System Support Analyst
Are you looking to grow your career and job skills by working with a dedicated team of professionals to improve the health and well-being of women, infants, children and adolescents in California? To accomplish its mission, the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division (MCAH) maintains partnerships, contracts, and agreements with state, federal, and local agencies in both public and private sectors. MCAH hosts an array of programs and initiatives to serve the state's diverse populations and regions providing important resources, information and data about reproductive health, family planning, pregnancy, birth outcomes and more. Most programs and initiatives within MCAH are funded by the 1935 Social Security Act's Title V Block Grant.
Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division, Center for Family Health, California Department of Public Health (CDPH). We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.
The CDPH’s success arises from the differences in who we are, how we think and what we experience. It is these differences that best form policies, develop resources and deliver services to serve California's diverse communities.
The CDPH continues to build and strengthen a work culture where all employees are inspired to share their talents and ideas, to become part of a team that works to better serve the needs of California’s diverse communities by delivering innovative solutions and quality resources.
We are committed to creating an environment where all employees are included, treated with dignity and respect, and in a position to contribute to protecting the health of all Californians.
The Staff Services Analyst (SSA) works under the supervision of the Research Scientist Supervisor I (Social/Behavioral Sciences) (RSS I), Chief of the Adolescent Program Evaluation and Data (APED) Unit.
The Staff Services Analyst provides customer service support and training for local implementing agency staff for the Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Division. These efforts support program evaluation, quality improvement, and mandated reporting for MCAH programs including the Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP), the Black Infant Health (BIH), the California Personal Responsibility Education Program, the Information and Education Program, and other Title V programs. Up to 5% statewide and local travel for site visits and professional meetings.
Desirable Qualifications
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
Seeking a detail-oriented team player who is well-organized, proactive, and who understands the importance and value of providing high-quality training and technical assistance to diverse audiences of local program staff.
How To Apply
Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.
At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.