Job Description

Initial Posting Date: 11/18/2023

Application Deadline: 11/27/2023

Agency: Oregon Health Authority

Salary Range: $4913.00 - $7534.00

Position Type: Employee

Position Title: Workforce Development & Engagement Specialist (Learning & Development Specialist 2)

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Do you have experience bridging business operations and organizational design strategies together to facilitate an engaged workforce? Are you passionate about embedding equity into workforce recruitment, onboarding, retention, training, and development activities from a vibrant work culture perspective? We look forward to hearing from you!

This is a Pool Recruitment, which means that applicants are able to be considered for all of the positions linked to this posting. As candidates successfully move through the recruitment process, they will have the opportunity to express which positions are of most interest.


Click Here to view a Dashboard of all current recruitments for the Health Systems Division. The specific positions associated with this posting are listed under REQ-142635. The dashboard identifies the business area (\xe2\x80\x9cSection\xe2\x80\x9d) and Unit for each position and also provides a link to a position description to offer you greater context for the role. Section 1 of the position description outlines Position Information, including Work Location and Supervisor Name. Section 3 outlines the Description of Duties. In some circumstances, a position summary will be posted; selected candidates will be provided the full position description at time of hire.

This posting will be used to fill two (2) permanent, full-time positions. These positions are classified and are represented by a union.

Work Location: Salem/Marion or Portland/Multnomah; hybrid position

What you will do!
The purpose of these positions is to design and deliver training and learning forums to facilitate and promote workforce development, workforce equity, and employee engagement strategies for the Health Systems Division managers and staff. The individuals in these positions will design, facilitate, and evaluate training and curricula for quality, fidelity and effectiveness, and demonstrate knowledge and application of Adult Learning Theory that is neurodiverse responsive and trauma-informed. This will include developing and conducting a needs assessment at the individual program and organizational level, the development and maintenance of process guides, resource manuals and procedures, and qualitative and quantitative data dashboards.

These positions will design and create cohort learning opportunities that are peer-oriented (staff with staff, manager with manager) as well as team oriented (manager and staff).

The individuals in these positions will work closely with and be cross trained to support their peer Workforce Development and Engagement Specialist to develop a cohesive approach to support overall professional development organizational culture needs and ensure internal teams are trained on existing and new program initiatives. These positions will occasionally coordinate special projects and provide training resources to other teams within the Oregon Health Authority.

One position will specifically focus on enhancing and aligning to organizational development, effectiveness and culture strategies. This position will create training and learning forums that enable staff to gather in community in ways that humanize interactions, honor wholeness, and foster trust. Specific intentionality will be placed on building critical consciousness pathways that enable staff to gain/share understanding of inequities and structural racism, as well as the visible and invisible ways we can positively contribute to recognizing, reconciling, and rectifying historical and contemporary injustices through our individual and collective voice. To achieve this, this position will create resources to increase staff competency in using tools and frameworks developed and promoted by OHA\xe2\x80\x99s Equity & Inclusion Division.

One position will specifically focus on fostering programmatic and practice integration strategies. This position will create training and learning forums that illuminate the evolving efforts within Medicaid and Behavioral Health programs, policies, and engagement strategies to generate transformational shifts in agency, collective accountability, collaborative action, and power-sharing dynamics. To achieve this, this position will create resources to increase staff competency in using tools and frameworks developed and promoted by OHA\xe2\x80\x99s Equity & Inclusion Division.

What\'s in it for you?

• A position where your input and contributions impact the citizens of Oregon
• 8 hours of vacation leave and 8 hours of sick leave per month
• Nearly unbeatable
  medical, vision, and dental benefits
• 
  Pension and retirement programs

OHA values health equity, service excellence, integrity, leadership, partnership, innovation and transparency. Click
here , to learn more about OHA\xe2\x80\x99s mission, vision and core values.

