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PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST
The main purpose of this part time contractual position is to assist in the coordination, development and dissemination of public information from the agency to desired audiences, to support the communications team.
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EARLY CARE PROGRAMS HOME VISITOR (Family Support Worker Trainee)
The main purpose of this full time contractual position is to assist the Garrett County Health Department in the mission of promoting, protecting, and improving the health of the county citizens. The position provides in-home support services through intensive home visiting to pregnant women and children up to five years of age under the Healthy Families America home visiting program(s) to improve birth outcomes, strengthen families, cultivate nurturing parent child relationships, promote child health and developmental outcomes, promote family stability, build foundations for strong family functioning, and promote positive parenting practices. Services enable individuals to maintain independence and well-being, assist in preserving the family structure, promote functional home environments, and teach clients how to access and utilize available community resources. The position, with guidance from the program supervisor, works to improve parenting skills, reduce family stress, and meet the ongoing needs of the family unit to achieve optimal functioning. The position will promote family and child health through education and referral. The position will collaborate with other health professionals and community agencies to support families and children’s optimal health, nutrition, safety, and development.
Early Care Programs/Healthy Families Garrett County direct service staff hold a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent; have experience in working with or providing services to children and families; exhibit an ability to establish trusting relationships; show acceptance of individual differences; have experience and humility to work with the culturally diverse families; have knowledge of infant and child development; are willing to engage in building reflective capacity ( e.g., capacity for introspection, communicating awareness of self in relation to others, recognizing value of supervision, etc.). Infant mental health endorsement is preferred, but not required.
The Family Support Worker Trainee takes into account each family’s unique strengths and needs. The home visitor will be provided with weekly reflective supervision sessions from the Early Care Programs Supervisor to promote continued growth with the program.
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EARLY CARE PROGRAMS HOME VISITOR (Family Support Worker Trainee)
The main purpose of this part time contractual position is to assist the Garrett County Health Department in the mission of promoting, protecting, and improving the health of the county citizens. The position provides in-home support services through intensive home visiting to pregnant women and children up to five years of age under the Healthy Families America home visiting program(s) to improve birth outcomes, strengthen families, cultivate nurturing parent child relationships, promote child health and developmental outcomes, promote family stability, build foundations for strong family functioning, and promote positive parenting practices. Services enable individuals to maintain independence and well-being, assist in preserving the family structure, promote functional home environments, and teach clients how to access and utilize available community resources. The position, with guidance from the program supervisor, works to improve parenting skills, reduce family stress, and meet the ongoing needs of the family unit to achieve optimal functioning. The position will promote family and child health through education and referral. The position will collaborate with other health professionals and community agencies to support families and children’s optimal health, nutrition, safety, and development.
Early Care Programs/Healthy Families Garrett County direct service staff hold a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent; have experience in working with or providing services to children and families; exhibit an ability to establish trusting relationships; show acceptance of individual differences; have experience and humility to work with the culturally diverse families; have knowledge of infant and child development; are willing to engage in building reflective capacity ( e.g., capacity for introspection, communicating awareness of self in relation to others, recognizing value of supervision, etc.). Infant mental health endorsement is preferred, but not required.
The Family Support Worker Trainee takes into account each family’s unique strengths and needs. The home visitor will be provided with weekly reflective supervision sessions from the Early Care Programs Supervisor to promote continued growth with the program.
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COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE II
The main purpose of this full-time position will be to work with the staff of the Adult Evaluation and Review Services division (AERS) and coordinate cases, as needed to maintain the flow of referrals within the department. This position will evaluate/interview all program eligible patients by utilizing the InterRAI subset to perform Nurse Monitoring/Quality Assurance of the health and safety of the patient, as deemed by the CFC/COW Regulations. This position will also utilize the Nurse Monitoring Assessment Tool to document adherence to the Residential Service Agencies regulations. This position will submit billing for said duties within a timely manner. This position will also perform nursing evaluations of disabled and/or elderly persons to determine which community resources are appropriate and available to meet the individual’s needs. Specific nursing medical recommendations are developed in the individualized plan of care. In addition, this position will promote individual and community health through education, health promotion, disease prevention, detection treatment and care in cooperation with other professionals and community agencies while maintaining confidentiality and adhering to HIPAA rules and regulations.
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MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPORTATION CLERK (Office Services Clerk)
Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
Experience: One year of experience performing clerical duties.
Notes: 1. Candidates may substitute 30 credit hours of education at an accredited college or university for one year of the required experience.
2. Six months clerical training with three courses in subjects such as keyboarding, clerical math, word processing, spreadsheets, database, graphics presentation, proofreading, or office etiquette may be substituted for six months of the required experience.
3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in Administrative classifications or in Administrative, Clerical, or Office Services specialty codes in the Clerical Support field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
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AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM ASSISTANT
The main purpose of this part-time contractual position will be to assist in the coordination and implementation of an afterschool program for third through eighth grade students.
Please note: Hours for this position are most often Monday – Thursday, 3-6:30pm. Some evenings and weekends are required. Some day shifts for summer program and training will also be required.
