Section Manager,California Home Visiting Program(CHVP)Program DevelopmentandImplementation Section

Department of Public Health; California; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

California Department of Public Health is seeking a Health Program Manager II to oversee the California Home Visiting Program (CHVP) and the Program Development and Implementation section within the MCAH Division. You will provide policy development, planning, and monitoring, and supervise a multi-disciplinary team to advance maternal, child and adolescent health outcomes.

You will coordinate with local agencies, manage program reporting and continuous quality improvement, and travel up to 10%

Qualifications

• Experience managing or supervising complex public health programs.
• Ability to plan, implement, and monitor program activities and budgets.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to present to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the California Home Visiting Program (CHVP) policy development, planning, implementation, support and monitoring.
• Provide leadership to a multi-disciplinary team of staff and coordinate with local agencies.
• Lead program analysis, reporting, and partnership-building; travel up to 10% as required.

Skills

Public health leadership

Program management

Data-driven decision-making

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication skills

Job description

This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by overseeing a critical state program that provides support to pregnant and parenting people and their families through strategies that improve maternal and child health and wellbeing and promote child development and school readiness. The position promotes health and wellness, incorporates health equity strategies in programs and practices, and mobilizes partnerships to strengthen collective impact.

The incumbent works under the general direction of the Manager of the Child and Adolescent Health (CAH) Branch within the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Division. The Health Program Manager (HPM) II is responsible for the oversight of the California Home Visiting Program (CHVP), Program Development and Implementation (PDI) Section. The incumbent will oversee the areas of program policy development, planning, implementation, support, and monitoring, as well as management analysis and personnel. The HPM II plans, organizes, and directly supervises and monitors the work of a multi-disciplinary team of professional, technical and support staff. Using knowledge of program policy development, program planning, implementation, and monitoring, the incumbent will provide programmatic and managerial leadership in the coordination of all CHVP PDI activities including daily operations and future planning. The incumbent will provide leadership to all PDI staff working with local agencies implementing, supporting, and monitoring the statewide home visiting program including the oversight of technical assistance, continuous quality improvement, site status reports, performance reports, information dissemination and reporting, development of scopes of work, policies, procedures, and partnership building related to the CHVP. Up to 10% regional travel may be required.

In July 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025. This program temporarily reduces employees’ monthly base pay in exchange for paid leave credits. This position is subject to PLP 2025 and will have a monthly base pay reduction of 3% in exchange for 5 hours of leave credits through June 2027. The salary ranges shown on this job posting do not reflect the salary reduction.

This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework permitted is at the discretion of the Department and is subject to change, consistent with CDPH’s Telework Program. All employees who telework are required to be California residents in accordance with Government Code 14200. Candidates who reside outside of the state of California may be interviewed; however, the selected candidate must have a primary residency in the state of California prior to appointment (and continue to maintain California residency) as a condition of employment. Failure to meet this requirement may result in the job offer being rescinded.

Travel may be required for this position. Reimbursement for travel takes into consideration an employee’s designated headquarters, as reflected in the duty statement, and is subject to regulations and bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the designated headquarters office will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

The headquarters office location for this position is identified in the attached duty statement.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience in health or social service programs
• Experience working in programs serving children, families and underserved communities
• Understanding of perinatal health and early child development.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing complex public health programs.
• Strong knowledge of public health administration.
• Proven ability to build and maintain collaborative partnerships.
• Expertise in data-driven decision-making.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate and work with key stakeholders such as local public health officers, directors, or program managers.
• Ability to present programmatic and research findings to both lay and professional audiences.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and across disciplines regarding maternal, infant and child health issues.
• Reliable and consistent attendance

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Statement of Qualifications

All interested applicants must submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) with their application. The SOQ serves as a documentation of each candidate’s ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing and must be typed in 12-point Arial font, 1-inch margins, single-spaced, limited to three single-sided pages with the candidate’s name at the top of each page.

Health program administration refers to the practice of managing and overseeing the operations of healthcare or public health programs to ensure efficient delivery of health services. Significant health programs include but are not limited to major initiatives addressing key health needs in a population. These programs typically have broad impact, substantial resources, and focus on prevention, education, treatment, or policy.

Describe in detail your experience managing or supervising complex major health programs or projects including any program planning and implementation, program data analysis and evaluation, recommendations to management, budgeting and resource management, policy, regulations, or standards development, and any areas of major/independent responsibility. Please include the length of time, including start and end dates (month and year) of each job.

Required Application Package Documents

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Statement of Qualifications