NHS Human Services, Inc.

NY HELP Yes

Agency Mental Health, Office of

Title Program Research Specialist 1 (Criminal Justice)/Program Research Specialist Trainee (Criminal Justice) – (NY HELPS), Central Office;

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 18

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $49363 to $65001 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Dutchess

Street Address NYS Office of Mental Health

10 Ross Circle

City Poughkeepsie

State NY

Zip Code 12601

Minimum Qualifications Non-Competitive Minimum Qualifications Under the NY HELPS Program: This position includes an opportunity to serve in a traineeship and applicants will be appointed to the appropriate level based on their education and/or experience. Program Research Specialist Trainee 1 (Criminal Justice) (starting salary $49,363): A bachelor's degree in a qualifying field.Program Research Specialist Trainee 2 (Criminal Justice) (starting salary $52,198): A bachelor's degree in a qualifying field and one year of professional clinical or administrative experience in a federal or state operated, licensed, certified, or funded mental health program.+Program Research Specialist 1 (Criminal Justice) (starting salary $65,001): A bachelor's degree in a qualifying field* and two years of qualifying professional experience+. Qualifying degree fields: criminal justice, criminology, economics, political science, psychology, public policy, public administration, sociology, or statistics. All degrees must include or be supplemented by nine semester credit hours in statistics, biostatistics, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, data analysis, data science, or data modeling.+Qualifying experience: professional research experience related to criminal justice system topics including crime; criminal justice trends, adult and youth case processing; incarceration and community supervision; risk assessment; sex offender management; recidivism; and impact of programming and treatment performing the collection, manipulation (e.g., data construction, merging data files, data cleaning, working with data files containing different levels of data) and evaluation of quantitative data directed toward review, analysis, and presentation related to program operations.Transfer Opportunity:Candidates must have permanent competitive or 55b/c status as a Program Research Specialist 1 (Criminal Justice), Grade 18, and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1 or 52.6 of the Civil Service Law to the Program Research Specialist 1 (Criminal Justice) title; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law into the trainee levels (Program Research Specialist Trainee 1 or 2 (Criminal Justice)). Transfer candidates must also possess a bachelor’s or higher degree in a qualifying degree field listed above. 55b/c Opportunity:Individuals certified eligible for the 55b/c program under the Governor’s Program to Hire Persons/Veterans with Disabilities pursuant to Section 55b/c of the Civil Service Law AND possess a bachelor’s or higher degree in a qualifying degree field* listed above. Please provide a copy of your eligibility letter with your response.PCO Opportunity:Individuals who are active on the current 2022 holding of the PCO eligible list who possess a bachelor’s or higher degree in one of the fields listed above and are interested in this vacancy, but did not receive a canvass letter, are encouraged to apply. Please note this in your cover letter.

Duties Description The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is recruiting to fill a Program Research Specialist 1 (Criminal Justice), G-18/Program Research Specialist Trainee (Criminal Justice), NS, position in the Division of Forensic Services (DFS), Diversion Center. The Diversion Center’s mission is to support jurisdictions in the development, implementation, evaluation and replication of initiatives to the reduce arrest and incarceration of persons with serious mental illness (SMI). The general services provided by the Diversion Center are the assessment of local resources, current practices, and gaps in services through sequential intercept mapping; researching, training and technical assistance for the identification and diversion of justice-involved mentally ill individuals from incarceration; and researching, training and technical assistance to develop and sustain Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) programs in communities throughout NYS. The Aligning to Build Lasting Engagement (ABLE) team is a new initiative for the Diversion Center. The ABLE team will focus on individuals known to cycle through shelter, hospitals, jails, and prisons. This team will be responsible for establishing and monitoring data shared by law enforcement, correctional entities, hospitals, and providers to facilitate connections to services, including housing, and will collaborate with OMH regional field offices, local mental health providers, local law enforcement agencies, and other community stakeholders. To most effectively implement this initiative, DFS is establishing a Forensic Evaluation Research Unit, which will support the ABLE team as well as evaluate current Diversion Center programs. The Evaluation Research Unit will use state-wide available data to identify high utilizers of the mental health and criminal justice system, conduct research to identify risk markers and/or intervention targets and times, use data to track recidivism so that individual and system level interventions can be evaluated, and improve data access and sharing across systems, which will increase the ability to identify needs and linkages to services.Specific duties to be performed by this Program Research Specialist 1 (Criminal Justice)/Program Research Specialist Trainee (Criminal Justice) may include, but are not limited to, the following:Synthesize empirical research related to diversion programs, interventions for individuals with mental health needs who are involved in the criminal justice system, and related topics.Perform data matches between large interagency and intra-agency data systems (e.g., criminal history data, Medicaid data). Perform statistical analyses and data cleaning tasks related to the Forensic Evaluation Research Unit’s mission. Identify trends and relationships in the available data to support the Unit’s goals and objectives.Prepare comprehensive written reports containing analysis, graphs, charts and interpretation of mental health and criminal justice data for internal and external use. Assist in the planning and development of evaluation studies. Create survey and questionnaire instruments to be used in evaluation studies. Participate in interagency and interagency meetings to ensure data needs are met and data sharing across systems is seamless. Support grant writing and funding proposals by providing data-driven evidence of program impact and effectiveness.Standardize data measures and definitions across jurisdictions to allow data from multiple jurisdictions to be combined and collectively analyzed.Develop and maintain databases and data systems to store and organize information securely while ensuring compliance with privacy regulations and standards. Create data visualization tools, dashboards, and reports to communicate key findings and insights to stakeholders. Collaborate with the ABLE team to identify gaps in services and opportunities for improvement based on data analysis.

Additional Comments Employment with New York State offers unmatched benefits, individual support, and career mobility for motivated individuals including: NYS pension and retirement programs; annual cost of living and performance advance increases; comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans; flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care; paid time off, including thirteen paid holidays per year, and paid personal leave, vacation leave, and sick leave. The starting salary for this position will vary based on the selected candidate’s education and/or experience. Candidates appointed at a trainee level will be required to successfully complete the traineeship to advance to the full performance level title and salary: $49,363 (Program Research Specialist Trainee 1 (Criminal Justice))$52,198 (Program Research Specialist Trainee 2 (Criminal Justice))$65,001 (Program Research Specialist 1 (Criminal Justice), full performance level)For current New York State employees, the starting salary is based on the candidate’s salary at the time of hire.Specific scheduled hours and telecommuting availability for this position will be discussed during the interview process. Please note, employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to operational needs and Agency Telecommuting Program Guidelines.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.This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility.This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of NY HELPS, this title maybe filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date, it is expected that employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

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Name Nicole Landry

Telephone

Fax (518) 486-3897

Email Address OMHHRM@OMH.NY.GOV

Address

Street NYS Office of Mental Health

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

Notes on Applying To be considered, interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume in Microsoft Word or PDF format to omhhrm@omh.ny.gov. Please include the title of the position and Vacancy ID #161974 in the subject line of your email when applying. You are advised that, should you accept a job offer with the Office of Mental Health, you may be required to be fingerprinted and pay a fingerprint fee.