Healthy Babies Program Manager - Health

Department:  Health Dept. 

Pay:  $63,689.00 annually.  

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm  

Sedgwick County offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes health coverages, paid leave, regular compensation reviews, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities.  For more detailed information, please visit our benefits page at SCBenefits.

Manages and supervises daily operations of the Healthy Babies program and its services. This position works to meet the mission of the Sedgwick County Health Department by promoting the wellness of Sedgwick County residents through the development and monitoring of policy and procedures that ensure the provision of high quality services including outreach, needs assessments,  home assessments, health and safety education, advocacy, and linkage to medical and/or non-medical services to improve birth outcomes

The Healthy Babies Program Manager (HB PM) plans, directs, and evaluates all aspects of the HB Program, including personnel and office management, purchasing, accounting, budget preparation, grant management and ensuring timely grant reporting, grant writing, contract compliance, and cultivating and maintaining external partnerships. This position is responsible for reviewing County, Division, and Departmental field procedures and developing and implementing procedural improvements

Program oversight for grant and contract compliance including reports, budget development and program management

• Maintains oversight and coordination of HB client services including implementation of the FSU Partners for a Healthy Baby curriculum and home/office visitation; ensures monitoring and compliance with outcomes and objectives
• Conducts monthly case review
• Develops and participates in community outreach and education to recruit and retain HB clients
• Prepares accurate monthly and quarterly reports for senior leadership
• Ensures that HB meets its quarterly strategic performance measures
• Assures submission of all program budgets timely and accurately per related deadlines (BoCC agenda item, continuation grant) or within two weeks of budget change (reallocation of funding per salary savings and/or grantor approval)
• Conducts monthly review of expenses and expenditures
• Leads development of new contracts and grant opportunities

Personnel Management and Evaluation

• Provide effective coaching and mentoring to Healthy Babies supervisory staff
• Promotes staff development and skill building
• Completes employee evaluation processes according to county guidelines
• Ensures staff have appropriate orientation and complete all required trainings
• Oversees hiring and onboarding of new staff
• Reviews and ensures documented training attendance
• Reviews staff evaluations written by HB supervisors

Promotes awareness of Healthy Babies program planning and services among diverse stakeholders, highlighting the Healthy Babies program, the Sedgwick County Health Department, and community needs

• Nurtures existing partnerships with medical and non-medical service providers
• Develops new partnerships to expand referral options and services
• Promotes the program to partner agencies and individuals to support increased enrollment of at-risk moms and their families

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Public Health, Social Work, Nursing, Business Administration, or related field.  Three years for experience in mid-level management, including direct project management. Five years’ experience in progressively responsible and varied administrative work in a public or private organization, including supervisory experience or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities

Preferred Qualifications: Six years of experience in progressively responsible and varied administrative work in a public or private organization, including supervisory experience. Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Public Health, Social Work, Nursing, Business Administration, or related field. Nursing license, if applicable.

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