Are you an experienced, effective leader with the passion, desire, and drive to serve those most vulnerable in our community? Do you want to work in an environment that values diversity and approaches situations with a focus on racial equity? If your answer is a capital YES! then Public Health’s Community Health Services (CHS) Division is the place for you.

The purpose of CHS is to strengthen King County’s safety net services and partnerships to deliver equitable and responsive health care for marginalized communities. CHS provides direct services through its Public Health Center system as well as assures access to quality services through partnerships and regional programs. This position is part of the CHS Division’s COVID-19 Homeless Response.

The Area Manager (Health Services Administrator II) is responsible for leading, directing, and evaluating the strategic direction, management, and overall operations for COVID-19 Homeless Response field programs in King County, currently including the Health Engagement Action Resource Team (HEART) and the Mobile Assessment Team (MAT). HEART and MAT focus on serving people experiencing homelessness who may also be experiencing behavioral health and substance use disorder conditions and/or people with limited access to services due to cultural, language, or immigration barriers and/or people who disproportionally experience adverse health outcomes based on race.

• HEART provides both proactive and reactive visits to homeless service sites to assess practices for health, safety, wellness, and infection prevention. They conduct a targeted on-site clinical assessment of residents and staff and an on-site facility assessment of current infection and control strategies, provide education and training to prevent further transmission, conduct limited testing on those with CLI symptoms, initiate rapid referral of residents to isolation and quarantine, and determine if follow-up support is needed.
• MAT provides proactive and reactive COVID-19 testing for people who are at high risk for severe illness from the disease and are not able to access testing at a hospital, clinic, or other site. This includes residents of supportive housing programs, behavioral health residential programs, emergency shelters, adult family homes, and assisted living or long-term care facilities. The team provides reactive testing directly to sites where there is a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case as well as proactive testing for surveillance in homeless service sites.

This position will be responsible for coordinating activities and efforts across CHS and will help to facilitate the collaborative response across other divisions within Public Health including the Environmental Health Division, Communicable Disease / Epidemiology section, the Department of Community and Human Services and with partners in the homeless services community.

Public Health – Seattle and King County values diverse perspectives and life experiences.  The Department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, and veterans.

COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: 
As the only Public Health jurisdiction in the world named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation’s history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.

We have a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies and policies that promote fairness, justice and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from vulnerable communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.

The selected candidate will integrate King County’s Equity and Social Justice principles into the daily functions of this position.

WHO MAY APPLY: This position is open to the general public as a Term Limited Temporary position, and King County Career Service employees as a Special Duty Assignment.

WORK LOCATION: The primary work location for this position will be the 10th floor of the Chinook Building, located at 401 5th Ave in Seattle, WA 98104, with the expectation of travel to various locations throughout King County

Some of the work associated with this position will be performed remotely, at least through July 5, 2021 in compliance with King County’s telecommuting mandate.  Employees will be provided with a County issued laptop and must maintain a workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.

Employees must reside in WA state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements. There will be situations where the employee is required to report to a County worksite.  Please note that when an employee conducts work that is likely to bring them in contact with another individual, safety precautions are required by the department in alignment with the Public Health Directive from the Seattle & King County Public Health Officer.

To support employees during this time King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will be joining an innovative and progressive team. King County is doing its part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and remains committed to reducing our carbon footprint.

WORK SCHEDULE: This full-time position works Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm- 40 hours per week. Some weekend and evening work will be required. This position is Exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and is ineligible for overtime.

• Direct the daily operations of the COVID-19 Homeless Response field programs. Develop, prioritize and implement program goals and objectives. Align and refine field program priorities within the overall COVID-19 homeless response goals.
• Ensure the COVID-19 field programs are well-aligned and integrated with other services and programs within Public Health – Seattle & King County, including the Public Health Centers and the Health Care for the Homeless Network (HCHN).
• Evaluate staffing needs to ensure adequate staffing to meet program and department goals. Define roles and responsibilities for new positions, execute equitable hiring processes, and support training.
• Provide direct supervision of the management team of COVID-19 field programs. Build a work environment that promotes a culture of service; that champions diversity, teamwork, continuous improvement, shared success; and that fully enables staff to utilize their skills and competencies in the service of our clients.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with division and department leaders and staff as well as homeless service providers, healthcare partners, human/social service agencies, local governments, and those with lived experience to determine how best to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 within the homeless response system.
• Partner closely with CHS leadership and managers of the Health Care for the Homeless program, operations staff, and finance managers, all of whom provide programmatic, budget, and quality oversight and support for the programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

The following job classifications may fall within the purview of these programs: Personal Health Services Supervisors, Administrators, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners, Community Health Workers, Public Health Nurses, Social Workers, Educators, Interpreters, Navigators (Enrollment Specialists).

• Commitment to racial and social justice and promoting the healing and resilience in clients and communities who have experienced marginalization and/or trauma.
• Ability to demonstrate mission driven leadership and inspire a service first mentality towards our clients.
• Ability to create and foster teams who work collaboratively towards continuous quality improvement practices and create an environment that balances accountability with supportive learning opportunities.
• Ability to manage the staff, operations, and program service delivery in an efficient, responsible manner.
• Ability to respect, communicate, and relate well to all kinds of people regardless of their status, position, or background; effective at building relationships; comfortable providing corrective feedback or taking difficult actions when necessary.
• Ability to create a work environment where people can thrive; seeks input from those closest to the work; understands how to bring the best out of people; makes individuals feel their contributions and work is important to the success of the organization.

Desired Experience and Qualifications: 

• Experience and ability managing clinical staff in a unionized work environment.
• Experience working on a community-based communicable disease outbreak
• Experience managing field operations serving people living homeless.

Forbes recently named King County as one of Washington State’s best employers. 

Together, with leadership and our employees, we’re changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation’s best places to live, work and play. 

Guided by our “True North“, we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles–we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

To Apply
If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact your recruiter listed on this job announcement.

APPLICATION PROCESS: 
A complete application packet will consist of the following:

• NEOGOV/Government Jobs on-line or paper application
• Responses to Supplemental Questions
• Cover Letter that clearly describes why you are a highly competitive candidate and demonstrates how you meet the required and desired experience and qualifications
• Resume

You may attach multiple documents if you wish with your application:

• Copy and paste one or more documents into the text resume section of the application.
• Attach multiple documents/files in the resume attachment section.

Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the application. Cover letters and/or resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state “see my resume” or “see my personnel file” are considered incomplete and will not be accepted. Please do not email resumes to the contact of this recruitment, as you must complete ALL application materials in order to be considered for this position.

• The selection process may include but is not limited to: evaluation of application materials and supplemental questions, interviewing, and testing. For more information on our selection process, please refer to www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/jobs/hiring.
• Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health positions.
• Staff may be required to play an active role in the event of a public health emergency, which may include changes in responsibilities, work location and working hours.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• The selected candidate will be required to pass a thorough background investigation.
• Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.
• Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing required training on time.

CONTACT: For questions about the position, you may contact Nic Horea at Nicolae.horea@kingcounty.gov

UNION AFFILIATION: This position is not represented by a union.