OHA\xe2\x80\x99s 10-year goal is to eliminate health inequities. OHA\xe2\x80\x99s health equity definition is \xe2\x80\x9cOregon will have established a health system that creates health equity when all people can reach their full potential and well-being and are not disadvantaged by their race, ethnicity, language, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, social class, intersections among these communities or identities, or other socially determined circumstances. Achieving health equity requires the ongoing collaboration of all regions and sectors of the state, including tribal governments to address: the equitable distribution or redistributing of resources and power; and recognizing, reconciling, and rectifying historical and contemporary injustices.\xe2\x80\x9d

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Required Attributes:
Experience in creating and maintaining a work environment that is respectful and accepting of diversity among team members and the people we serve.

Five years of work experience designing, planning, and implementing adult education courses, or applying web-based technologies in a blended learning environment; OR
Five years of work experience designing, planning, and implementing organizational development strategies.

A Bachelor\'s degree in Education, Organizational Psychology, Business or Public Administration, Training and Development, Human Resources, Organizational Behavior, or related field may substitute for three years of the work experience stated above.

NOTE: Some positions may require one year of experience in a specific state program in addition to the above listed experience.

Requested Attributes:

• Experience in advancing health equity, including effective delivery of culturally responsive and inclusive services, evidence of ongoing development of personal cultural awareness and humility, and knowledge of social determinants of health and their impacts on health outcomes.
• Experience factoring in the perspectives of diverse populations most harmed by social injustice and inequities including communities of color, immigrant groups, the disability and neurodivergent communities, veterans, older adults, individuals identifying as LGBTQIA+ and other communities that have been traditionally marginalized.
• Experience developing, implementing workforce development and workforce equity training and learning forums in an organization that includes multiple classification levels and diverse functional expertise, inviting collaborative action and iterative design principles.
• Experience in designing, developing, delivering, or overseeing values-oriented and experiential employee onboarding and training content that builds critical consciousness pathways that enable staff to gain/share understanding of inequities and structural racism, assuring alignment with various learning styles and cultural understandings.
• Knowledge of Oregon Administrative Rules and Oregon Revised Statutes, other applicable regulations, and program requirements.
• Knowledge of health services delivery systems, particularly the Oregon Health Plan/ Medicaid Administration in Oregon and relational landscape of key partners, providers, community-based organizations, and advocacy groups.
• Knowledge of Oregon\'s Behavioral Health System and relational landscape of key partners, providers, community-based organizations, and advocacy groups.
• Ability to demonstrate advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and use of collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and SharePoint
• Experience developing and providing planning tools, documents, data, and meeting coordination to facilitate collaboration and decision-making.
• Strong communication skills across a variety of forms that demonstrate the ability to facilitate appreciative inquiry, foster trust and transparency, and promote human-centered change management.
• Demonstrates skills in the following areas:
  • Organizational Design and Organizational Effectiveness Strategy
  • Performance / Process / Quality Improvement
  • Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
  • Project Management
  • Strong Oral and Written Communication
  • Training & Group Facilitation

How to apply:

• Complete the online application.
• Complete questionnaire.
• Attach a Resume.
• Attach a Cover Letter, no more than two pages long, describing how your education and/or experience meets the Required and Requested Attributes listed above.

Please ensure you\xe2\x80\x99ve provided a thorough and updated application as it pertains to the position for which you are applying. Your application materials will be used to determine salary based on a pay equity assessment. For further information, please visit the
Pay Equity Project homepage.

Need Help?
If you need assistance to participate in the application process including an accommodation request under the American with Disabilities Act, please call:

Staphanie Mitchell \xe2\x80\x93 Senior Recruiter
Voice: [503-979-7679] (TTY 711)
Email:
STEPHANIE.D.MITCHELL@oha.oregon.gov

Additional Information

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• If you are a veteran, you may receive preference.
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The Oregon Health Authority is committed to fair employment practices and non-discrimination, including pay equity for all employees. We do not discriminate based on protected class (race, sex, veteran status, disability, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation) in the payment of wages or screen applicants on the basis of their current or past compensation. We determine salary by completing a review of your application materials to evaluate your related education, experience, and training for this position. (Critical elements of process).

The Oregon Health Authority is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to work force diversity and anti-racism.