What are the responsibilities and job description for the Age-Friendly City Program Officer position at DC Department of Human Resources?
JJob Summary
This position is located in the Office of the Deputy Mayor forHealth and Human Services (DMHHS). The mission of the DMHHS is to support the Mayor in coordinating a comprehensive system of benefits, goods and services across multiple agencies to ensure that children, youth and adults, with and without disabilities, can lead healthy, meaningful and productive lives. The office provides leadership for policy and planning; government relations; and communications and community relations for the agencies under its jurisdiction.
The Age-Friendly City initiative is a movement that benefits and facilitates the transformation of perspectives so that all will recognize DC's aging population as primary stakeholders. The Age-Friendly City Initiative is, also, part of an international effort begun by the World Health Organization (WHO) and supported by AARP's Age-Friendly Communities Network, to respond to two significant demographics tends: urbanization and population aging.
This position functions as an Age-Friendly City Program Officer, responsible for overseeing the program, assuring that the city provides a system to educate, encourage, promote, and recognize improvements that make the District of Columbia more user friendly for elderlyresidents. The work involves identifying and supporting communities in the District of Columbia that want to improve the physical and social environments of the city's elderly and help them remain healthy and active, which promotes longevity, independence and dignity.
Duties And Responsibilities
Identifies and recruits major stakeholders, service providers, innovative leaders, researchers, advocates, business leaders and representatives from special populations to assemble the Age-Friendly DC Task Force.
Leads special studies of the World Health Organization's (WHO) identified eight (8) domains to assess and improvethe domains that help influence the health and quality of life for the seniors which include those persons with disabilities and special populations, living in the District of Columbia. The eight (8) domains are: outdoor spaces and buildings, transportation, housing, social participation, respect and social inclusion, civic participation and employment, communication and information, and community support and health services.
Conduct strategic planning meetings to discuss program activities that impact the overall successful operation of Age-Friendly DC (AFDC). Conducts in-depth research and statistical analysis of the AFDC issues. Present critical observations, findings and recommendations on AFDCpolicies, procedures and regulation, and their effect on the residents and the District.
Communicates and collaborates with government officials within and outside of the District government, and private agency representatives to advise and/or acquire information necessary to implement the Age-Friendly City Initiative for the District of Columbia.
Build key relationships and optimize support for the Age-Friendly City Initiative utilizing joint planning approaches. Creates and strengthens partnerships to implement innovative practices to improve senior services.
Qualifications And Education
Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, one (1) year of specialized experience must be equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the normal line of progression.
Licenses and Certifications
None
Working Conditions/Environment
The work is performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office.
Other Significant Facts
Pay Plan, Series, Grade: CS-0301-14
Tour of Duty: 8:30AM to 5:00PM, Monday - Friday
Promotion Potential: No known promotion potential
Duration of Appointment: Career Service Permanent
Collective Bargaining Unit (Non-Union): This position is not in a collective bargaining unit.
Position Designation: The position has been deemed security sensitive. Accordingly, the incumbent will be subject to pre-employment checks (criminal background checks, consumer credit check, traffic record checks, if applicable) as a condition of employment, and will be subject to periodic criminal background checks for the duration of your tenure.
If the position you are applying for is in the Career, Management Supervisory, or Educational Service at an annual salary of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) or more, you must establish residency in the District of Columbia within one hundred eighty (180) days of the effective date of the appointment and continue to maintain residency within the District of Columbia throughout the duration of the appointment.
EEO Statement: The District of Columbia Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical handicap, or political affiliation.
This position is located in the Office of the Deputy Mayor forHealth and Human Services (DMHHS). The mission of the DMHHS is to support the Mayor in coordinating a comprehensive system of benefits, goods and services across multiple agencies to ensure that children, youth and adults, with and without disabilities, can lead healthy, meaningful and productive lives. The office provides leadership for policy and planning; government relations; and communications and community relations for the agencies under its jurisdiction.
The Age-Friendly City initiative is a movement that benefits and facilitates the transformation of perspectives so that all will recognize DC's aging population as primary stakeholders. The Age-Friendly City Initiative is, also, part of an international effort begun by the World Health Organization (WHO) and supported by AARP's Age-Friendly Communities Network, to respond to two significant demographics tends: urbanization and population aging.
This position functions as an Age-Friendly City Program Officer, responsible for overseeing the program, assuring that the city provides a system to educate, encourage, promote, and recognize improvements that make the District of Columbia more user friendly for elderlyresidents. The work involves identifying and supporting communities in the District of Columbia that want to improve the physical and social environments of the city's elderly and help them remain healthy and active, which promotes longevity, independence and dignity.
Duties And Responsibilities
Identifies and recruits major stakeholders, service providers, innovative leaders, researchers, advocates, business leaders and representatives from special populations to assemble the Age-Friendly DC Task Force.
Leads special studies of the World Health Organization's (WHO) identified eight (8) domains to assess and improvethe domains that help influence the health and quality of life for the seniors which include those persons with disabilities and special populations, living in the District of Columbia. The eight (8) domains are: outdoor spaces and buildings, transportation, housing, social participation, respect and social inclusion, civic participation and employment, communication and information, and community support and health services.
Conduct strategic planning meetings to discuss program activities that impact the overall successful operation of Age-Friendly DC (AFDC). Conducts in-depth research and statistical analysis of the AFDC issues. Present critical observations, findings and recommendations on AFDCpolicies, procedures and regulation, and their effect on the residents and the District.
Communicates and collaborates with government officials within and outside of the District government, and private agency representatives to advise and/or acquire information necessary to implement the Age-Friendly City Initiative for the District of Columbia.
Build key relationships and optimize support for the Age-Friendly City Initiative utilizing joint planning approaches. Creates and strengthens partnerships to implement innovative practices to improve senior services.
Qualifications And Education
Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, one (1) year of specialized experience must be equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the normal line of progression.
Licenses and Certifications
None
Working Conditions/Environment
The work is performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office.
Other Significant Facts
Pay Plan, Series, Grade: CS-0301-14
Tour of Duty: 8:30AM to 5:00PM, Monday - Friday
Promotion Potential: No known promotion potential
Duration of Appointment: Career Service Permanent
Collective Bargaining Unit (Non-Union): This position is not in a collective bargaining unit.
Position Designation: The position has been deemed security sensitive. Accordingly, the incumbent will be subject to pre-employment checks (criminal background checks, consumer credit check, traffic record checks, if applicable) as a condition of employment, and will be subject to periodic criminal background checks for the duration of your tenure.
If the position you are applying for is in the Career, Management Supervisory, or Educational Service at an annual salary of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) or more, you must establish residency in the District of Columbia within one hundred eighty (180) days of the effective date of the appointment and continue to maintain residency within the District of Columbia throughout the duration of the appointment.
EEO Statement: The District of Columbia Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical handicap, or political affiliation.
Salary : $150,000
