Position Opening: BUREAU DIRECTOR II (FIRST STEPS/EARLY INTERVENTION DIRECTOR) — The Mississippi State Department of Health

Duties: This is administrative work in which the incumbent serves as Director of the First Steps Early Intervention Program and the state's newborn hearing screening and follow-up program. Work involves interpretation of federal regulations, writing of policies and procedures following regulations/legislation, resource planning and management, federal grant and report writing, as well as serving as liaison between other agencies and key stakeholders serving infants, toddlers and families.

Minimum Requirements: A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university; AND Nine (9) years of experience, four (4) years of which must have included line or functional administrative or advanced technical supervision. Applicant should have a Bachelor's or higher level degree in early childhood education, special education, child development, psychology, early intervention, therapeutic services, or other equivalent area.

Starting Salary: $53,600.93/year
PIN: 6425
Status: Non-State Service

Interested applicants must submit a resume or a State of Mississippi Application to:

Human Resources
Mississippi State Department of Health
Underwood Building, Suite 217
Jackson, MS 39215-1700

or fax (601) 576-8067.

Deadline for submission is 5:00 p.m., November 14, 2008.

The Mississippi State Department of Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer