Ohio Planner 3

Job Title: Planner 3
Closing Date/Time: Tue. 03/16/10 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Salary: $21.77 Hourly
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent, Bargaining-Unit
Location: Franklin County, Ohio
Department: Health

Acts as principal liaison to assist diabetes program administrator in planning,
coordinating, monitoring and evaluating diabetes and related programs statewide
(e.g., CVH, tobacco use, kidney disease); develops and maintains an evaluation plan
in conjunction with the Diabetes Annual Action Plan (e.g., program logic model,
goals, short term, intermediate and long term goals, intervention plan); analyzes
collected data in order to support selected intervention focus areas (e.g., promoting
social environmental policy and systems in the State of Ohio, health communication
interventions and interventions to improve health care systems); reports evaluation
data to Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention; develops and implements
an evaluation for Ohio Diabetes Alliance; engages community partners (e.g.,
American Diabetes Association, Kidney Foundation) in evaluation of both diabetes
program and related projects; and works as diabetes program’s liaison with diabetes
epidemiologist to develop indicators which will be used to apply principles to the
collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of data and information.
Analyzes information (e.g., data from surveys related to chronic diseases) related to
program objectives, strategies and existing delivery systems and prepares and
reviews operational program plans. Identifies and uses appropriate data sources for
use in program planning. Identifies areas where existing systems may require
modification and researches alternatives that are available. Assists program manager
in interpreting results/findings from data and utilizing those towards needs
assessment and program performance improvement. Formulates recommendations,
for review by program manager, based on project analysis and determination of
other program areas where the results could be reasonably applied. Publishes or
assists supervisor in publishing significant results from diabetes and related area
projects.
Participates in all diabetes staff, Bureau of Health Promotion and Risk Reduction,
Data Workgroup and Ohio Diabetes Alliance meetings. Leads policy efforts through
monitoring diabetes and other relevant legislation on a state and national basis in
order to provide input to program manager regarding program direction. Works with
social marketing staff through managing media campaigns by researching proper
media play of diabetes and integrated programs public service announcements
(PSAs). Evaluates media activities and develops reports of the effectiveness of
media campaigns. Attends all related diabetes conferences and/or trainings to ensure
state of the art application. As assigned, serves as a member of a Disaster
Recovery/Business Resumption team, Incident Response Team, or similar public
health response team which may include the conduct of operations on a 24/7 basis
at remote locations.
Benefits Supplemental Questions
Description
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Minimum Qualifications:
Completion of undergraduate core program or 24 mos. exp. in assigned program
area (e.g., engineering, landscape architecture, rehabilitation, mental health
technology, transportation, physical, behavioral & social science, urban or community
planning, natural resources, business or public administration); 9 mos. trg. or 9
mos. exp. in operational, mathematical, analytical or statistical research methods
used in conducting & documenting research studies; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in
public relations; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in budgeting; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in
technical writing or business communication.
-Or 6 mos. exp. as Planner 2, 85312, in assigned program area.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
Major Worker Characteristics:
Knowledge of operational, mathematical, analytical &/or statistical research
techniques used in problem solving & decision making; assigned program area (e.g.,
engineering, geology, natural resources, transportation, physical, behavioral & social
science, landscape architecture, business administration, mental health technology,
rehabilitation, radiological science, urban & community planning); public relations;
supervisory principles/techniques*; budgeting. Ability to define problems, collect
data, establish facts & draw valid conclusions; write meaningful, concise & accurate
reports; write complex reports & position papers. (*)Developed after employment.
Supplemental Information:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Applications of those who meet the minimum qualifications will be further
evaluated against the following criteria: Bachelors or advanced degree in Public
Health; Experience in program planning and evaluation; working with diabetes
prevention and/or control programs; with quantitative and/or qualitative analysis;
presenting training and/or public speaking; working on multi-agency projects; with
grant and/or report writing. Your application must specifically address how you
meet the above criteria through your experience, education, knowledge, skill
and ability.
All eligible applications shall be reviewed considering the following criteria:
qualifications, experience, education and active disciplinary record.
EDUCATIONAL TRANSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS:
Official educational transcripts are required for all post-high school
educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the
application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript prior to
receiving a formal offer of employment. Failure to provide the transcript
within 5 working days of being requested will cause the applicant to be
eliminated from further consideration.
Please note that a transcript is considered “official” only if it is an original
copy from the educational institution and includes an institutional watermark,
ink stamp or embossed stamp. Transcripts printed from the institution’s
website will not be accepted. ODH reserves the right to assess the academic
credibility of an educational entity’s award of a putative degree.
STATUS OF POSTED POSITIONS:
Applicants can view the status of posted positions by logging onto our
website www.odh.ohio.gov.
Click on the CAREERS link at the bottom of the page, then go to Status of
Positions and click on that link to see if the position has been filled.
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APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
All applicants must submit a completed Ohio Civil Service Application and
clearly indicate how they meet the minimum qualifications and/or position
specific minimum qualifications. Applicants are also encouraged to document
any experience, education and/or training related to the job duties below. An
assessment of these criteria may be conducted to determine the applicants
who are interviewed. A resume and/or additional information can be
attached to the application and submitted on-line by adding it to your OHMS
profile.
Applications for this position must be submitted on-line or date-stamped in
Human Resources by 5:00 PM on the deadline day. Postmarked applications
received after the deadline will not be considered.
Please submit a separate application for each Position Number (PN) for which
you are applying. It is understood that this vacancy posting will in no way
replace the position description which remain the official document outlining
the duties and responsibilities of the incumbent assigned to this position.
Department Name: Health
Address: 246 N. High St. 1st Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Map/Directions
Phone: (614) 466-2434
Web Site: http://www.odh.ohio.gov