Source: New York State Jobs · Bespree is not the employer.
The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is recruiting to fill an Advocacy Specialist 2, SG-18, position in the Office of Advocacy and Peer Support Services (OAPSS) located at the NYC field office.
works to ensure the inclusion of recipients across the lifespan (youth, transition age youth, adults, and older adults) and their family’s perspectives into OMH policy making and program planning, development, and evaluation. The incumbent will work to promote peer recovery values and the inclusion of people of all ages and families who receive or have received mental health services, as well as peers support workers, advocates, and the community, as well as serve at a Regional level and function as a Regional Advocacy Specialist interacting and collaborating with all relevant programs and departments, Field Offices, Central Office, and local mental health providers to deliver technical assistance, lived expertise, and training to State and local mental health programs statewide.
Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
Serve as the liaison between the Office of Mental Health (OMH) and the community, seeking input from individuals and families in a variety of forums to create a feedback loop, and to promote voice, choice, and meaningful participation in services.
Perform community outreach tasks with the goal of building relationships with providers and partners including providing support to Peer-run agencies/Peer-directed programs and family-run agencies/family-directed programs, attending community events, tabling at conferences, and providing presentations with topics like peer support best practices, stigma reduction, and other topics that support recovery, self-determination, cultural curiosity, and trauma responsiveness.
Provide individual mentoring and guidance by helping to facilitate connection to peer services as well as guidance to community programs on peer support best practices, and ways to reduce the stigma and discrimination faced by individuals and families within the mental health and intersecting systems.
Provide guidance to agencies on developing peer/recovery-oriented services and support to enhance the provision of peer support services regionally and foster growth of the peer support workforce.
Participate in licensed or unlicensed program visits and provide feedback on the program’s strengths and improvement needs including participating as a reviewer for a licensing visit, participating in a supportive housing visit, and providing feedback to licensing on a program's peer specialist job description.
Work internally within the Office of Mental Health (OMH) toward systemic changes through participation in internal workgroups, providing data/feedback to other departments, and reviewing potential new programs.
Provide support to the Peer Specialists within state operated psychiatric centers within the 5 boroughs and the associated programs.
Qualified candidates must possess:
Six years of experience* as a professional advocate or service provider in rehabilitation, developmental disabilities, mental health, child welfare, juvenile justice, or homeless youth.
*Substitution: An associate degree may substitute for two years of general experience; a bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years of general experience; a master’s degree may substitute for five years of general experience; or a doctorate may substitute for six years of general experience
Preferred qualifications:
New York State agencies, departments, and public authorities provide services across healthcare, engineering, administration, public safety, the trades, and other areas.
Source: New York State Jobs · Bespree is not the employer.
The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is recruiting to fill an Advocacy Specialist 2, SG-18, position in the Office of Advocacy and Peer Support Services (OAPSS) located at the NYC field office.
works to ensure the inclusion of recipients across the lifespan (youth, transition age youth, adults, and older adults) and their family’s perspectives into OMH policy making and program planning, development, and evaluation. The incumbent will work to promote peer recovery values and the inclusion of people of all ages and families who receive or have received mental health services, as well as peers support workers, advocates, and the community, as well as serve at a Regional level and function as a Regional Advocacy Specialist interacting and collaborating with all relevant programs and departments, Field Offices, Central Office, and local mental health providers to deliver technical assistance, lived expertise, and training to State and local mental health programs statewide.
Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
Serve as the liaison between the Office of Mental Health (OMH) and the community, seeking input from individuals and families in a variety of forums to create a feedback loop, and to promote voice, choice, and meaningful participation in services.
Perform community outreach tasks with the goal of building relationships with providers and partners including providing support to Peer-run agencies/Peer-directed programs and family-run agencies/family-directed programs, attending community events, tabling at conferences, and providing presentations with topics like peer support best practices, stigma reduction, and other topics that support recovery, self-determination, cultural curiosity, and trauma responsiveness.
Provide individual mentoring and guidance by helping to facilitate connection to peer services as well as guidance to community programs on peer support best practices, and ways to reduce the stigma and discrimination faced by individuals and families within the mental health and intersecting systems.
Provide guidance to agencies on developing peer/recovery-oriented services and support to enhance the provision of peer support services regionally and foster growth of the peer support workforce.
Participate in licensed or unlicensed program visits and provide feedback on the program’s strengths and improvement needs including participating as a reviewer for a licensing visit, participating in a supportive housing visit, and providing feedback to licensing on a program's peer specialist job description.
Work internally within the Office of Mental Health (OMH) toward systemic changes through participation in internal workgroups, providing data/feedback to other departments, and reviewing potential new programs.
Provide support to the Peer Specialists within state operated psychiatric centers within the 5 boroughs and the associated programs.
Qualified candidates must possess:
Six years of experience* as a professional advocate or service provider in rehabilitation, developmental disabilities, mental health, child welfare, juvenile justice, or homeless youth.
*Substitution: An associate degree may substitute for two years of general experience; a bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years of general experience; a master’s degree may substitute for five years of general experience; or a doctorate may substitute for six years of general experience
Preferred qualifications:
New York State agencies, departments, and public authorities provide services across healthcare, engineering, administration, public safety, the trades, and other areas.