Program Coordinator 2 (WIC Program Coordinator PCN 161017) at State of Alaska

Job DescriptionThis Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply.Welcome to the Department of Health!Wed be delighted to have you join our team.If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us apply today!This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.Please check out theresidency definitionto determine if you qualify.What You Will Be Doing:As the WIC Program Coordinator for the Women Infants and Children (WIC) Program at the Fairbanks Public Health Center you will play a vital role in ensuring families in your community have access to essential nutrition services. Under the guidance of the WIC Program Manager you will:Lead the delivery of WIC services at the Fairbanks Public Health Center ensuring high-quality client-centered care.Provide direct support to participants including nutrition assessments education breastfeeding support referrals and supplemental food assistance.Coordinate daily operations within the center to ensure smooth efficient service delivery.Ensure compliance with all state and federal WIC guidelines and policies.Support outreach efforts to connect familiesand help them thrive through improved nutrition care and the services they need. Mission and Values/Culture:The Division of Public Health is the states lead public health agency focused on the services that protect the publics health and advance the health status of all Alaskans and communities by preventing illness and injury.WIC is part of a public health program that provides nutrition and breastfeeding education counseling support referrals to needed services and nutritious food to eligible women infants and children up to age five. We embrace the values of excellence innovation continuous improvement integrity and inclusiveness. In your role you will positively impact the food security of families across Alaska.Benefits of Joining Our Team:We are committed to employee health and well-being offering opportunities for professional growth and development and self-care in a supportive collegial work environment with job stability and security.Additional benefits include: hybrid telework (if desired) 12 paid holidays paid leave retirement options and insurance (health vision and dental).The Working Environment You Can Expect:This position is located in the Fairbanks Public Health Center in Fairbanks AK. We are a close-knit fun team dedicated to advancing health access and equity with a passion for improving the lives of families women infants children and adolescents. The Division of Public Health has a long history of collaboration with health care providers non-profits educators and families to improve maternal newborn and early childhood health outcomes.Who We Are Looking For:Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies inPublic Health: Applies knowledge of the concepts principles theories methods and tools associated with protecting and improving the health of people and their communities including promoting healthy lifestyles researching disease and/or injury prevention and/or detecting preventing and responding to infectious diseasesCustomer Service: Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers. Delivers high-quality products and services is committed to continuous improvement.Planning and Evaluation: Organizes work sets priorities and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.To view the general description and example of duties for this job class please go to the following link and search for Job Class Title: QualificationsCompetency-Based Minimum Qualifications InstructionsThis job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.Please ensure your application(through work history volunteer experience (duties summary) training education licenses certifications etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge skills abilities and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.Competency Description The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge skills abilities (KSAs) tasks and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competencys description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA task and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.Please ensure your application (through work history training education licenses certifications etc.) supports/demonstrates you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class. Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies inAnalytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical systematic sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on ones knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing evaluating and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws regulations and guidance.Decision Making: Makes sound well-informed and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action even in uncertain situations to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work sets priorities and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.Organizational Awareness: Knows the organizations mission and functions and how its social political and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes the programs policies procedures rules and regulations of the organization.Equivalent to those typically gained by:Training from an accredited college or university in any field and/or progressively responsible professional experience developing planning coordinating and implementing a program project business organization or major components of a program including having administrative authority over the program/project funding staff and/or overall operations.Special Note:Competencies means a combination of interrelated knowledge skills abilities and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.Typically gained by means the prevalent usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.Training and education are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom on-line self-study and on-the-job) from accredited and unaccredited sources and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.Professional experience means work that is creative analytical evaluative and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the professions principles concepts theories and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to ones own judgment.Progressively responsible means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity difficulty or level of responsibility.Additional Required InformationAt the time of the interview please provide the following:Three (3) professional references whom we may contact by phone one (1) of whom must be your current or most recent supervisor if not already provided in the application.Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission.SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONSFor your application to be evaluated you mustanswer the Supplemental Questions.The State of Alaska uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicants level of competence in applying certain behaviors knowledge skills and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery Fluency Literacy and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.CLASSIFICATIONThis Position Description is currently being reviewed by the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations Classification Section. Depending on the outcome of the allocation this recruitment pool may or may not be utilized to fill this vacancy. EDUCATIONTo verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies you must fill in the Education section of the application If you have not obtained a degree please indicate the number of units completed Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts) Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not transcripts will be required before employment.SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATIONIf education is completed in a foreign college or university it may be used to meet the above requirements if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university.It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration.WORK EXPERIENCEWhen using work experience not documented in your application please provide the employers name job title employment dates and whether you worked full-time or part-time Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application If the application does not support minimum qualifications the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitmentA resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position This is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered If this information is not accurately reflected in your application this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application.Noting see resume or CV or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.MULTIPLE VACANCIESThis recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.APPLICATION NOTICEYou can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via a hard copy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or another database you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hard-copy application to apply successfully. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska How to Apply webpage found here: regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at (toll-free) or (907) 465- 4095. If you choose to be contacted by emailplease ensure that your email address is correct on your application and that your spam filter will permit emails from the domain.For information on allowing emails from the domains visit the Lost Password Help page at STATEMENTThe State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations auxiliary aids services or alternative communication formats please call 1- in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1- or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201 Juneau AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCEQuestions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1- (toll-free) or if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed toFor assistance with applying for a password please visit InformationFor specific information about the position feel free to contact the hiring manager at:Carol Quintanilla/ Program Coordinator 2Required Experience:IC Key Skills Project / Program Management,Program Management,Developmental Disabilities Experience,Organizational skills,Data Collection,Meeting Facilitation,Utilization Review,Administrative Experience,Program Development,Public Speaking,Supervising Experience,Social Work Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1