Mental Health Counseling Jobs at New York State Office of Mental Health with Visa Sponsorship

Duties Description

Kingsboro Psychiatric Center is currently recruiting a Residential Program Manager 3 to oversee and manage residential program operations of their community residences. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply. As a Residential Program Manager 3, you will supervise direct care services that are provided to individuals with mental illness who are residing in a community residence, including:
- Overseeing resident admission and discharge planning.
- Supervising and directing activities and assignments of clinical and direct care staff.
- Assessing residential programs and adjusting as needed to meet the resident’s needs.
- Responding to emergencies during regular and non-work hours.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement – Statewide (NY HELPS) program as a Residential Program Manager 3 if they have:
- Bachelor’s degree; and
- 3 years of experience working with individuals diagnosed with mental illness, 1 year of which must have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity and 1 year must have been in a residential setting.

OR Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Residential Program Manager 3 eligible list.

OR Candidates within State Service can be considered for transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

OR In accordance with Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law, this notice advises all employees of the Office of Mental Health of our intention to conduct a non-competitive promotion examination for the position of Residential Program Manager 3 at Kingsboro Psychiatric Center. Permanent appointment may be made by non-competitive promotion of an applicant who meets the position’s minimum qualifications if all requirements of non-competitive promotion are met. The promotion field for the Residential Program Manager 3 position consists of candidates who have 1 year of permanent service as a Residential Program Manager 2.

Additional Comments

All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:
- NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
- Access to tuition assistance programs
- Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
- Paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave
- NYS Retirement programs

Background checks will be required.

NOTE: In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment. If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.