Mental Health Jobs in Harrisburg, PA

THE POSITION

Are you ready to take on a leadership role that shapes statewide services? As the Mental Health Fiscal and Administrative Support Chief with the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, you will guide essential budget and administrative operations that strengthen mental health services. This position allows you to lead work that supports agency goals and community well-being. Your leadership will help shape sound financial practices and efficient administrative systems. If you are a collaborative strategist with advanced financial leadership, executive-level communication skills, and a passion for public service, bring your talents to our team!

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This position oversees financial planning, administrative coordination, and staff leadership within the Bureau of Financial Management and Administration. It manages high-level fiscal and administrative responsibilities that support statewide mental health and substance abuse services. As a Mental Health Fiscal and Administrative Support Chief, you will perform the following duties:

• Budget Leadership: Guide annual budget development, allocation processes, and major fiscal planning activities
• Administrative Oversight: Direct administrative operations including human resources, procurement, technology, and general support services
• Policy Direction: Develop and implement financial and administrative policies aligned with statewide standards
• Stakeholder Coordination: Collaborate with internal and external partners on budget issues, reporting needs, and fiscal planning
• Staff Management: Lead professional staff through training, evaluations, scheduling, and daily supervision

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time up to 3 days per week. You will be required to report to 303 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, PA, 2 days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

• Five years of professional experience in technical budget administration or financial management, including two years in an administrative, consultative or supervisory capacity; and a bachelor's degree; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes two years in an administrative, consultative or supervisory capacity in technical budgeting administration or financial management.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Recruitment Methods:

• Applicants must meet one of the following methods to be considered for this vacancy:
  • Promotion Without Exam
  • Reassignment (Only current civil service employees in the same agency who hold the same or similar job title, with the same maximum salary, within the same occupational group or where there is a logical career movement, will qualify for reassignment.)
  • Transfer (Only current civil service employees who hold the same job title will qualify for transfer to another agency.)
  • Voluntary Demotion
  • Reinstatement (Former civil service employees may only be reinstated to the job title from which they resigned. Current civil service employees are not eligible through reinstatement.)

Promotion Without Examination (PWOE):

• Class Restrictions for Promotion Without Examination Only - You must have or have held regular civil service status in one of the following classifications:
  • Business Analyst 4
  • Procurement Specialist 4
  • Accountant 4
  • Human Resource Analyst 4
  • Human Resource Manager 1
  • Field Human Resource Officer 3
  • Program Analyst 4
  • Fiscal Management Specialist 4
  • Administrative Officer 4
• Employees who previously held regular civil service status in the job title of the position being filled are also eligible for promotion without examination.
• The promotion without examination requirements are issued in accordance with merit system employment regulations.
• Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.
• Applicants must have a minimum of one year in the next lower classes by the posting closing date with no break in service.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

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