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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 03/24/17

Applications Due04/07/17

Vacancy ID37835

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitleMental Health Program Specialist 2, Central Office

Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management

Salary Grade23

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $70438 to $89095 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 20%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address 44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12229

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be employed by New York State to be eligible to apply for this position.

Internal Reassignment: Candidates must be current Office of Mental Health employees with permanent or contingent-permanent service as a Mental Health Program Specialist 2 and interested in reassignment.

OR

Transfer: Candidates must be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law by having at least one year of permanent service in a qualifying title within two salary grades of the Grade 23 level. If you are unsure whether your current title qualifies for transfer, you may email omhhrm@omh.ny.gov for a determination.

Duties Description The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a Mental Health Program Specialist 2, G-23 position in the Division of Adult Services, Bureau of Housing Development and Support. The incumbent of this position will perform a full range of program activities including an oversight role in monitoring residential programs and projects within an assigned region.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assist in the administration of housing related programs and initiatives, which may include Supportive Housing; Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) pilots/programs; crisis respite programs; federal grant programs; etc.
• Provide project management for new residential development and/or renovation of existing residential programs as assigned.
• Collaborate with Field Office staff, Budget Services staff and other staff on the processing of Request for Proposals (RFP) for residential programs and support services.
• Coordinate Division of the Budget approval, execution of a contract and other required documents for capital projects.
• Coordinate payments to the provider for project related expenses.
• Participate in the implementation of Medicaid Managed Care and Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) as they pertain to housing.
• Assist in the entering and tracking contract, budgetary, expenditure and/or project-related information into applicable systems.

Additional Comments You are advised that, should you accept a job offer with the Office of Mental Health, you may be required to be fingerprinted and pay a fingerprint fee.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Grethe Kvernes

Telephone

Fax 518-486-3897

Email Address omhhrm@omh.ny.gov

Address

Street 44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

 

Notes on ApplyingTo be considered for this position, interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume in Microsoft Word or PDF format to omhhrm@omh.ny.gov. Please include the title of the position, location, and the vacancy # number in the subject line of your email when applying.

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