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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 05/17/22

Applications Due06/01/22

Vacancy ID105034

AgencyAddiction Services and Supports, Office of

TitleAssociate Commissioner

Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management

Salary GradeNS

Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $124534 to $157338 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Pending Exempt

Travel Percentage 20%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports

1450 Western Avenue

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12209

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in a human services, social services, social work, psychology, counseling, or other related discipline; and eight years progressively responsible experience in oversight and policy development related to harm reduction services, within the substance use service continuum or health care setting. At least three of the candidate’s years of experience must have been in a managerial capacity. A master’s or higher-level degree may substitute for one year of required experience. Four years of additional relevant experience (beyond the eight years minimum), or two years of additional experience plus an associate’s degree may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.

Duties Description Under the direction of the OASAS Commissioner, this exempt class position has direct responsibility for coordinating the design, implementation, and policy development associated with the delivery of harm reduction services at the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS). The duties of the incumbent include:
• Oversees efforts to integrate substance use disorder (SUD), mental health (MH) and primary care outreach to persons not engaged currently in prevention, treatment or recovery, including but not limited, low threshold harm reduction and overdose prevention services outside traditional SUD, MH and primary care settings.
• Develops, expands, and manages collaboratively the provision of harm reduction services by entities under contract with OASAS.
• Oversees the development of guidance and standards for harm reduction providers and the delivery of harm reduction services consistent with the most current research in evidence-based practice.
• Establishes, revises, and implements policies and procedures related to the delivery of harm reduction services in non-traditional settings and across the entire substance use disorder continuum, to include but not limited to, community outreach, low threshold engagement, the integration of services to address the social determinants of health, overdose prevention and the development of new services.
• Serves as a liaison with other OASAS Divisions, state agencies, local governments, the federal government, and other external partners in the areas listed above.
• Manages staff within the Division of Harm Reduction Services.
• Informs the development of harm reduction data collection criteria and performance measures.
• Focuses on specialty populations and services.
• Participates in OASAS and inter-agency/organizations, committees and workgroups.

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Name Bureau of Human Resources Management

Telephone 518-457-2693

Fax 518-457-4880

Email Address Recruitment@oasas.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports

1450 Western Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12209

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit a current resume/curriculum vitae, preferably in Word or PDF format, for consideration

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