Application
Deadline: November
14, 2022
The Local Health Department Climate Change Program and Policy
Specialist position is an opportunity for
meaningful contribution to advancing health and racial equity through action to
address the greatest health challenge of the 21st Century: climate change. Put
your lived expertise and passion for climate justice to work with a team that
appreciates your unique contributions. We are a team that works hard, supports
each other, and strives to build a culture of racial equity, care, and
transparent participation in decisions that affect the work.
This position will work under the direction of the Health Program Manager of
the Climate Change Local Assistance Unit based in the CDPH
Climate Change and Health Equity Section (CCHES). The HPS I will
support local health departments to prepare for and prevent the health impacts
of climate change, improve social determinants of health, and meet existing
health program objectives through engagement with climate change policy and
planning.
Black, Indigenous, and
other people of color are strongly encouraged to apply, as are people with
working class backgrounds, LGBTQI+ people, people with disability, and people
with lived expertise of health inequities or climate injustice.
Salary and
Benefits: The position pays $6,061 per month ($72,732
annually) for candidates new to State service, increasing to $7,587 per month
($91,044 annually) within five years upon satisfactory performance. Additional
raises may be negotiated by the union. State benefits are excellent including a
defined-benefit pension.
This is a telework position, with occasional travel required to Sacramento
or the San Francisco Bay Area.
HOW TO APPLY:
Read the job description and application instructions: Job
Posting
For those new to applying to State government positions, there are two “steps”
to complete:
- Step 1: Establish
Eligibility: To be eligible for this position, you
must take and pass the Health Program Specialist I “examination,” which is
a self-assessment questionnaire. (Read
more about the Health Program Specialist I classification details and
requirements.) The exam is online, and you will receive your score
immediately after completion. Create
a CalCareers account and take the Health Program Specialist I examination.
- Step 2: Apply to the Position:
After you take the exam and establish eligibility, you must then apply for
the actual position itself. The
deadline for applying to the position is November 14, 2022.
This video from
the California Department of Human Resources provides a tutorial on how to
create an account and get started with the CalCareers
website.
QUESTIONS?
- For any questions about the
application process, please contact the CDPH Human Resources Division, (916)
445-0983, Apply@cdph.ca.gov
- For any questions about the
position above, please contact Dan Woo, CDPH Climate Change and Health
Equity Section, Daniel.Woo@cdph.ca.gov
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