What are the responsibilities and job description for the Economic Mobility Outreach Coordinator. position at Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment?
Department Information
This position is only open to Colorado state residents.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
Be BOLD and make a real difference . . .
Do you desire a career that provides you with opportunities to improve the world around you? The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is seeking diverse individuals from all backgrounds to apply for a career position that makes a direct impact on improving the lives of Colorado residents. Our mission is to advance Colorado's health and protect the places we live, work, learn, and play. Our vision is to create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive.
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Our tobacco-free campus offers free parking and is conveniently located near RTD bus lines, Glendale City Set, and the Cherry Creek bike path. In addition to a great location and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to: https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/pslfFlow.action#!/pslf/launch
Description Of Job
The Work Unit
The Prevention Services Division works with public and private partners across Colorado to improve the health of all Coloradans. Division professionals develop, review, implement and evaluate public health interventions proven to promote healthy living, prevent chronic disease, protect against injury and ensure access to health care and opportunities for a healthy lifestyle. The Division is committed to the professional development, collaborative effort and sustained wellness of its workforce.
The Prevention Services Division is actively building a workforce reflective of the diverse communities we serve. The Division strives to understand the needs of Colorado’s communities and encourages contributions of stakeholders in identifying and solving public health problems. We are committed to providing a respectful, supportive and inclusive work environment that demonstrates our commitment to accept and respect individuals from all communities.
The Children, Youth and Families (CYF) branch is the organizational entity within the Prevention Services Division that plans, designs, implements, and evaluates public health interventions related to women, children and youth, including children and youth with special health care needs, with a goal of maximizing the health and well-being of Colorado’s maternal and child health population. There is a link between the economic opportunities a person has and their health status, with one often influencing the other throughout the life course and across generations. Special emphasis is placed on evidence-based practices, data-based decision-making, training, technical assistance, community partnerships, and integration of various branch program efforts to assure health outcomes are maximized. We believe that all people - no matter their race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, education level, age, language, religion, ability or geographic location - should have the opportunity to live healthy lives. The branch consists of the following four sections: Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Section, Family Adversity and Mortality Prevention Section, MCH Workforce Development Section, and Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Section. This position is in the Family Adversity and Mortality Prevention Section.
The Position
This position is responsible for supporting the identification, establishment, development and sustainability of state level partnerships to increase tax credit filing, especially among low-wage workers, immigrants and refugees who are eligible but have not claimed available tax credits. This position supports implementation of the strategic direction for the tax credit outreach efforts related to the development of communications approaches, evaluation metrics, and outreach efforts with other state agencies and statewide nonprofit partners. This position is responsible for building relationships with state agencies and statewide community partners to support implementation and effective outreach activities. This position ensures coordination and the best use of resources, including identifying and coordinating the development of outreach materials for increased awareness and uptake of tax credits. This position develops and provides training and technical assistance to cross-sector partners and state agency programs that engage in benefits referral. This position coordinates partnerships and resources for joint outreach efforts such as shared mailers, text campaigns and presentations. This position updates content related to tax credits to support accurate tax credit outreach and training materials for varied audiences, including content posted on the Get Ahead Colorado website.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions Of Employment & Appeal Rights
An applicant may meet the minimum qualifications for this job in one of two ways: They may qualify through their work experience alone or through a combination of education and work experience.
Experience Only: Six (6) years of relevant experience in public health, health policy, economic policy, benefits enrollment, tax policy, health systems, and/or with programs involved in promoting and implementing public health or public policy initiatives, or other related fields.
OR
Education and Experience: A combination of related education, graduation from an accredited college or university in public health, health policy, public policy, economic policy, public administration, or closely-related field AND relevant experience in public health, health policy, economic policy, benefits enrollment, tax policy, health systems, and/or with programs involved in promoting and implementing public health or public policy initiatives, or other related fields equivalent to seven (7) years.
Preferred Qualifications And Essential Competencies
The preferred experience, competencies and abilities are highly desirable for this position and will be considered in selecting the successful candidate:
Supplemental Information
A Complete Application Packet Must Include
You must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. CDPHE does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.
ADAAA Accommodations
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Dan McKenna, at daniel.mckenna@state.co.us or call 303-692-2060, option 5.
This position is only open to Colorado state residents.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
Be BOLD and make a real difference . . .
Do you desire a career that provides you with opportunities to improve the world around you? The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is seeking diverse individuals from all backgrounds to apply for a career position that makes a direct impact on improving the lives of Colorado residents. Our mission is to advance Colorado's health and protect the places we live, work, learn, and play. Our vision is to create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive.
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Our tobacco-free campus offers free parking and is conveniently located near RTD bus lines, Glendale City Set, and the Cherry Creek bike path. In addition to a great location and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:
- Employee wellness programs and facilities
- Extensive internal professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects
- Bike to work programs, including access to storage lockers and bike racks
- Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
- Strong, yet flexible retirement benefits including a choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans
- Medical and dental health plans
- Paid life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- 11 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off
- Mentoring program with opportunities for mentors and mentees
- Tuition assistance for college-level courses including Masters degree programs
- Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, and
- A variety of employee resource groups
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to: https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/pslfFlow.action#!/pslf/launch
Description Of Job
The Work Unit
The Prevention Services Division works with public and private partners across Colorado to improve the health of all Coloradans. Division professionals develop, review, implement and evaluate public health interventions proven to promote healthy living, prevent chronic disease, protect against injury and ensure access to health care and opportunities for a healthy lifestyle. The Division is committed to the professional development, collaborative effort and sustained wellness of its workforce.
