The Washington Department of Early Learning is recruiting for the “Healthiest Next Generation Program Coordinator.” This is a project position to work on health policies and programming in the Department of Early Learning and with our Department of Health and Office for the Superintendent for Public Instruction (State Dept. of Ed). It is a initiative launched by the Governor in the last legislative session.
Job Posting: http://www.del.wa.gov/about/jobs.aspx
Filter to Thurston County
If you have any questions, please contact:
Laura Alfani, MPH
Home Visiting Project Manager
Washington Department of Early Learning
E-mail: Laura.Alfani@del.wa.gov
Office: 360-725-4382
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Job Title:
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Healthiest Next Generation Program Coordinator
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Opening Date/Time:
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Wed. 07/16/14 12:00 AM Pacific Time
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Closing Date/Time:
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Continuous
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Salary:
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$4,322.00 – $5,668.00 Monthly
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Job Type:
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Full Time – Non-Permanent
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Location:
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Thurston County – Olympia, Washington
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Department:
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Dept. of Early Learning
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The Washington State Department of Early Learning (DEL) helps ensure all children in Washington have high-quality early learning opportunities that prepare them for success in school and life. We work in partnership with parents, families, caregivers, and early learning professionals to offer information and resources that support healthy child development. Healthy children are more likely to become healthy, productive adults. The Department of Early Learning has a key role in offering programs and resources that ensure children in Washington grow up healthy. Learn more about DEL atwww.del.wa.gov. |
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Duties:
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This is a 1 year non-permanent appointment. This position will both collaborate within DEL and with key state partners including the Department of Health, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Governor’s office and external stakeholders to support efforts to prevent childhood obesity per Governor Jay Inslee’s Healthiest Next Generation initiative (attached).
This position will serve as a key advisor to agency leadership on issues relating to childhood health, including how DEL can contribute to statewide efforts to increase physical activity, limit screen time, and enhance access to healthy food and beverages, including drinking water for all children and families. This one-year position will represent DEL in an inter-agency work group to establish performance metrics, best practices, strategies and identify funding and policy recommendations this summer for the Healthiest Next Generation initiative for use in the upcoming Legislative session. This position also will support DEL program administrators in identifying and implementing best practice strategies to boost childhood health focus in DEL programs and services, and will work with DEL child care health specialists to identify sustainable methods of sharing healthy programs and practices with child care providers. . This position serves as the Healthiest Next Generation Coordinator under the Partnerships and Collaboration Division. This position will participate in an interagency work group led by the Department of Health and including the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop and implement a coordinated approach to reducing the burden of childhood obesity in Washington State, especially among populations disproportionately affected by the disease. This position will be responsible for working inside DEL to develop a unified approach to obesity prevention
Tasks
– Identify programs and strategies in communities that have demonstrated success in increasing physical activity, access to healthy food and beverages, and reduced screen time among youth; highlighting those that increase health equity among populations with higher burden of childhood obesity
– Develop recommendations for expanding programs and strategies statewide in consultation with cross- office staff
– Conduct interviews, focus groups, or surveys with DEL staff and external partners to identify successful community programs and strategies
– Conduct literature review to identify best practices and recommended strategies
– Identify performance metrics, highlighting those that align with work DEL is already tracking
– Work through DEL’s processes to approve program, strategy and performance metrics recommendations
Develop recommendations for internal alignment of childhood obesity prevention work throughout DEL
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Qualifications:
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Supplemental Information:
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This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) which contains a “union security” provision. This means that, as a condition of employment, you must either join the union and pay union dues or pay the union a representation or other fee within 30 days of the date you are put into pay status.
Interested candidates apply by submitting a letter of interest addressing the elements lived in the qualifications section as well as a current resume and three professional references via: · on-line via career.wa.gov
· e-mail to HR@del.wa.gov
· Please include your last name and the position title in the subject line of your e-mail.
Postal mail to:
Washington State Department of Early Learning Human Resources Department PO Box 40970 Olympia, WA 98504-0970 Fax to 360.725.4930 The Washington State Department of Early Learning is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the recruiter at (360) 725-4933. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through the Washington Relay Services by dialing 7-1-1. The State of Washington is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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