Assistant Manager, Substance Use Prevention Program

Position Description

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About Harris County Public Health

Harris County Public Health (HCPH) includes a network of more than 1,100 public health professionals working together to improve health outcomes for the third most populous county in the United States. HCPH provides a multitude of services such as medical and dental services, community programming, and health education for the approximately 2.3 million people in unincorporated Harris County. Through its core values of innovation, engagement, and health equity, HCPH strives to bring meaningful solutions to public health issues while keeping Harris County healthy and vibrant.

This is a grant-funded position.

Our Values:

HCPH embraces a foundation of progressive work anchored by the department's cornerstone values guiding our work to improve community's health and well-being.

* Transparency
- We share information openly and honestly so that staff, partners, and the community understand our actions and the reasons behind them.

* Integrity
- Our actions reflect strong ethical principles, ensuring we remain trustworthy, accountable, and consistent with our mission.

* Respect - We foster a supportive environment by valuing diverse perspectives, listening intentionally, and treating people with dignity in every interaction.

* Impact
-We focus our efforts on activities that improve health, reduce disparities, and create meaningful, measurable outcomes for the communities we serve.

* Collaboration
- We actively partner across teams, disciplines, organizations, and communities to align our efforts toward common goals.

Position Overview

The Substance Use Prevention (SUP) Assistant Manager oversees the day-to-day operations, administration, and implementation of the Substance Use Prevention Program under the direction of the SUP Program Manager. This position provides direct supervision of program staff, manages daily operations, supports grant implementation, fiscal and contract administration, and ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, local, and Harris County Public Health (HCPH) policies and procedures.

The Assistant Manager collaborates with internal departments, community partners, healthcare organizations, public safety agencies, and other stakeholders to support evidence-based substance use prevention initiatives funded through the CDC Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) cooperative agreement and other funding sources. In the absence of the Program Manager, the Assistant Manager assumes responsibility for the program's day-to-day operations.

Duties & Responsibilities

* Provides direct oversight and direction to SUP program staff as it relates to assessment, planning, development, and implementation of the Substance Use Prevention operations. Directly covers all program operations in the absence of the SUP Program Manager.

* Directly work with the SUP Program Manager, department leadership, and external partners to design and deploy impactful approaches and framework that meet or exceed client and program requirements.

* Ensures compliance with guidelines as written in HCPH policies, procedures, program objectives and plans for the immediate community, including cost/inventory control.

* Monitors the progress of the programs' grant budget, metrics & goals, and notifies program leadership of progress towards achieving those goals on a regular basis.

* Assures proper program personnel development and direction, including activities related to recruitment, selection, training, professional development, effective communication, evaluation, and discipline within SUP.

* Participates in programmatic reporting, budget preparation and management of grant funds.

* Collaborates with partners (internal and external) to meet program deliverables.

* Performs other duties as assigned.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Requirements

Education:

* Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Public Administration, Health Education, Social Work, Business Administration, or a related field.

Experience:

* At least three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in public health, healthcare, behavioral health, substance use prevention, or the management of grant-funded programs.

* At least two (2) years of supervisory or team leadership experience, including personnel management, staff development, performance management, and budget or grant administration.

* Experience managing or supporting federally or state-funded public health programs and collaborating with community…