Perinatal Outreach & Engagement Coordinator Term Limited

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

This position will have a hybrid workplace options available but will still be required to report to the listed address at the discretion of the supervisor and based on business need.

Although the full salary range for this position is provided appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.

Be BOLDand make a real difference...

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Our tobacco-free campus offers free parking and is conveniently located near RTD bus lines Glendale City Set and the Cherry Creek bike addition to a great location and rewarding meaningful work we offer:

• Employee wellness programs and facilities

• Extensive internal professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects

• Bike to work programs including access to storage lockers and bike racks

• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State system

• Strong yet flexibleretirement benefitsincluding a choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus optional 401K and 457 plans

• Medical and dental health plans

• Paid life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off

• Mentoring program with opportunities for mentors and mentees

• Tuition assistance for college level courses including Masters degree programs

• Excellent work-life programs such as flexible schedules and a variety of employee resource groups

Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information go to: Note - As of August 27 2025 a hiring freeze is in effect for the Colorado Executive Branch. State agencies will be allowed to finalize the hiring process only if a position has been posted by August 26 2025. Any positions that are posted after August 26 2025 have been either exempted from the hiring freeze or have been approved for a waiver and the hiring process may proceed.

The Work Unit:

The Prevention Services Division works with public and private partners across Colorado to improve the health of all Coloradans. Division professionals develop review implement and evaluate public health interventions proven to promote healthy living prevent chronic disease protect against injury and ensure access to health care and opportunities for a healthy lifestyle. The Division is committed to the professional development collaborative effort and sustained wellness of its workforce.

The Position:

Guides community engagement efforts for the Maternal Health Program and is responsible for providing grantee support to improve maternal health outcomes. This includes building and maintaining relationships with statewide and community-based organizations to effectively engage individuals with lived and/or community-based experience to inform public health efforts to improve perinatal wellbeing. Responsible for monitoring contracts for community-based and hospital-based grantees; including development of budgets and scopes of work providing technical assistance and support to grantees to support implementation of grant deliverables ensuring payment for services by reviewing and submitting invoices and completing department contract monitoring requirements. Leads implementation of strategies for Maternal and Child Health (MCH) priorities focused on perinatal wellbeing with an emphasis on community-based and community-led solutions and incorporating community voices into the identification development and implementation of strategies.

Residency Requirement:

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Class Code & Classification Description:

Six (6) years of relevant experience inmaternal health public health health policy community engagement health systems and/or with programs involved in promoting and implementing public health or public policy initiatives or other related fields.

A combination of related education graduation from an accredited college or university inmaternal health public health health policy community engagement health systems or similar health initiative degrees and/or relevant experience in maternal health public health health policy community engagement health systems and/or with programs involved in promoting and implementing public health or public policy initiatives or other related fields equal to Six (6) years.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

In addition to the minimum requirements the successful candidate in this position will have the following experience:

• Experience working in perinatal wellbeing interventions that support families and their vital conditions for health including trends best practices and emerging issues; ability to apply ideas and experience to improve and add value to the program.
• Demonstrated understanding of the unique complexities and systemic barriers that impact maternal and child health outcomes individuals and families experience during the perinatal period regarding receiving the care services and support informed by lived and/or professional experience.

• Outstanding skills and abilities in verbal and written communications including presentation skills; ability to adapt a style to fit diverse audiences of varying technical levels and at various levels within an organization in groups and individual settings.

• Experience providing support and technical assistance to groups and individuals including experience monitoring deliverables and invoices from contractors.

• Experience using communications strategies and tactics to disseminate information to partners including experience communicating through newsletters educational materials and information to support public awareness.

• Demonstrated success cultivating and sustaining collaborative partnerships and relationships among diverse organizations or groups ranging from health care institutions to organizations with direct connections to communities especially those reaching families with diverse backgrounds cultures and languages.

• Demonstrated experience in project management and facilitation including establishing goals and timelines coordinating resources monitoring progress engaging and working with internal and external partners measuring results and advancing the goals of the program.

• Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to change and easily consider new approaches. Manages competing demands. Adapts behavior or work methods to best fit the situation in response to new information changing conditions or unexpected obstacles. Effectively deals with ambiguity.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Pursuant to CDPHE policy a background check is required for all positions at CDPHE.

• TRAVEL: 10% of time required to travel 1-2X a year out-of-state as required for grantee meetings and potentially other national -state travel is required 2-3X a month to engage community partners.

Appeal Rights:

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position you may file an appeal with the State
Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. Appeals to the State
Personnel Board or the State Personnel Director must be received or postmarked within the filing period: Appeals shall be filed with
the Board no later than ten (10) days after receipt of the written notice of the action or if no notice was received no later than (10)
days after the employee knew or should have known of the disputed action. Filings can be by mail hand-delivery fax or email. Send
the completed form with all supporting attachments to the State Personnel Board and provide a copy to the Department (the
Respondent) identified by you (the Complainant) in PART 1 - General Information and Disputed Employment Action.

State Personnel Board
1525 Sherman Street 4th Floor Denver Colorado 80203
Fax Number:
Email filings:

For more information about the appeals process the official appeal form and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to
; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at ; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1 State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Directors Administrative Procedures Chapter 8 Resolution of Appeals and
Disputes at under Rules.

A complete application packet must include:

• A completed State of Colorado application.

• Fully answered supplemental questions per guidance.

• If using education to qualify for this position a copy of your transcripts (unofficial acceptable) must be provided with application.

• If using work experience to qualify for this position please provide an adequate description in the work experience section of the application. Do not write see resume.

• If you are a veteran a copy of your DD214 attached to your application.

The Selection Process:

1. All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.

2. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.

• Part of or all of thecomparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.

1. A top group up to six candidates will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.

E-Verify: CDPHE uses e-Verify an Internet-based system to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more aboutE-Verify including your rights and responsibilities.

You must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. CDPHE does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.

ADAAA Accommodations:

The State of Colorado believes that equity diversity and inclusion drive our success and we encourage candidates from all identities backgrounds and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore in all aspects of the employment process we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy medical condition related to pregnancy creed ancestry national origin marital status genetic information or military status (with preference given to military veterans) or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment including completing the application process interviewing completing any pre-employment testing participating in the employee selection process and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator ator call option 5.