Public Health Program Manager

Responses to supplemental questions are required. See the Special Requirement section regarding possession of a valid driver’s license. Final filing date: December 04, 2025 at 5:00 PM.

Pay

$7,017–$8,956 approximate monthly / $40.48–$51.67 approximate hourly*. Future salary increases may be available per the Shasta County Personnel Rules and the Unrepresented Management Cost of Living Increases.

About Shasta County

Shasta County offers all the amenities of a big city while retaining a comfortable small-town atmosphere. With its natural beauty, affordable housing, excellent educational system, abundance of recreational opportunities, and high quality of life, Shasta County is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

About The Department

The Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) partners with communities to protect and improve the health and well-being of Shasta County residents. Established in 2006, the HHSA is organized into four branches: Children’s Services, Adult Services, Public Health, and Economic Mobility, with centralized administration. The HHSA promotes optimal health for all, serving the frail, abused, mentally ill, and those without resources by providing essential services and protecting their health and safety.

The Public Health Branch focuses on community-wide prevention of communicable disease, chronic disease, injury, substance abuse, family violence, and lead poisoning. It helps develop policies and supports community environments that encourage healthy behaviors, promotes nutrition, physical activity, healthy aging, worksite wellness, and healthy communities. The branch also houses the HHSA’s emergency response unit, and its laboratory provides testing services for Shasta and numerous other Northern California counties.

About The Role

Under the direction of the Public Health Branch Director or Public Health Deputy Branch Director, provide leadership in organizing and directing a division of the Public Health Branch.

Distinguishing Characteristics

This classification is a division head position in the Public Health Branch of the Health and Human Services Agency. The incumbent is responsible for planning, supervising, evaluating, and monitoring health promotion programs and administrative functions, requiring considerable knowledge of state, federal, or other guidelines specific to the respective programs. The position is a key member of the Branch's Leadership Team. Special skills and/or experience may be required relative to the duty assignment.

Responsibilities

• Provide creative leadership to strategically plan, implement, and coordinate Public Health programs and services; develop new approaches as needed, focus on results and population health outcomes, and exercise initiative, ingenuity, and sound judgment in preventing, identifying, and solving difficult problems.
• Monitor program expenditures and revenues, and make recommendations for budget submission.
• In cooperation with Branch administration, negotiate and prepare contracts with state and other governmental agencies, community organizations, businesses, or individuals, and provide fiscal monitoring and oversight of contracted program activities.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the community.
• Effectively supervise staff (hire, train, motivate, evaluate, and discipline) to foster support in implementing and evaluating program activities and initiate corrective actions when necessary.
• Investigate and resolve complaints from staff and customers.
• Work under limited supervision, prioritize work assignments, delegate effectively, and work well under pressure of deadlines.
• Work cooperatively to optimize integration of and increase access to public health services.
• Participate in and promote efforts to enhance the cultural competency of the Public Health Branch.
• Effectively represent the Branch before other County departments, community groups, and governmental agencies as designated by the Branch Director or Deputy Branch Director.

Requirements

Any combination of education and experience sufficient to directly demonstrate possession and application of the following:

Knowledge of:

• Public Health practices and administration.
• Functions and services of local community agencies and organizations and community resources specific to the duty assignment.
• Leadership, management, supervision, and training.
• Programs and issues related to population-based community health and prevention activities.
• Healthy People 2020 and its successor guidelines to national public health goals.
• Program management, including development, oversight, proposal and grant writing, budget preparation, fiscal monitoring, program supervision, and program evaluation.
• Principles of staff training, coaching, mentoring, and staff development.

Ability to:

• Demonstrate leadership in community-based prevention activities.
• Organize, motivate, and utilize strong verbal and written communication skills to involve stakeholders in addressing public health issues and advocating for policy and system changes to improve community health.
• Gain the support and cooperation of public officials, community groups, and agencies relative to public health concerns.
• Focus on prevention, results, and population health outcomes, and exercise initiative, ingenuity, and sound judgment in identifying and solving difficult or sensitive administrative or community problems.
• Think strategically and set and carry out goals and objectives.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate health programs and intervention strategies in areas specific to the duty assignment, and make program changes in response to program evaluation to most effectively improve community health priorities.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with local and state agencies, community groups, medical communities, public news media, and Public Health staff, including addressing problems of a sensitive and/or political nature.
• Train, motivate, and effectively direct and evaluate the work of supervised staff.
• Prepare clear, concise recommendations, reports, and plans.
• Direct or assist in the development of funding for health promotion efforts, including grant and request-for-proposal writing.
• Actively support and promote the Health and Human Services Agency's mission and its population-based health outcomes orientation.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years of progressively more responsible experience supervising, managing, or administering public health or related programs.
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in community or public health, nursing, health administration, or a field closely related to the area of assignment.

A master’s degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in public health, health business, public administration, or a health-related specialty is highly desired and may be substituted for one (1) year of experience.

Special Requirement

Possession of a valid California driver's license. Depending on the duty assignment, the position may require a specific license and/or certification.

Ideal Candidate

The Health & Human Services Agency of Shasta County is committed to providing fair and equal access to services. The ideal candidate will:

• Share this commitment and desire a meaningful career serving the public.
• Demonstrate a professional attitude and aptitude, with a desire for serving those in need while promoting community health and well-being.
• Have a working understanding of communicable diseases, harm reduction, and sexually transmitted diseases.
• Have experience as a supervisor in public health or a related field.
• Have a demonstrated track record of valuing diversity, inclusion, and equity.
• Be a positive contributor to the site culture and exemplify the agency values of Collaboration, Adaptability, Respect, and Excellence.
• Be interested in a fast-paced, team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Supplemental Questions

Responses to the following must be submitted with a completed application:

• Do you possess three (3) years of progressively more responsible experience supervising, managing, or administering public health or related programs? If yes, how many years and what programs? If no, please list your leadership experience obtained in a professional setting.
• Do you have a bachelor’s degree or higher in community or public health or a closely related field? If so, which degree and how does it meet the qualifications required in this job announcement? If no, what types of continuous learning have you done in your career to prepare you for a program manager position?
• Do you have a master’s degree? If yes, in which field? If “No,” type N/A.
• Please describe your philosophy of leadership. Describe how you apply your leadership philosophy in the course of your duties.
• I acknowledge that this position does require a valid California driver's license. Yes/No

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. This position is primarily a desk job involving reading, talking, attending meetings, some driving, and the use of a computer.

Other Considerations

• All new employees are required to have their paycheck directly deposited to a bank account.
• Some positions may require a valid California driver’s license and acceptable driving record according to County policy.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for those persons who are disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act to perform the essential functions of the position.
• As part of the selection process, all individuals provided with a preliminary offer of employment with Shasta County will be subject to a background investigation, including a criminal history check (primarily completed through the taking of fingerprints). An image of your fingerprints will be captured and sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history, if any, will be evaluated.