Project Coordinator

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Project Coordinator (part time 50%)

Salary Grade 25: $45,358.50 - $51,544

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. is seeking qualified candidates to fill the part-time (50%) position of Project Coordinator in the Office of Addiction Services and Supports to work across program areas and report directly to the Executive Deputy Commissioner.

The Project Coordinator will oversee work related to OASAS' First Responder Behavioral Health Initiative. First responders face unique behavioral health challenges due to repeated exposure to trauma, high-stress environments, and long work hours. New York's first responders - firefighters, police, emergency medical service providers, and dispatchers - experience higher rates of stress, burnout, depression, PTSD, and substance use than the general population. Chronic exposure to trauma, inconsistent work hours, and stigma around help-seeking contribute to significant mental health and substance use challenges. Without early and coordinated intervention, these issues lead to absenteeism, early retirement, and decreased productivity.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assist in the development and implementation of the Center of Excellence project.
• Will help to develop a network of relevant stakeholders including state and local agencies, advocacy groups, individuals with lived experience, etc.
• Involved with the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Assist in the development of materials including reports related to the project.
• Ensure that all milestones and deliverables are met.
• Assist in the promotion of the initiative.
• Act as project liaison to OASAS and OMH agency Divisions/Bureaus.
• Attend meetings, forums, conferences, etc. related to this work.
• Collaborate across diverse first responder disciplines, including fire service, EMS, law enforcement, corrections, dispatch and other responder communities.
• Conduct stakeholder engagement, including through offsite meetings/visits that will require some instate travel.
• Other tasks as assigned.
• Travel: 20%

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8 years of experience working in emergency services such as law enforcement, corrections, fire service or emergency medical service, OR
• Associate's degree and 6 years of experience working in emergency services such as law enforcement, corrections, fire service or emergency medical service, OR
• Bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience working in emergency services such as law enforcement, corrections, fire service or emergency medical service, OR
• Master's degree and 3 years of experience working in emergency services such as law enforcement, corrections, fire service or emergency medical service, OR
• D. and 2 years of experience working in emergency services such as law enforcement, corrections, fire service or emergency medical service, OR
• D. and 1 year of experience working in emergency services such as law enforcement, corrections, fire service or emergency medical service.
• Candidates must possess a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State at the time of appointment and continuously thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of the unique behavioral health issues faced by first responders related to the high-stress, trauma inducing environments and situations they are exposed to through their work.
• Knowledge of the barriers, including stigma, that make providing behavioral health services for the first responder community particularly challenging.
• Strong oral and written communication; and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated success in project oversight/management.
• Ability to moderate challenging discussions around difficult subject matter, balancing divergent opinions and concerns.

Location: 1450 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203

Sponsorship Policy: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. OASAS does not sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at https://rfmh.applicantpro.com/jobs/ . Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) 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. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH 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 that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41

VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.