The Prevention Services Division is actively building a workforce reflective of the diverse communities we serve. The Division strives to understand the needs of Colorado’s communities and encourages contributions of stakeholders in identifying and solving public health problems. We are committed to providing a respectful, supportive and inclusive work environment that demonstrates our commitment to accept and respect individuals from all communities.
The Children, Youth and Families (CYF) branch is the organizational entity within the Prevention Services Division that plans, designs, implements, and evaluates public health interventions related to women, children and youth, including children and youth with special health care needs, with a goal of maximizing the health and well-being of Colorado’s maternal and child health population. There is a link between the economic opportunities a person has and their health status, with one often influencing the other throughout the life course and across generations. Special emphasis is placed on evidence-based practices, data-based decision-making, training, technical assistance, community partnerships, and integration of various branch program efforts to assure health outcomes are maximized. We believe that all people - no matter their race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, education level, age, language, religion, ability or geographic location - should have the opportunity to live healthy lives. The branch consists of the following four sections: Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Section, Family Adversity and Mortality Prevention Section, MCH Workforce Development Section, and Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Section. This position is in the Family Adversity and Mortality Prevention Section.
The Position
This position is responsible for supporting the identification, establishment, development and sustainability of state level partnerships to increase tax credit filing, especially among low-wage workers, immigrants and refugees who are eligible but have not claimed available tax credits. This position supports implementation of the strategic direction for the tax credit outreach efforts related to the development of communications approaches, evaluation metrics, and outreach efforts with other state agencies and statewide nonprofit partners. This position is responsible for building relationships with state agencies and statewide community partners to support implementation and effective outreach activities. This position ensures coordination and the best use of resources, including identifying and coordinating the development of outreach materials for increased awareness and uptake of tax credits. This position develops and provides training and technical assistance to cross-sector partners and state agency programs that engage in benefits referral. This position coordinates partnerships and resources for joint outreach efforts such as shared mailers, text campaigns and presentations. This position updates content related to tax credits to support accurate tax credit outreach and training materials for varied audiences, including content posted on the Get Ahead Colorado website.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions Of Employment & Appeal Rights
An applicant may meet the minimum qualifications for this job in one of two ways: They may qualify through their work experience alone or through a combination of education and work experience.
Experience Only: Six (6) years of relevant experience in public health, health policy, economic policy, benefits enrollment, tax policy, health systems, and/or with programs involved in promoting and implementing public health or public policy initiatives, or other related fields.
OR
Education and Experience: A combination of related education, graduation from an accredited college or university in public health, health policy, public policy, economic policy, public administration, or closely-related field AND relevant experience in public health, health policy, economic policy, benefits enrollment, tax policy, health systems, and/or with programs involved in promoting and implementing public health or public policy initiatives, or other related fields equivalent to seven (7) years.
Preferred Qualifications And Essential Competencies
The preferred experience, competencies and abilities are highly desirable for this position and will be considered in selecting the successful candidate:
- Broad understanding of economic mobility interventions that support families and their vital conditions for health, including trends, best practices, and emerging issues; ability to apply ideas and experience to improve and add value to the program.
- Brings an understanding of the challenges many Coloradans face in securing economic well-being, including lived experience; demonstrated understanding of systemic disadvantage in our economic structures and history and the impact on health outcomes for children and families.
- Outstanding skills and abilities in verbal and written communications including presentation skills; ability to adapt a style to fit diverse audiences of varying technical levels, and at various levels within an organization, in groups, and individual settings.
- Experience providing training or technical assistance to groups and individuals.
- Experience using communications strategies and tactics to disseminate information to partners, including experience with implementation of public awareness campaigns.
- Demonstrated success cultivating and sustaining collaborative partnerships and relationships among diverse organizations or groups, including organizations with direct connections to communities, especially those reaching families with diverse backgrounds, cultures, and languages.
- Demonstrated experience in project management and facilitation, including establishing goals and timelines, coordinating resources, monitoring progress, engaging and working with internal and external partners, measuring results, and advancing the goals of the program.
- High level of emotional intelligence that facilitates the ability to sense others' reactions, views, and goals, and actively manages own reactions and behaviors based on that information particularly in working with teams of diverse stakeholders.
- Adapts quickly to change and easily considers new approaches. Manages competing demands. Adapts behavior or work methods to best fit the situation in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles. Effectively deals with ambiguity.
- Pursuant to CDPHE policy, a background check is required for all positions at CDPHE.
- Must be willing to work a hybrid schedule.
- Must be willing to travel 10% of the time as the position requires.
Supplemental Information
A Complete Application Packet Must Include
- A completed State of Colorado application.
- Unofficial transcripts if using to verify educational requirement
- If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214 attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application.
- All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.
- Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review, which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.
- A top group, of up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.
You must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. CDPHE does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.
ADAAA Accommodations
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Dan McKenna, at daniel.mckenna@state.co.us or call 303-692-2060, option 5.