Maternal, Child & Family Program Coordinator

Washington County, Oregon; Beaverton (OR); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Washington County’s Public Health Division seeks a Program Coordinator to support Maternal Child & Family programs, coordinating outreach, meetings, and contract oversight. You’ll ensure compliance with agreements and provide QA across early childhood and youth programs.

The role emphasizes collaboration with providers and county staff. The position offers a hybrid schedule and requires a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree with several years of program administration experience, plus strong budgeting

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's in relevant field with required years of experience.
• Two to four years of increasingly responsible work experience in service program administration, coordination, development and/or planning.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate community engagement and outreach activities, meetings and advisory committees aligned with program deliverables.
• Negotiate and monitor expense contracts, ensure compliance with policies and grant deliverables.
• Collaborate with staff and partners to address needs, provide training and technical assistance, and ensure program quality.
• Review proposals and RFPs, and make recommendations for compliance and objectives.

Skills

Early childhood knowledge

Program administration

Contract administration

Monitoring & evaluation

Budgeting procedures

Cultural competency

Proposal review & RFPs

Leadership & delegation

Education

Master's Degree in Public Health, Social Work, Education, Public Administration, or related field

Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Social Work, Education, Public Administration, or related field

Job description

Note: This job will be posted through 11:59 PM of the day prior to the end date listed. Current Washington County Employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity.

Job Type: Regular Pay Range: $86,271.48 - $104,816.76 Salary Department: Health & Human Services (HHS) FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt

About the Opportunity

The Washington County Public Health Division within Health and Human Services Department is looking for a Program Coordinator to join Maternal Child & Family (MCF) Branch. The Program Coordinator will perform the following critical duties across several intersecting domain (Early Childhood Health & Education, Parenting Education, and Tobacco Prevention):

Coordinates community engagement & outreach activities (e.g., represent programs in community spaces, logistics), meetings & advisory committees (e.g., agendas, minutes, invitations, logistics, materials, presentations, facilitation, equipment set-up) in alignment with program deliverables and contractual obligations. Negotiates and monitors expense contracts for various early childhood and youth development program services. This includes recommendations (e.g., budget parameters, the scope of work, deliverables), collaboration with department administrative services staff (e.g., Management Analyst II for procurement pathways and schedules), compliance (e.g., contract agreements, invoices for expenditures, consistent application of adopted policies, grant agreement deliverables, and/or applicable laws) and quality assurance tasks (e.g., recommending updates to procedures for monitoring). Collaborates with technical assistance agencies, providers, and assigned staff to identify and address needs (e.g., training, technical assistance, consultations) for service providers and assures compliance (e.g., division policies, department policies, County policies, statutes).

Work Schedule

This position may be eligible for a hybrid work schedule including remote work.

Ideal Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Knowledge of: Early Childhood, Adolescence, Prevention and Parent Education (e.g., systems, policies and practices, social, behavioral and physical development, adolescent development and family dynamics, risk factors/indicators for child abuse, school dropout, and juvenile delinquency factors, prevention and treatment of problems in early childhood and adolescence).
• Program and contract administration.
• Principles of program evaluation and monitoring.
• Methods and techniques of data collection and statistical analysis.
• Budgeting procedures and practices.
• Key components of cultural competency, awareness of differences, attitudes, and beliefs to work across cultures effectively and appropriately.
• Ability to: Review proposals, Request for Proposals (RFP's), and other documents and make recommendations for compliance and meeting objectives.
• Effectively plan, assign, direct, and evaluate the work of others, including delegating responsibility and authority to assure success.

Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience

• Master's Degree in Public Health, Social Work, Education, Public Administration, or a related educational/social services field; AND two (2) years of increasingly responsible work experience in service program administration, coordination, development, and/or planning; OR Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Social Work, Education, Public Administration, or a related educational/social services field; AND four (4) years of increasingly responsible work experience in service program administration, coordination, development, and/or planning.

Additional Requirements

Must successfully pass a background check post offer.

About the Branch

MCF is dedicated to supporting the health and education of children, youth and families. Our branch operates a broad range of programming from reproductive health to tobacco prevention. The team consists of direct service providers (Nurses and Community Health Workers) to program administrators leading contracted service delivery.

To learn more about the branch, please visit https://www.washingtoncountyor.gov/mcfp

Selection Process

You can review our standard selection process here.

Our commitment to you

Washington County is an equal opportunity employer committed to using a merit-based system in which recruiting, selecting, and advancing employees is based on knowledge, skills, and abilities. Our organization embraces innovation, collaboration, and work-life harmony. We promote employee development and offer an award-winning benefits and wellness program as well as an opportunity to serve and support our vibrant community.

Veterans' Preference

If you are a Veteran and would like to be considered for Veterans' preference for this recruitment, please review the instructions using this link: Veterans' Preference Points.

Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act

Reasonable accommodation is available to anyone whose specific disability prevents them from completing this application or participating in the selection process for this recruitment. To obtain confidential assistance please contact Human Resources 503-846-8606, or email: [e-mail] at least 48 hours before any step in the recruitment and selection process for which you feel you need accommodation.

Status of Your Application

You will be advised by email of your status at each step in the application process, from initial application to final employment disposition. Please note that Washington County communicates with all candidates via email.

Notice

Washington County is currently undergoing a comprehensive classification and compensation study. The purpose of this project is to create new job descriptions and create new classification and compensation systems. Outcomes of the project will include changes to classification titles, which could impact compensation structures. No one will have their pay rate lowered because of this project. For represented positions, appropriate bargaining processes will be utilized prior to implementation.

Questions?

Recruiter: Yeji Seo Email Address: [e-mail]

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