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DHS and OHA management competencies

Communication Cultural Competence Customer Service Leadership Managing people
Planning Resource Management Teamwork



Planning and achieving results
  • Sets performance standards and tracks progress.
  • Identifies problems, develops options, and acts.
  • Facilitates groups to achieve objectives.
  • Evaluates systems and processes and makes improvements.
  • Demonstrates acceptance of responsibility for decisions, actions and outcomes.
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 Communication
  • Demonstrates oral and written communication skill.
  • Provides input to others; seeks input from others.
  • Communicates regularly and openly with staff and others.
  • Clearly states expectations of staff.
  • Listens actively to ensure that the speaker is heard.
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Customer service
  • Manages with a customer focus; knows customer needs and tracks satisfaction.
    Develops improvements to processes and systems in order to better serve customers.
    Demonstrates awareness of the changing customer base and balances multiple customer needs.
  • Promptly resolves problems or engages others with the ability to bring resolution.
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Resource management
  • Uses data and information to make decisions and improve performance.
  • Controls costs and mitigates adverse financial impact.
  • Effectively uses technology to enhance performance.
  • Works effectively across agency and work-unit boundaries to leverage and maximize use of public resources.
  • Builds, executes or monitors the budget for the work unit, as appropriate.
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Teamwork
  • As a team member, builds trust among team members and commits to achieve goals.
  • Fosters teamwork, builds teams, and uses them effectively.
  • Supports team articulation of vision, mission, goals and values.
  • Acts as a model for collaboration, integration, and shared responsibility.
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Leadership
  • Makes decisions based on vision, mission, goals and values of DHS and OHA.
  • Acts in partnership to achieve common goals.
  • Demonstrates high ethical standards; can be relied on for integrity and truthfulness.
  • Confident, and engaged in continuous learning.
  • Demonstrates long-range thinking and a global systems perspective.
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Cultural competence
  • Demonstrates understanding of DHS and OHA's affirmative action objectives and actively seeks to achieve goals.
  • Develops strategies to recruit, retain and promote a diverse staff that represents the population being served.
  • Consistently treats customers, stakeholders, partners and co-workers with dignity and respect.
  • Demonstrates recognition of the value of individual and cultural differences; creates a work environment where talents and abilities are valued.
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Managing people
  • Knows personnel policies and labor agreements.
  • Coaches employees to excellence.
  • Evaluates employees, provides feedback, and takes timely corrective action as appropriate.
  • Maintains a productive working relationship with employees and labor unions.
  • Immediately deals with issues related to policy violation, especially such things as workplace harassment or violence.
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If you have questions about DHS or OHA training, please contact us:
DHS and OHA Organization and Employee Development:
Phone: (503) 947-5457
DHS and OHA Cherry Ave Training Center
Reception: (503)373-7700
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