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Requisition No: 876392 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: ASST COUNTY HEALTH DEPT DIRECTOR-HLTH - 64000972

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 64000972 

Salary:  $80,000 - $88,000 

Posting Closing Date: 06/11/2026 

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Job posting category: Open Competitive (Anticipated Vacancy)

Job Title: ASSISTANT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position spends the majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This 
includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning 
and directing employees' work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, 
recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively 
recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, 
meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation 
and work schedules, ensure proper coverage, and complete timesheets.

Provides direction to program managers to monitor the community health status in identifying health 
problems through review and collection of community health status data, population-based needs assessments 
and epidemiological and environmental processes.

Assists program managers in identifying, planning, writing and renewing grant applications and 
reports. Recommends and develops plans to target resources to produce strategic health outcomes. 
Develops internal objectives and priorities within regulatory, budgetary, and contractual 
guidelines, identifies staffing and financial needs.

Provides leadershipduring Emergency Preparedness events. Participates in all phases of emergency 
preparedness, including mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Assesses Departments needs 
regarding all hazard's emergency preparedness training. Ensures the Department receives training 
programs.

Assumes a leadership role in the department's strategic planning and strategic plan implementation. 
Partners with community health groups to work on public health issues.

Serves as the Administrator's delegated authority and assumes responsibilities as delegated in the 
absence of the CHD Administrator.

Direct program managers in collecting and interpreting data to evaluate program outcomes. Assists 
in initiating and composing new position descriptions and updatingpresent position descriptions. 
Ensure staff complete time sheets and activity coding.

Reviews and approves purchase requisitions for official state business in accordance with Florida 
laws and DOH policies, rules and regulations governing purchasing.

Serves as Assistant Director providing administrative, operational, oversight, leadership, and 
management of the department's Environmental Services, Community Outreach, Strategic Planning, 
Quality Improvement, Health Education, and Dental Services.

Recommends and develops plans to target resources and produce strategic outcomes. Develops internal 
objectives and priorities within regulatory, budgetary, and contractual guidelines, identifies 
staffing and financial needs.

Provides Departments administrative requirements for their respectiveprograms. Including developing 
future service plans, budgets, personnel, and workload planning.

Represents the Health Department on various community health related boards and councils, both 
inter and intra agency in scope. Networks with and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with 
local health providers, schools, community agencies and business and consumer groups. Serves as 
board member /officer and as committee member as directed by CHD Administrator.

Oversee the Performance Management System and quality improvement strategies and methodologies to 
measure and improve underperforming measures. Provides operational leadership of continuous quality 
improvement activities. Participates in and actively promotes the Agency's organizational 
effectiveness and excellence by fostering individual and team development activities. Contributes 
to the organization's culture of performance excellence by actively seeking to improve personal and 
organizational performance through measurement, analysis, knowledge management, and processes 
improvements and participation in performance management committees, councils, and/or workgroups. 
Oversee the administration and reporting for the Strategic Plan, Performance Management Improvement 
Plan, and Workforce Development Plan. Directs the coordination and monitoring of DOH-Leon's 
Performance Management System Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives including Strategic Planning and 
DOH Accreditation. Provides guidance to all teams and fosters the incorporation of QI work 
processes into daily work.

Oversee program related databases for program Performance Management purposes. Works with program 
managers to identify data needs in support of QI and annual reporting requirements.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of methods of research and analysis, work standards, and work simplification Ability to exercise judgment weighing the costs and benefits of a potential action
• Ability to establish long range objectives
• Ability to speak effectively to convey information Ability to instruct, direct and evaluate employees.
• Ability to obtain and analyze facts and precedents in making administrative decisions
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships
• Ability to formulate policies and procedures based on information of a conceptual nature from varied and complex sources
• Critical thinking skills
• Ability to implement ideas and manage change
• Ability to provide consultation and expert advice to others Effective time management skills
• Knowledge and/or experience in Public Health and Strategic Management

Qualifications:

Minimum - The required knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above.

Preferred - A master's degree from an accredited college or university in public health, community 
health, health administration, public administration, business administration, or related field.

Salary Range: $80,000 - $88,000

Florida Department of Health Mission. Vision. and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and
community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.
C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems. 

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.
R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.
E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work: 
Leon County Health Department, Tallahassee, Florida

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida: 

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package 
for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
 Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
 State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other 
supplemental insurance options;
 Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click 
www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation
provided through the electronic application process.

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in 
direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment 
consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to 
conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for 
safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless 
they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a 
Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS
website: http://www.sss.gov
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your 
current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current 
retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your 
retirement.
The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form 1-9 and that information will be 
verified using the E-Verify system. E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in 
partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.
Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work 
hours or days.
All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and 
communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this 
requirement will not be considered.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not 
tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, 
must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287).
Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide 
the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable 
suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million 
service men and women. The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving 
members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply 
for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise. Through the Department's VALOR 
program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial 
licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional 
license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the 
transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our 
appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.