Project Officer | PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION CONSULTANT III (SPECIALIST)

Job Description and Duties

The Public Health Nutrition Consultant (PHNC) III (Specialist) supports the California Department of Public Health’s mission and strategic plan by serving as a Project Officer responsible for providing technical assistance and training to Local Health Departments (LHDs) funded to conduct obesity prevention interventions. The PHNC III (Sp) provides nutrition expertise across the branch and with public and private sector partners that work together to advance the Nutrition and Physical Activity Branch’s vision, mission, and programmatic priorities.
Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION CONSULTANT III (SPECIALIST)
Special Requirements

For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process, and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Employment Application (STD 678) and/or Resume, including detailed job descriptions,hours worked per week, andstart/end dates (MM/DD/YYYY). Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.
A completed State application (STD. 678) and any other relevant documents (e.g. unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers Account. Please referenceJob Control #(434720)and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.e. social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission.
Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
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 www.CalCareers.ca.gov. 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 required and must be included.
Supplemental Questionnaireinstructions below at end of posting.Applications received without an SQ may be rejected.
Supplemental Questionnaire

The Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) will be used to both pre-screen applicants and score candidates invited to interview for the PHNC III (Specialist) position within the Center for Healthy Communities. The SQ is a narrative discussion, no more than two-pages in length in 12-point Arial font, that addresses the following:
Question 1: Describe how you meet, and/or exceed, the minimum qualifications of a PHNC III (Specialist).
Question 2: Identify how your past and/or current volunteer and/or professional experiences and/or education prepared you to meet the essential functions of this position as outlined in the duty statement. Provide specific examples of past work that has equipped you for this position, noting which organization/employer you conducted this work for and identify a general timeframe (e.g., year).
Question 3:Tell us about your work addressing the nutritional needs ofpopulations with the greatest health disparities. Address the approaches and/or strategies utilized, identifying the populations reached and results. Please note which organization/employer you conducted this work for and identify the general timeframe (e.g., year).
Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
Bilingual (Spanish and English) preferred.
·Knowledge of and experience with policy, systems and environmental change strategies as it relates to public health interventions.
·Knowledge of and experience with planning, conducting, evaluating public health interventions, specifically obesity prevention, nutrition- and/or physical-activity related interventions.
·Experience providing training and technical assistance on planning, conducting and evaluating public health interventions, specifically obesity prevention, nutrition- and/or physical activity-related interventions.
·Detail oriented, organized, ability to multi-task.
·Excellent writing, listening, time management skills.
·Ability to work independently and in teams.

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