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Introduction
Do you want to utilize your skills and make a difference? Are you looking to take the next step in your career? If so, please read on to learn more about this exciting opportunity!
The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is currently seeking a qualified and experienced individual for the position of Health Program Assistant 1.
Position Highlights:
FACILITY: Southeastern Mental Health Authority (SMHA)
TEAM: Managed Services Division
LOCATION: Norwich, CT
SCHEDULE: Full-time, first shift, 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday 8:00am – 3:30pm
POSITION NUMBER: 25963
What We Can Offer You:
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The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: ‘Forbes’ State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 – State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule.
Professional growth and development opportunities.
A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
Discover The Opportunity To:
Engage in a rewarding career;
Showcase your talents in a meaningful role;
Thrive in an exciting environment;
Provide support to a division that is passionate about the work we do.
Work together in a collaborative team environment.
The Role:
This position is a critical position within the Managed
Services division at SMHA, providing vital support to agency administrative
services and contract monitoring of the affiliate provider agencies.
Job duties include, but are not limited to:
Data entry, analysis and generation of
productivity report, program dashboards, DLA-20 reports, network-wide incident
reports, and a host of agency and affiliate reports related to levels of care
such as employment, CSP, BHH, outpatient, and residential.
Participate in special projects and agency
committees as assigned.
About Us:
DMHAS is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve.
SMHA is a community mental health agency operated by the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). Its primary goal is to provide high quality behavioral health services to those in our community with mental health and substance use disorders who are 18 years or older and reside in New London County and its surrounding towns. Services, which include case management, outpatient behavioral health, crisis intervention, respite care, and forensic services, are recovery oriented and offered in a trauma informed and culturally sensitive manner. We support individuals to identify and achieve their own goals in recovery, fostering independence, dignity, and ability.
Selection Plan
FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:
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To Apply:
In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
You must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.
In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.
Important Next Step Information for After You Apply:
Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting’s closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question’s expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user’s spam.
Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview.
Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics.
For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
Connect With Us:
Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process.
Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment please contact Julie Barker via email at Julie.Barker@ct.gov.
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In a state health program or project this class is accountable for assisting in the compilation and interpretation of fiscal and programmatic data and statistics, development and implementation of program plans, grant management and monitoring.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Subject duties vary considerably depending on nature of program and current stage in its life cycle;typical examples of duties performed at this level include:
Assists in preparation of sections of state health plans;
Gathers fiscal, programmatic, census or other kinds of needed data from federal, state and other sources;
Compiles statistics and may do some less complex calculations and interpretations;
Assists in reviews of program grant requests and monitors fiscal and programmatic performance of grants using agency regulations and guidelines;
Assists in preparation of program objectives and evaluation of program results;
May serve a task force or committee;
May answer general informational questions for the public and prepare information for distribution;
May serve as a liaison between program or project and specific people or organizations for purpose of keeping information flowing;
May assist in epidemiologic investigations;
Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
Knowledge of
purposes, plans,
objectives and programs of public health agencies including changing patterns
of preventive medicine and environmental health;
state and community
organizations and programs involved in health field;
Skills
oral and written
communication skills;
interpersonal skills;
Ability to conduct
independent research, develop and gather data.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS – GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Five (5) years of experience in a professional capacity in a health organization.
NOTE: A health organization is defined as a large multi-dimensional agency with responsibility for administering health programs.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS – SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
College training may be
substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester
hours equalling one half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4)
years for a Bachelor’s degree.
A Master’s degree in
public health, health education, hospital administration or public
administration or other closely related field may be substituted for the
General Experience.
For state employees one
(1) year as a Health Services Worker and a Bachelor’s degree or three (3) years
as a Health Services Worker may be substituted for the General Experience.
Successful completion of
a Connecticut Careers Trainee program approved by the Department of
Administrative Services may be substituted for the General Experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in behavioral healthcare.
Experience with Microsoft Office, to include Outlook,
Excel, Word, Teams, and PowerPoint.
Experience with creating/updating graphs in Excel.
Experience gathering data into reports from a variety of
sources (Electronic Health Records, Electronic Data Warehouse applications,
etc.) and prepare summaries from the data.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
Conclusion
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
As defined by Sec. 5-196
of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of
positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single
title for administrative purposes. As
such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or
responsibility.
