If you value job security, work life balance, and opportunities for growth, join us at the New York State Office of Mental Health as a Program Aide to receive all of that and more!

Who We Are: New York State has a large, multi-faceted mental health system that serves more than 700,000 individuals each year. The Office of Mental Health (OMH) operates psychiatric centers across the State. OMH also regulates, certifies and oversees more than 4,500 programs, operated by local governments and nonprofit agencies. Our mission is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a particular focus on providing hope and recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances.

What We Offer:

• NYS pension and retirement programs
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care
• Paid time off, including thirteen paid holidays per year, personal leave, vacation leave, and sick leave

What We Stand For: The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

DUTIES DESCRIPTION:
The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is recruiting to fill a Mental Health Program Specialist, in the Bureau of Institutional and Transitional Services (BITS), the Mental Health/Criminal Justice Collaboration Unit (MH/CJ) within the Division of Forensic Services (DFS). MH/CJ Unit provides support and technical assistance including suicide prevention and mental health training in local correctional facilities, appropriate mental health training for criminal justice staff whose jobs bring them in contact with persons who are mentally ill, alternatives to incarceration, community mental health provider skill enhancement and training, and curriculum development and training facilitation in collaboration with state and local criminal justice agencies. The incumbent would ensure the efficient operation of the Criminal Justice/Mental Health Collaboration unit by performing a wide range of administrative tasks related to correspondence, management of training material, and calendar management; work coordination; customer service; fielding of questions; information gathering; and compilation of reports.

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

• Prepare correspondence, reports and other documents utilizing software such as Microsoft Office.
• Set up and manage paper and electronic filing systems.
• Create, maintain, and enter information into a training data bases.
• Maintain scheduling and event calendar. Schedule and confirm appointments for trainers, attendees, Unit staff and/or supervisors.
• Complete forms in accordance with agency procedures.
• Review work done by others to check for correct spelling and proper grammar, ensures training material is accurate and conforms to branding requirements; recommend revisions, as needed.
• Make copies of various documents, including training curriculum and hand-outs; place them in proper files, and distribute them to appropriate staff, trainers, and training attendees.
• Open, review, sort and distribute the mail in accordance with staff assignments. Review incoming correspondence and establish follow-up deadlines; follow-up, as needed.
• Respond to incoming calls, respond to questions concerning training events, and refer calls to appropriate staff member for technical information.
• Assist with coordination of training logistics for trainers, vendors, and training attendees.
• Travel to training events; complete onsite registration for attendees; assist with training set-up/take- down (35%).
• Maintain inventory of office supplies, training material, and arrange for office equipment maintenance and service.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must have a high school or high school equivalency diploma; and three years of experience performing clerical, keyboarding, or paraprofessional work in an office environment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $51,857.00 - $63,169.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person