Community Policy and Prevention Initiatives Supervisor Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/adams/jobs/newprint/4988732) Apply  Community Policy and Prevention Initiatives Supervisor Salary $76,497.92 - $110,921.98 Annually Location Brighton, CO Job Type Regular Full-time Job Number 07076 Department Public Health Department Division Health Equity and Strategic Iniatives Opening Date 06/27/2025 Closing Date 7/11/2025 4:30 PM Mountain Our Mission To responsibly serve the Adams County community with integrity and innovation. EEO Adams County is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status,marital status or any other legally protected characteristic. Position classification Hybrid -- Job duties and expectations allow for onsite and remote work scheduled every week. Employees in this classification are regularly scheduled onsite one (1) to four (4) days per week based on the County needs and as determined by Department Director. Hybrid classified roles can be onsite more than the set minimum based on employee preference. + Description + Benefits + Questions What Success Looks Like In This Job The Community Policy and Prevention Initiatives supervisor is part of the leadership team within Adams County Health Department (ACHD) Strategic Health Initiatives (SHI) Division. This position will lead and collaborate with Community Policy and Prevention Specialists on two grants funded by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, including Tobacco Prevention and Control and the Healthy Beverage Partnership. This position will lead public health initiatives in the community to affect policy, systems, and environmental change and address the social determinants of health to reduce unjust health systems and outcomes. This position will plan, develop, implement, manage, and evaluate population health strategies focused on primary prevention through the engagement of interested and impacted community organizations and members, a focus on evidence-based and informed practices, and coordination across programs. Examples of Duties for Success Program Administration + Develops goals, objectives, and work plans for grant-funded programs, while holding a longer-term vision for broader policy and prevention initiatives and opportunities for program alignment and impact. + Stays abreast of trends and developments in public health, chronic disease prevention, and other topics related to current work plans. + Organizes and manages program datafor use in grant reporting, ACHD annual reports, Board of Health updates, and other ongoing reporting. Conducts formal and informal performance management activities, including continuous quality improvement, development and maintenance of outcomes-based performance tracking, program evaluation activities, and data-driven decision-making. + Participates in grant writing process, as well as in negotiation and tracking of budgets and implementation plans with funders. May lead processes to identify and secure funding to address community health gaps. + Supports and participates in implementation of ACHD’s Community Health Improvement Plan, Strategic Plan, Community Engagement Plan, and Shared Risk and Protective Factors Community of Practice to ensure strategic integration of chronic disease prevention, tobacco control, and youth health promotion strategies across divisional and departmental work. + Maintains regular communication with manager and division leadership regarding program progression, successes, and support needs. + Incorporates strategies that center community needs and ensure just opportunities into all programs and identifies underlying factors perpetuating unfair systems that need to be addressed. + Manages competing priorities while maintaining a realistic and healthy approach to workload and team expectations. + Provides effective contract, grantee, and vendor management. Leadership and Supervision + Supervises staff and operations of multiple programs including selection of staff, training, delegation and review of staff work, documentation of performance, and coaching. + Creates a team culture of collaboration through people-centered leadership that values the well-being of staff, actively advocates for their growth, and remains present and engaged in supporting the team day-to-day. + Leads development of program procedures, processes, and action plans with team and identifies areas of alignment with other initiatives within SHI Division and ACHD. Responsible for convening or facilitating and sustaining multiple community- based coalitions and/or supporting community engagement efforts with interested and impacted communities. + Coordinates with manager to respond to the changing public health environment through problem-solving and adapting programs, as needed, using change management tools and best practices. + Demonstrates use of best practices in values-based leadership, supervision, and workforce development to coach and mentor staff through thoughtful feedback, creating growth opportunities, and fostering a learning mindset. + Provides back-up and coverage for manager, as needed. Collaboration and Community Engagement + Collaborates internally and externally across multiple sectors to provide interested and impacted community organizations and members with education on evidence-based strategies and best-practices in program, policy, systems, and/or environmental changes for population health. + Supports a broad range of perspectives and builds and maintains relationships with community and business leaders as well as partner organizations to understand community assets and priorities, create connections across organizations, and ensure achievement of program objectives. + Uses assessment data, community input, and evidence-based practice guidelines to make recommendations for strategies to improve the public health policy landscape, considering the varied needs of specific populations. + Leads the development and implementation of community-driven initiatives that build local capacity, including potential funding opportunities + Advocates for resources that improve fairness in health and support community-based primary prevention in community settings. + Identifies opportunities for regional and state collaboration. Commitment to Fairness + Regularly assesses work and supports changes to remove systemic barriers and build systems that address unfair differences + Creates and maintains partnerships and processes that support and integrate practices that center community needs and ensure just opportunities into all aspects of Adams County Health Department work. + Prioritizes transparency and supports an open-door culture. + Integrates community driven work that addresses system-level barriers and fosters fair opportunities into internal and external goal setting. Emergency Preparedness and Response Duties + Completes trainings identified as appropriate for this level employee. Employee participates in all exercises and drills on emergency preparedness and response, as required. Employee responds, as required, to support emergencies, incidents and events with a public health and medical impact. HIPAA Statement + Maintain sensitive & confidential client information according to the HIPAA policy confidentiality requirements. Equipment Used + Must demonstrate proficiency in using PPE; computer use including internet, email, Microsoft Office Suite; audio-visual and other teaching equipment. Must be able to learn and become proficient with equipment and software programs as required to perform assigned duties effectively and efficiently. Qualifications for Success Knowledge of: + Public health models for community change, including policy and environmental change + A wide range of public health areas of focus, including substance use prevention, tobacco prevention and cessation, chronic disease prevention, and healthy eating + Techniques and best practices related to community engagement, coalition building and developing community partnerships + Social Determinants of Health and their impact upon mental and physical wellbeing risk and protective factors associated with chronic disease and overall health, specifically