wide systems for measuring success.

 

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

In addition to the minimum qualifications and knowledge and skills listed below, the ideal candidate for this position will have demonstrated a track record of success supervising  epidemiology and evaluation staff and working with groups who gather, analyze and report on health and social information from a variety of sources, as well as experience working with program managers, policy makers and leadership both inside and outside of a health care services or public health agency. The ideal candidate will also possess exceptional oral and written communication skills, attentive listening, and curiosity, particularly in regards to how systems work. Additionally, the ideal candidate possess the following attributes:

  • Aptitude to convert complex information into clear presentation deliverables;
  • Capacity to understand systems thinking and use it to inform and conduct daily work;
  • Ability to coordinate and manage work with multiple competing priorities or perspectives;
  • Ability to easily guide others in accomplishing work objectives;
  • Competence to develop and maintain professional relationships, and use knowledge of the organizational culture in making decisions;
  • Ability to work effectively with individuals of diverse cultures, interpersonal styles, abilities and motivations or backgrounds;
  • Ability to maintain effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures;
  • Experience and expertise required to leverage knowledge and develop, advocate and implement plans to achieve organizational goals.

THE VACANCY

There is currently one vacancy located in the Community Assessment, Planning and Evaluation (CAPE) Division of the Public Health Department.
 
For a detailed listing of the duties and essential competency requirements for this position, please see the job description here: Director of Community Assessment, Planning and Evaluation Job Specification

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:
Possession of a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in public health, epidemiology, or a closely related field.

AND EITHER I

Experience:

The equivalent of three (3) years full-time experience in the class of Supervising Program Specialist, or an equivalent or higher level classification, responsible for supervising epidemiology research or surveillance-related work, in the Alameda County classified service.

OR II

Experience:

The equivalent of five (5) years full-time experience in the supervision of staff performing research or surveillance-related work, including experience with budget and contract management, grant proposal writing, program evaluation, and collaboration with community groups to conduct assessment and mobilization activities.

Substitution:

Possession of a Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in epidemiology, biostatistics or another closely related field in public health may be substituted for two years of the required experience from either pattern above.

License:

Possession of a valid California Class C driver’s license and a satisfactory driving history as obtained from the Department of Motor Vehicles.

NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

Knowledge of:
  • Principles and practices of public health, including current trends in policy, research, treatment, prevention, education and related issues.
  • Laws, codes, and regulations governing public health issues.
  • Principles and methods of epidemiology, bio-statistics and demography.
  • Principles and procedures of epidemiology research, including survey design, data management and statistical analysis.
  • Theories, practices and applications of epidemiological methodologies, including methods used in specialized fields.
  • Management principles and practices, including work planning, evaluation, supervision and resource allocation.
  • Principles of public administration.
  • Strengths and limitations of prospective, retrospective and cross-sectional studies.
  • Federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies governing the use of public health data. Program evaluation methodologies and management analysis.
  • Statistical analysis software, and other computer applications related to the work.

Ability to:
  • Plan and organize.
  • Analyze and problem solve.
  • Provide leadership and model an understanding of one’s own influence and demonstrates political astuteness in moving forward the mission of the organization. .
  • Make decisions about policies and programs that address inequities and improve public health based on need, evidence and community input.
  • Manage a diverse staff effectively.
  • Facilitate and ensure effective written and oral communication with attention to linguistic preferences and cultural proficiency.
  • Employ effective interpersonal and group interaction skills, including cultural humility, social and emotional intelligence.
  • Analyze a budget.
  • Manage multiple and changing priorities.
  • Be flexible.
  • Adapt to stress.
  • Incorporate and ensure adherence to departmental core values and ethical standards of practice into all interactions with individuals, organization, and communities.

EXAMINATION COMPONENTS

THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

  1. A review of applicants' application to verify possession of minimum requirements.  Those applicants who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
  2. A review of candidates’ Supplemental Questionnaires to determine the best qualified.  Those candidates considered the best qualified will move on to the final step in the examination process.
  3. An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates' final examination score.  The oral interview may contain situational exercises.

CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION. 

We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components.  

Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness, and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs .

Selection Plan

Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance.  The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency.

TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN   

Deadline for Filing:    

5:00PM, Monday, November 21, 2022

5:00PM, Monday, October 24, 2022

Review of Minimum Qualifications:

November 28, 2022

October 31, 2022

Screening for Best Qualified:

January 16, 2023

December 26, 2022

Civil Service Oral Examination*:

Week of January 30, 2023

Week of January 9, 2023

updated as of 11/14/2022

*The combined oral examination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an eligibility list, may serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in this classification.


WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN

 

Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.

For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, 
www.acgov.org/hrs.

BENEFITS

Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being.  These benefits include but are not limited to*:

For your Health & Well-Being

  • Medical – HMO & PPO Plans
  • Dental – HMO & PPO Plans
  • Vision or Vision Reimbursement
  • Share the Savings
  • Basic Life Insurance 
  • Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance 
  • County Allowance Credit
  • Flexible Spending Accounts - Health FSA, Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
  • Short-Term Disability Insurance
  • Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Voluntary Benefits - Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
  • Employee Assistance Program

For your Financial Future

  • Retirement Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
  • Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)

For your Work/Life Balance

  • 11 paid holidays
  • Floating Holidays
  • Vacation and sick leave accrual
  • Vacation purchase program
  • Management Paid Leave**
  • Catastrophic Sick Leave
  • Group Auto/Home Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Commuter Benefits Program
  • Guaranteed Ride Home
  • Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
  • Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
  • Child Care Resources
  • 1st United Services Credit Union 

*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement.  This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.

** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.

Conclusion

All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @jobaps.com, @acgov.org, Noreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.org and Noreply@jobaps.com as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the "My applications" button on the Current Job Openings page.

Please take the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.

NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email boxes Noreply@jobaps.com and noreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.org are routed to unmonitored mailboxes. If you have questions, please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.

  

Angelica Cuevas, HR Analyst

Human Resource Services, County of Alameda

(510) 271-5154 or email Angelica.Cuevas@acgov.org

www.acgov.org/hrs 

 

 

DISASTER SERVICE WORKER

All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law.  Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect.  Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Alameda County has a diverse workforce, that is representative of the communities we serve, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  All aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors protected under federal, state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive, and welcoming workplace environment.