Section Chief (Supervisor I)

Department of Public Health · Sacramento County

Salary: $7,872 – $9,781 per month

Closes: 2026-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

Job description and requirements

Job Description and Duties This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by serving as the Chief of the Care Program Section within the HIV Care Branch, California Department of Public Health, Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of HIV, HCV, and STIs, Office of AIDS (OA). The Supervisor II provides second level supervision through a Health Program Manager I and one Supervisor I. Plans, organizes, supervises, and oversees a multi-disciplinary team responsible for implementation of the administration of the statewide Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part B. RWHAP Part B provides medical, support, and housing services that support the care of Californians living with HIV. Performs and/or guides staff in the development of highly technical and politically sensitive HIV-related policies, funding allocations, and short- and long-term strategies, exercising a high degree of independent judgement to address the ongoing care and support needs of Californians living with HIV. Collaborates with the HIV Care Branch Chief and other senior managers and staff throughout the OA to integrate relevant epidemiologic and program evaluation data, treatment, and insurance continuation programs administered by the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Branch, HIV prevention and testing technology, and state and national legislative, regulatory, and policy issues with the work of the HIV Care Branch. Performs all aspects of supervision related to timekeeping, progressive discipline, staff development, etc. This position requires statewide travel up to ten percent of the time. The incumbent works under the general direction of the HIV Care Branch Chief. In July 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025. This program temporarily reduces employees’ monthly base pay in exchange for paid leave credits. This position is subject to PLP 2025 and will have a monthly base pay reduction of 3% in exchange for 5 hours of leave credits through June 2027. The salary ranges shown on this job posting do not reflect the salary reduction. Please let us know how you heard about our position by taking this brief survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CDPHRecruitment You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Special Requirements For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process, and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Employment Application (STD 678) and/or Resume, including detailed job descriptions, hours worked per week, and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYYY). Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted. A completed State application (STD. 678) and any other relevant documents (e.g. unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers Account. Please reference Job Control # (537101) and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.e. social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission. Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareers Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. Submitting an electronic application through your CalCareers account is strongly recommended since electronic applications will be received/processed faster than other methods of filing. Please submit only one application. If you are unable to submit your application electronically through your CalCareers account, please email apply@cdph.ca.gov for assistance and a CDPH Human Resources Division staff member will contact you to assist with the online application process or, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method as explained in the How to Apply section below. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included. Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) Responses must be in Arial font and no smaller than font size 11. Not to exceed TWO pages. 1. Describe jobs you have held that were analytical or technical focused. What were the primary functions and level of independence and responsibility within each role? 2. Describe your experience supervising staff, resolving a broad range of governmental, supervisory, and managerial problems, performing the most challenging assignments, and making recommendations on a broad spectrum of administrative and program-related problems. In your answer, please include the job(s) in which you performed these duties and length of time spent in each job, including start and end dates (month and year) and level of responsibility. Note: For a glossary of terms, please click here. PLEASE NOTE: Resumes, letters, Supplemental Questionnaire, transcripts, degrees, your state application, cover letters and other materials will not take the place of the Statement of Qualifications. Simply copying and pasting your resumé will also not be accepted.
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Job Description and Duties

This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by serving as the Chief of the Care Program Section within the HIV Care Branch, California Department of Public Health, Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of HIV, HCV, and STIs, Office of AIDS (OA).

The Supervisor II provides second level supervision through a Health Program Manager I and one Supervisor I. Plans, organizes, supervises, and oversees a multi-disciplinary team responsible for implementation of the administration of the statewide Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part B. RWHAP Part B provides medical, support, and housing services that support the care of Californians living with HIV. Performs and/or guides staff in the development of highly technical and politically sensitive HIV-related policies, funding allocations, and short- and long-term strategies, exercising a high degree of independent judgement to address the ongoing care and support needs of Californians living with HIV. Collaborates with the HIV Care Branch Chief and other senior managers and staff throughout the OA to integrate relevant epidemiologic and program evaluation data, treatment, and insurance continuation programs administered by the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Branch, HIV prevention and testing technology, and state and national legislative, regulatory, and policy issues with the work of the HIV Care Branch. Performs all aspects of supervision related to timekeeping, progressive discipline, staff development, etc. This position requires statewide travel up to ten percent of the time.

The incumbent works under the general direction of the HIV Care Branch Chief.

In July 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025. This program temporarily reduces employees’ monthly base pay in exchange for paid leave credits. This position is subject to PLP 2025 and will have a monthly base pay reduction of 3% in exchange for 5 hours of leave credits through June 2027. The salary ranges shown on this job posting do not reflect the salary reduction.

Please let us know how you heard about our position by taking this brief survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CDPHRecruitment

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Special Requirements

For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process, and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Employment Application (STD 678) and/or Resume, including detailed job descriptions, hours worked per week, and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYYY). Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.

A completed State application (STD. 678) and any other relevant documents (e.g. unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers Account. Please reference Job Control # (537101) and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.e. social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission.

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareers Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. Submitting an electronic application through your CalCareers account is strongly recommended since electronic applications will be received/processed faster than other methods of filing. Please submit only one application.

If you are unable to submit your application electronically through your CalCareers account, please email apply@cdph.ca.gov for assistance and a CDPH Human Resources Division staff member will contact you to assist with the online application process or, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method as explained in the How to Apply section below. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.

Statement of Qualifications (SOQ)

Responses must be in Arial font and no smaller than font size 11. Not to exceed TWO pages.

1. Describe jobs you have held that were analytical or technical focused. What were the primary functions and level of independence and responsibility within each role?

2. Describe your experience supervising staff, resolving a broad range of governmental, supervisory, and managerial problems, performing the most challenging assignments, and making recommendations on a broad spectrum of administrative and program-related problems.

In your answer, please include the job(s) in which you performed these duties and length of time spent in each job, including start and end dates (month and year) and level of responsibility.

Note: For a glossary of terms, please click here.

PLEASE NOTE: Resumes, letters, Supplemental Questionnaire, transcripts, degrees, your state application, cover letters and other materials will not take the place of the Statement of Qualifications. Simply copying and pasting your resumé will also not be accepted.

About this opportunity

Salary context

The annualized midpoint for this posting is $105,918. That is $9,426 above the $96,492 median among 42 current California public jobs with the same normalized title.

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Department of Public Health currently has 38 other open positions in this database.

Regional hiring context

There are 658 current state openings in Sacramento County, including this position.

Application timeline

Applications close in 8 days, on November 12, 2026.

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Posting history

This posting appears on CalCareers. CA Public Jobs first observed it on October 29, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.

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