Program Support Technician Senior

The Reproductive Health Program Support Technician provides administrative support to publicly funded reproductive health programs across Virginia. The Program Support Technician is a member of the Reproductive Health Unit in the Division of Child and Family Health within the Office of Family Health Services. The Reproductive Health Unit manages the Title X Family Planning Program, the Contraceptive Access Initiative, the Pregnancy Loss Initiative, the State Funding of Certain Abortions Program, the Adolescent Health Program, the Resource Mothers Program, and the State Doula Certification Program.

Wage employees are subject to the following conditions of employment:

• Wage employees serve at the will and pleasure of the appointing authority.
• Continuing employment is based on available funding and business need.
• Wage employees are not covered by the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act. Therefore, they are not eligible for benefits which are provided to salaried employees, such as leave credits, holiday pay, insurance, access to the grievance procedure, etc.
• Wage employees are paid only for the hours they actually work.
• Virginia state law currently requires that agencies not permit wage employees to work in excess of 29 hours per week on average over the course of a year. Wage employees may not work for VDH beyond 1,500 hours during the period of May 1 April 30 of the following year (the Standard Measurement Period).
• Once a wage employee works the maximum of 1,500 hours during the Standard Measurement Period, the employee may be rehired as a wage employee of VDH only after the next Standard Measurement Period has begun.
• Wage employees are eligible to apply for all classified positions for which recruitment has been initiated, including those limited to State Employees Only.
• If a wage employee becomes employed in a classified position, he/she will be eligible to purchase retirement credit for the time worked as a wage employee.
• Continuing employment is based on available funding and business need.

• Ability to ensure compliance with relevant regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to meet external deadlines
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience working in an office setting or customer service
• Experience using Excel, or a similar program, to track budgets or expenditures
• Experience reviewing documents for accuracy

Additional Considerations

• Knowledge of SharePoint, DocuShare, or REDCap
• Demonstrated interest in reproductive health, public health, or social service programs
• Experience with data entry

Pulled from the full job description

• Paid holidays