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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 01/05/22

Applications Due02/09/22

Vacancy ID96880

NY HELPNo

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitleMental Health Rehabilitation Program Director 1, Capital District Psychiatric Center, P22092

Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management

Salary Grade662

Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $91365 to $115490 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address Capital District Psychiatric Center

75 New Scotland Avenue

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12208

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable on the current eligible list for this title.

OR

Transfer Opportunity: Candidates must be permanent in the Mental Health Rehabilitation Program Director 1 title and eligible for lateral transfer;

OR

be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1 or 52.6 of Civil Service Law by having at least one year of permanent service in a title approved for transfer by Civil Service;

OR

Provisional Opportunity:

For Promotion Opportunity: Qualified New York State employees with one year of service as a Supervisor Rehabilitation Services or Supervisor Rehabilitation Services (Vocational) may be provisionally appointed.

Open Competitive Opportunity: Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation counseling AND five years of professional experience in comprehensive rehabilitation programs for individuals with mental illness and/or developmental disabilities, two years of which must have been supervisory in nature.

A master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling may be substituted for one year of the non-supervisory experience.

A doctoral degree in rehabilitation counseling may be substituted for two years of the non-supervisory experience.

*Candidates must take and pass the next available Civil Service exam used to fill this position. Candidates appointed provisionally must receive a score that is reachable on the resulting eligible list before they can be permanently appointed. Candidates who are disqualified or who do not receive a reachable score may not be retained.

Duties Description As a Mental Health Rehabilitation Program Director 1, you would plan, develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive multi-disciplinary rehabilitation programs at a State operated psychiatric center; and supervise rehabilitation staff in the oversight of rehabilitation service areas, including vocational rehabilitation, competency training, psychosocial support, and residential services.

Notes:

Medicaid and Medicare: 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.

Additional Comments 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:

Office of Mental Health (OMH) hospital employees must be fully vaccinated or willing to become fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Candidates who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 may not start working until two weeks after their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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

Name Human resources

Telephone

Fax 518-549-6611

Email Address cdpcpersonnel@omh.ny.gov

Address

Street Capital District Psychiatric Center

75 New Scotland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12208

 

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.

http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/employment/docs/employment-application.pdf

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. The Office of Mental Health embraces diversity and promotes a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, and respected. The New York State Office of Mental Health is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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