Location
Description
This position is located in the Public Health Division of the Health and Human Services Agency. The Program Manager position has managerial and supervisory responsibility for County programs in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Division. Program Managers are held accountable for the success of the programs and may act on behalf of the Public Health Division. This position exercises direct and in-direct supervision over professional, technical, and clerical staff. This position is full-time, and is scheduled for forty (40) hours per week.
JOB DUTIES
- Evaluate operations and activities of department and/or program and recommend improvements and modifications.
- Assess service delivery to communicate findings to upper management, implement changes to improve efficiency and service quality, maximize effectiveness of program operations, and ensure alignment with the agency's mission.
- Conduct informal counseling on work issues, prepare documentation and improvement plans for deficiencies, and recommend disciplinary action.
- Interpret laws and regulations, including new laws and proposed legislation, to determine relevancy to department operations and services, and assess program compliance with laws and regulations.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate would be a Registered Dietitian with a Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, dietetics, or a related field. This person should have experience in WIC program management to effectively plan, direct, coordinate, implement, and evaluate its services.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in public health, health services administration, business or public administration, social sciences, psychology, counseling, social work or a related field, AND four (4) years of advanced journey level professional experience in a public or non-profit environment; including one (1) year in a supervisory or administrative capacity.
OR
Master's degree from an accredited college or university in public health, health services administration, business or public administration, social sciences, psychology, counseling, social work or related field, AND two (2) years of advanced journey level professional experience in a public or non-profit environment; including one (1) year in a supervisory capacity or administrative capacity.
Benefits
HOLIDAYS:
13 paid holidays per year and an additional twenty-four hours of Holiday Leave. An employee must be employed the last working day before and the first working day after the holiday in order to receive holiday compensation. Employees on leave without pay shall not accrue holiday benefits.
VACATION:
88 hours (.0424 hrs. per scheduled hr. in paid status) per year during the first two years of service; 128 hours (.0616 hrs. per scheduled hr. in paid status) per year during years 3 through 12; 168 hours (.0808 hrs. per scheduled hr. in paid status) per year during years 13 through 20; 208 hours (.1000 hrs. per scheduled hr. in paid status) per year after 20 full years of service.
SICK LEAVE:
96 hours (approximately twelve working days) per year of paid sick leave.
LONGEVITY:
Service is based on employment with Glenn County. The County shall provide a longevity differential above the employee’s base rate of pay for those employees represented by this unit as follows: after 10 full years of service 5%, after 15 full years of service 2%, after 20 full years of service 2%, after 25 full years of service 2% and after 30 full years of service 2% for a total of 13%.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE:
40 hours with pay for each instance for immediate family members. Immediate family includes current spouse, registered domestic partner, children, step children, grandchildren, parents, stepparents, brothers, sisters, stepbrothers, stepsisters, grandparents, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, parents-in-law, stepparents-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, stepbrothers-in-law, stepsisters-in-law, grandparents-in-law or other person living in the employees’ household.
HEALTH PLAN:
Glenn County contracts with PERS for medical insurance. The County pays a portion of the medical insurance premium based on the carrier and amount of the total premium.
VISION PLAN:
The County pays the employee premium for a vision plan with EyeMed. The employee may enroll dependents at the employee’s expense.
DENTAL PLAN:
GCMMA employees are offered a choice of three voluntary dental insurance plans; Ameritas Core (PPO) Plan, Ameritas Buy-up (PPO) Plan and DeltaCare (HMO) Plan. The County pays a portion of the employee’s premium; the remainder is paid through payroll deduction.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION:
The County offers three IRC § 457 voluntary Deferred Compensation Plans (tax deferred long-term savings plans): Voya, Nationwide and Edward Jones.
SHORT TERM DISABILITY:
The County coordinates with Short Term Disability Insurance for regular employees.
LIFE INSURANCE:
The County pays the premium on a $50,000 Group Term Life Insurance policy for regular County employees. The employee pays the premium for optional life insurance.
RETIREMENT:
The County is in the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) which is coordinated with Social Security. The employee is responsible for 100% of the employee’s contribution to PERS (approx. 8%). Unused accrued sick leave can be converted to service credit at retirement.
SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT:
GCMMA employees participate in the Laborers’ International of North America (Industrial) Pension Fund.
PREMIUM PAY:
Premium pay such as shift differential, bilingual and working-out-of-class pay may be paid depending upon the employee’s work assignment and class.
* Benefits are listed for full-time employees; certain benefits are pro-rated for part-time employees.
Special Instructions
HOW TO APPLY
A complete, original application must be filed for each position you are interested in applying for. Applications are available online at www.calopps.org/county-of-glenn or in person at the Glenn County Personnel Office at 525 W. Sycamore Street, Willows, CA 95988. You may contact the Personnel Department at (530) 934-6451 and request an application. Applications can be submitted online or in person no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, May 23, 2025.
IMPORTANT APPLICATION INFORMATION
Candidates must submit a completed job application packet. Application packets will be screened and candidates considered best qualified will move forward to a competitive examination process, which will include a written practical skills exam, an oral interview, fingerprinting/background check or medical examination process if applicable. Eligible lists are used for Full-Time (40 hrs./wk. with benefits), Part-Time (20-39 hrs./wk. with benefits), and Extra Help Employee (EXE) temporary (limited benefits) and may be used to establish a list to fill future vacancies for the next twelve (12) months.
The County of Glenn is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the Personnel Department.
The above information is general in nature and does not constitute an expressed or implied contract. The County of Glenn has the right to rescind this recruitment at any time.