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Special Assistant for Maternal and Child Health
4 months ago
**SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR**
**Agency**: Department of Healthcare and Family Services
**Job Posting ID**:DO37608
**Start Date**:05/13/2024
**Closing Date**: 05/29/2024
**Salary**: $10,500 - $12,500 (Anticipated Salary Dependent Upon Qualifications)
**Job Type**: Salaried
**County**: Cook
**Number of Vacancies**: 1
**Plan/BU**: EXEMPT
**A RESUME IS REQUIRED FOR THIS JOB POSTING**
**Job Posting Details**:
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Office of the Director is seeking to hire a dynamic individual to serve as the **Director’s Special Assistant for Maternal and Child Health Services**, where you'll lead initiatives to empower birthing people and families in policy development and program implementation. Collaborate to shape impactful policies, advocate for improved outcomes, and drive positive change. If you're dedicated to leveraging data-driven insights to enhance maternal and child health, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of communities.
HFS values employees with different backgrounds, life experiences, and talents.
Employees receive a robust benefit package including:
- Monday-Friday work schedule
- Flexible work schedules are available in many program areas. (Remote work may be an option for certain positions.)
- Health, Life, Vision, and Dental Insurance
- Pension Plan
- Paid Parental Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program and other pre-tax benefit programs (Medical/Daycare)
- Employees earn (12) paid Sick Days annually.
- New Employees earn (10) paid Vacation Days their first year of service and can earn up to (25) paid Vacation Days annually.
- Employees earn (3) paid Personal Days annually.
- (13-14) paid holidays annually (based on start date)
At the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), we value staff as our greatest asset. We work in a spirit of teamwork to help millions of Illinoisans access high quality healthcare and fulfill child support obligations to advance their physical, mental, and financial well-being. We provide healthcare coverage for children and adults through Medicaid and other medical programs, and we help ensure that children receive financial resources from both their parents through Child Support Services. The HFS Office of the Inspector General investigates, audits and reviews program activity to ensure the integrity of our programs is maintained.
HFS is committed to promoting and preserving a workplace culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome and value employees with different backgrounds, life experiences, and talents. It is the collective sum of our individual differences that provides a broad perspective, leading to greater innovation and achievement. In recruiting for our team, we recognize the unique contributions of each applicant regardless of culture, ethnicity, race, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. HFS is an equal opportunity employer.
- Serves as the Director’s Special Assistant for Maternal and Child Health Services:Acts as a policymaking
official
- Provides diverse, effective, and on-going opportunities for birthing people and families to express their views on
Department policy development and program implementation
- Under direction of the Director and in conjunction with the Department's Legislative Office, discusses maternal
and child health policy, finance, and outcomes with members of the General Assembly and other elected
officials
- Encourages, promotes, and collaborates in the establishment of policy to improve maternal and child health
outcomes
- Collects, analyzes and reports on data related to maternal health and child health outcomes
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated
above
**Minimum Qualifications**:
- Requires completion of four (4) years of college with coursework in public policy, public health, public administration,
business administration, or similar field of study
- Requires four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public policy, public health, public
administration, or business organization.
**Preferred Qualifications**:
- Minimum of four (4) years of professional experience working in the healthcare industry or government
- Minimum of four (4) years of professional experience developing and implementing policy for a public or private
organization
- Minimum of four (4) years of experience conducting research on healthcare policies, Medicaid regulations, and Maternal
and Child Health guidelines
- Minimum of four (4) years of professional experience serving as spokesperson and submit matter expert for a health care
program
- Advanced degree in public policy, public health, public administration, business administration, or similar field of study
**Conditions of Employment**:
- Requires completion of a background check a
