The mission of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) is to provide statewide leadership of a high-quality mental health and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery system that is effective and valued by all Ohioans.

OhioMHAS Values:

• Contribute and Collaborate
• Serve Compassionately
• Deliver Quality
• Be Accountable

This position is grant funded and will end at the completion of the grant.

We are recruiting for two (2) Alcohol & Drug Program Specialist 2 positions at OhioMHAS Central Office to assist in planning & developing prevention, treatment & other recovery activities & initiatives within the State Opioid Response (SOR 3.0) Project. Employment will end at the completion of the grant.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Acts as liaison with statewide agency partners, stakeholder groups & other entities

• Assists in developing long range plans to build on a community system of care (prevention, early intervention, treatment & recovery support)

• Interprets & ensures compliance with federal & state rules & regulations, administrative rules, department policies & procedures & program requirements

• Prepares & maintains required records & reports in compliance with applicable rules, regulations & guidelines

• Evaluates effectiveness of programs (collects & analyzes data, develops resource assessments)

• Informs office leadership on program-related matters & recommends action

• Handles sensitive contacts and responds to inquiries & complaints

• Represents SOR meetings, conferences & trainings; attends other meetings, workshops, conferences & seminars as required

• Provides consultation, technical assistance to internal staff, stakeholder groups & community organizations to aid in program implementation & reporting

• Manages data reporting on performance of state and location programs using extensive knowledge of grant & fiscal requirements, develops documents, tools & other resources to support SOR programs.

• Manages funding proposal development & evaluation of applications

• Evaluates implementation of grant funded programs & purchases, funded projects, grant awards, request for proposals & contracts (e.g., develops request for applications, reviews programmatic & fiscal compliance, data collection & reporting, proposals & bids, prepares contracts, Controlling Board requests, Memos of Understanding (MOUs), inter-agency agreements & budgets for assigned programs for approval)

• Conducts weekly reviews of fiscal expenditures & obligations

• Prepares written reports

What's in it for you:

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period . Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.

Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth/Adoption leave

Employee Development Funds

• The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee's salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.

Qualifications
Completion of undergraduate core program in human services area (e.g., social work; psychology; sociology; nursing; 24 mos. trg. or 24 mos. exp. in coordination or development of alcohol & drug treatment & prevention services (e.g., conducts studies/surveys, coordinates program implementation & ensures compliance with federal & state rules & regulations); 12 mos. exp. in writing job-related technical reports; 6 mos. exp. in grants administration.

-Or 24 mos. exp. in delivery of health/human services; 24 mos. exp. in coordination or development of alcohol & drug treatment & prevention services (e.g., conducts studies/surveys, coordinates program implementation & ensures compliance to federal & state rules & regulations); 12 mos. exp. in writing job-related technical reports; 6 mos. exp. in grants administration.

-Or 12 mos. exp. as Alcohol & Drug Program Specialist 1 (Prevention), 69381.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Additional Experience Preferred:

Expertise with Infant and Early Childhood Development, Early Childhood Mental Health and working with diverse families with children diagnosed with severe emotional and/or behavioral disturbances and trauma. Experience in assessment, program evaluation, workforce development and children's systems of care models.

A three (3) percent supplement is available for possession of a valid clinical license.

Job Skills: Behavioral Health, Grant Administration, Behavioral Health, Collaboration, Leading Others, Written Communication