Review Vacancy
AgencyMental Health, Office of
TitleTraining Specialist 1 – Mental Hygiene, Rockland Psychiatric Center, P19448
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $56604 to $71980 Annually
Minimum Qualifications To qualify for Training Specialist 1 (Mental Hygiene), you must be reachable for appointment from the current Select Job Titles portion of the Professional Careers Opportunities (PCO) examination AND possess a bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline* AND two years of professional experience in developing and delivering classroom training involving concepts and techniques of care for vulnerable persons in a mental hygiene setting. A Master’s degree in an appropriate discipline* may be substituted for one year of professional experience.
OR
Transfer Opportunity - Candidates must have one year of permanent service as a Training Specialist 1 or Habilitation Specialist 2 and be eligible for lateral transfer; or in a comparable title, eligible for Section 70.1 transfer, AND possess a bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline* AND two years of professional experience in developing and delivering classroom training involving concepts and techniques of care for vulnerable persons in a mental hygiene setting. A Master’s degree in an appropriate discipline* may be substituted for one year of professional experience.
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Provisional Opportunity – In the absence of an appropriate eligible list or transfer candidate, you may be provisionally appointed if you have a bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline* AND two years of professional experience in developing and delivering classroom training involving concepts and techniques of care for vulnerable persons in a mental hygiene setting. A Master’s degree in an appropriate discipline* may be substituted for one year of professional experience.
Candidates appointed provisionally must take the next scheduled Civil Service examination for this title and their score must be reachable on the resulting eligible list before they can be permanently appointed. Candidates who do not pass the examination or achieve a reachable score may not be retained.
*Appropriate disciplines needed to qualify for appointment to Training Specialist 1 (Mental Hygiene) include: audiology; behavioral health/science; child and family studies; community health; community mental health; counseling; counseling and community psychology; creative arts therapy; education; forensic mental health; gerontology; health administration; health education; health science; healthcare administration; hospital administration; human development; human services; marriage and family therapy; mental health counseling; nursing; nutrition; occupational therapy; physical therapy; psychology; public health; recreation therapy; rehabilitation counseling; social work; sociology; special education; speech communication; speech/language pathology; substance abuse counseling; or therapeutic recreation.
Duties Description Training Specialist 1 – Mental Hygiene, develops and presents training programs to improve and maintain the knowledge, skills, and abilities of employees used on-the-job, to better enable those employees to carry out the employing agency's mission. Training Specialists may train agency employees directly; or may provide direct training to local government employees or other parties; or may develop and administer contracts for providing training services.
Additional Comments Training Specialist 1 – Mental Hygiene, develops and presents training programs to improve and maintain the knowledge, skills, and abilities of employees used on-the-job, to better enable those employees to carry out the employing agency's mission. Training Specialists may train agency employees directly; or may provide direct training to local government employees or other parties; or may develop and administer contracts for providing training services.
Notes:
In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
Background Investigation/Justice Center Review: Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable. 2) Investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information, and may be required to pay any necessary fees. 3) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees may be required to pay any necessary fees. Additionally, prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.
Additional Comments:
Individual may be required to work other shifts and travel to other counties to train staff.
This position is eligible for the Downstate Adjustment of $3,026.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address AnnMarie.Zzie@omh.ny.gov
Address
Street Rockland Psychiatric Center
140 Old Orangeburg Road
Notes on ApplyingIndicate the Title and Location of the position you are applying for. Please complete the Office of Mental Health Employment Application and submit it with your other application materials. Please send you application and resume via email, fax or mail.
http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/employment/docs/employment-application.pdf