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COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE SUPERVISOR
The primary role of this full-time position will be to provide ongoing clinical supervision for Family Support Specialists, Family Resource Specialists, and/or Community Health Nurses working in Early Care Programs. This position will provide intensive home visiting to pregnant women and children up to five years of age through the Healthy Families Garrett County home visiting program. Program goals include improving birth outcomes, cultivating nurturing parent child relationships, promoting optimal child health and developmental outcomes, promoting family stability, and building foundations for strong family functioning. This position will also support and supervise staff providing direct services to families. This is accomplished through the provision of ongoing education and promotion of positive health practices as well as conducting assessments and providing referrals in collaboration with other health professionals and community agencies. Service provision is geared towards supporting family and children’s optimal health, nutrition, safety, and development.
The selected candidate should have a solid understanding of or experience in supervising diverse staff with humility, as well as providing support to staff in stressful work environments. They also exhibit knowledge of infant and child development and parent-child attachment and have experience with family services that embraces the concepts of family centered and strength-based service provision. This position requires exhibiting knowledge of parent-infant health and the dynamics of child abuse and neglect. The selected candidate should have experience supporting culturally diverse communities/families and have experience in home visiting with a strong background in early childhood prevention services. The selected candidate must have a willingness to engage in building reflective practice ( e.g., capacity for introspection, communicating awareness of self in relation to others, recognizing value of supervision, etc.).
Infant mental health endorsement is preferred, but not required.
Experience with reflective practice is preferred, but not required.
Job Duties are directed toward assuring quality service delivery with home visiting services to include ongoing nursing assessment, nursing diagnosis, and development of a plan of care with families taking into account their unique strengths and needs. Knowledge of and/or expertise in providing home based services preferred.
In addition, this position will provide support to parents and expectant parents through education and instructing Childbirth/Breastfeeding Classes.
General and reflective supervision sessions will be provided from the Early Care Program Director to promote continued growth with the program.
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COORDINATOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS HEALTH SERVICES III, Health Services
The primary role of this full-time position will be to provide ongoing supervision for Family Support Specialists, Family Resource Specialists, and/or other support staff working in Early Care Programs. This position will provide intensive home visiting to pregnant women and children up to five years of age through the Healthy Families Garrett County home visiting program. Program goals include improving birth outcomes, cultivating nurturing parent child relationships, promoting optimal child health and developmental outcomes, promoting family stability, and building foundations for strong family functioning.
The position will support and supervise staff providing direct services to families. This is accomplished through the provision of ongoing education and promotion of positive health practices as well as conducting assessments and providing referrals in collaboration with other health professionals and community agencies. Service provision is geared towards supporting family and children’s optimal health, nutrition, safety, and development.
The selected candidate should have a solid understanding of or experience in supervising diverse staff with humility, as well as providing support to staff in stressful work environments. They also exhibit knowledge of infant and child development and parent-child attachment and have experience with family services that embraces the concepts of family-centered and strength based service provision. This position will also require exhibiting knowledge of parent-infant health and the dynamics of child abuse and neglect. The selected candidate should have experience supporting culturally diverse communities/families and have experience in home visiting with a strong background in early childhood prevention services. The selected candidate must also have a willingness to engage in building reflective practice ( e.g., capacity for introspection, communicating awareness of self in relation to others, recognizing value of supervision, etc.).
Infant mental health endorsement is preferred, but not required.
Experience with reflective practice is preferred, but not required.
Job Duties are directed toward assuring quality service delivery with home visiting services. Knowledge of and/or expertise in providing home based services preferred.
In addition, general and reflective supervision sessions will be provided from the Early Care Program Director to promote continued growth with the program.
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HEALTH OFFICER, GARRETT COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER
This position serves as the Health Officer, an executive level position in the Garrett County Health Department. The incumbent will be responsible for managing all programs through a staff of 150 individuals and a budget of $19 million. The Health Officer plans, directs and administers all aspects of activities and operations of Garrett County Health Department, including establishing and overseeing overall policies and procedures, program goals and plans, as well as personnel and financial resources. Responsible for directing programs that have a broad scope and major impact on agency missions and operations including directly or indirectly supervising technical, professional, or administrative staff. Program Manager Senior II is one of the highest managerial levels of program management in the State Personnel Management System. Represents the Garrett County Health Department before Federal, State, and local officials, legislative committees and senior managers and executives of other agencies concerning program activities. Reports to the Maryland State Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Garrett County Board of Health (County Commissioners).
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
The Garrett County Health Department is a Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) accredited health department. The incumbent will be a key member on the management and leadership team. He or she will determine the public health needs and issues of the department and will design programs to meet those needs while recommending changes when appropriate. He or she will serve as an advocate for public health with the media community, social service agencies and other community organizations in Garrett County. In addition, the individual will be responsible for promoting and stimulating interest in public health issues that have been identified by national, state and/or local communities. Knowledge of: application of medical science to public health practices and principles; pertinent laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations governing public health; current trends, concepts, and advances in public health; causes and modes of transmission of communicable diseases; and basic principles of budgeting and supervision. Ability to: Plan, organize, and provide direction for public health programs; direct and supervise staff; prepare clear and concise reports; represent the County and the State effectively in meetings with others and make formal presentations to various groups; establish and maintain effective working relationships with County and State staff, the health care community, and the public.
Qualified candidates must possess a Master’s Degree in Public Health with two years’ managerial experience in public health or Master’s Degree and five (5) years’ work experience in the field of public health.
Preference will be given to a public health professional with a senior leadership background, executive management experience, and a master’s degree.
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