pertaining to populations for whom community data demonstrates worse health outcomes + The underlying factors that lead to unfair differences in health and how to address them through partnerships, programs, and policy + Principles of systems thinking and change management + Needs assessment, program development, and evaluation techniques + Fundamental youth engagement best practices Skills to + Accurately scope out length and difficulty of tasks and projects, set goals and objectives, develop logic models, and implement project management and change management best practices, Create a climate in which people want to do their best; can motivate many kinds of team members and can support each person to be their very best through open dialogue and shared ownership + Facilitate dialogue among a broad range of audiences to advance a common understanding and shared priorities + Identify , engagee, and maintain unique partnerships to advance public health + Look at trends and patterns in services and population data to inform community health strategy + Ability to negotiate, navigate and reach consensus among differing views and interests to promote health through changes to systems, policies, and practices + Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other ACHD employees, representatives of other agencies/organizations, and members of the community Ability to: + Present information in a variety of settings with different community organizations and members within the community both internal and external to the organization + Facilitate group processes for full participation and meaningful community engagement to advance dialogue and inform action + Learn how organizations work and how to advance community health promotion strategies within broad settings + Engage community and institutional organizations and community members to move toward a common goal + Address unfair differences in health across various settings and speak to the systemic factors associated with community health priorities + Supervise and mentor professional staff in a productive and positive manner + Prepare and maintain accurate routine records and maintain confidential information + Create a team environment within programs, divisions, ACHD and Adams County overall More Qualifications for Success Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. Years of experience may substitute for a degree, on a year-to-year basis. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be as follows: Education + Requires a Bachelor’s degree received from an accredited college or university, preferably with major coursework in public health, public policy, behavioral health sciences, social work, community organizing, or a related field. + Master’s degree preferred. Experience + Requires six or more years’ professional experience in community health promotion or chronic disease prevention, with progressively increasing responsibility AND + Two years’ experience in leadership, which may include supervisory roles and/or roles leading public health projects that involve both internal and external partners. + A master’s degree in Public Health or a related field may substitute for 2 years of professional experience, will not substitute for leadership experience. Working Conditions and Physical Abilities: This role remains in a semi-stationary position, often sitting or standing for prolonged periods of time. Occasionally, this role will move about to accomplish tasks by walking from one department to another; and requires reliable transportation to drive from one worksite to another. This position’s physical demands are assessed to be light work that includes moving objects from 14 pounds to lifting supplies up to 50 pounds. This role constantly communicates with others to exchange information. Requires sufficient writing ability to communicate needs fluidly and accurately in grant proposals and program reports. This position can expect no adverse environmental conditions as work is performed in an office building. Adams County complies with Colorado’s Job Application Fairness Act (“JAFA”). JAFA prohibits employers from asking individuals to disclose their age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation on an initial employment application. However, additional application materials such as certifications and transcripts containing this information may be required for certain positions; if such additional materials are requested, applicants may redact information that identifies the applicant’s age, date of birth, or dates or attendance or graduation. Adams County provides a comprehensive benefits package to employees that goes above and beyond what is offered at most organizations. Clickhere (https://youtu.be/ILAvllPaGb4) to watch our video about why Adams County is an Employer of Choice! Benefits You Expect: + AFLAC Supplemental Medical Insurance + Basic Term Life & Optional Term Life Insurance + Deferred Compensation Plan + Dental/Vision/Medical Plans + Generous Vacation/Sick leave + Long-Term Disability + Retirement Plan + Short-Term Disability Plus some you might not expect: + Employee Assistance Program + Employee Fitness Center + Employee Health Clinics + Flexible Work Schedules + Recreation Center Discounts + Training & Tuition Reimbursement Programs + Wellness programs + Lactation friendly certified workplace 01 Please be aware that your cover letter and resume will not be accessed in the initial screening process, so you must complete your application and supplemental questions with as much detail as possible. Any personally identifiable information (PII) such as name and address will be redacted from applications that meet the minimum screening requirements and are forwarded to the hiring manager. If the hiring manager selects you to advance in the hiring process, your cover letter and resume will then be accessible to the hiring team. Information provided on the application is used to determine if a candidate meets minimum qualifications. Only information provided at the time of the application being completed will be considered and additional information that is not listed on the application will not be considered when deciding if a candidate meets or does not meet the qualifications. Applicants are STRONGLY encouraged to include all information and details on their application. I understand and agree that only information provided at the time of my application will be used to determine if I meet the minimum requirements for this position. + Yes, I understand and agree + Yes, I understand but disagree. 02 Please select how you meet the minimum experience and education qualifications for this role. + 10 years of professional experience and High School Diploma/GED. + 8 years of professional experience and Associate's degree. + 6 years of professional experience and Bachelor's degree. + 4 years of professional experience and Master's of Public Health. + An equivalent combination of education, training, and professional experience. + None of the above 03 If you selected "An equivalent combination of education, training, and professional experience" above, please elaborate on your experience, education, and training that qualifies you for this role. If you selected a different answer, please include any additional information you'd like to share about your experience and education or write "N/A." 04 Do you possess two years’ experience in leadership, which may include supervisory roles and/or roles leading public health projects that involve both internal and external partners? + Yes + No 05 Describe your experiences leading a community-driven program or project aimed to improve the health and well-being of youth. 06 Describe your experiences with policy and/or systems change to improve the health of a population. 07 Describe how you have integrated reflective and adaptive leadership practices into how you work with people of varying backgrounds. Required Question Employer Adams County Address 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Suite C4000BBrighton, Colorado, 80601-8213 Website http://www.adcogov.org/current-career-opportunities Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email