Special Projects Coordinator

Location

Long Island City, NY | United States

Job description

Special Projects Coordinator for the Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Children, Youth & Families (CYF)

Salary Grade 24- $87,405 - $89,434

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. is seeking one (1) qualified candidate to fill the full-time position of Special Projects Coordinator for the Assistant Commissioner (AC) of the Bureau of Children, Youth & Families (CYF) in the Division of Mental Hygiene at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).

Overview of Division / Program

The Bureau of Children, Youth & Families (CYF) within the Division of Mental Hygiene is responsible for planning and monitoring much of NYC's comprehensive network of child and adolescent community mental health services. CYF relies on research and surveillance to guide its decisions around service planning, implementation and evaluation and incorporates a health equity lens into its work. CYF oversees a portfolio of over 100 programs and supports a family-driven, individualized and strength-based approach to care.

To protect and promote the health of all New Yorkers, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Bureau of Children, Youth & Families (CYF), has engaged in candid conversations and projects to eliminate health inequities and promote racial equity and social justice within our bureau, within contracted provider agencies and programs, and within the City of New York. Our work has evolved from using cultural competency/awareness language to directly and clearly acknowledging discrimination and racial inequities within government and the public mental health system. We aim to become an anti-racist government bureau and a more collaborative community partner to our contracted provider agencies by supporting neighborhood resilience, community decision making authority, and community ownership. We've started by acknowledging that systemic and structural racism exists in public health and mental health more specifically. Our goal is to address and redress the impact of historical and current discriminatory policies, implicit bias and unjust practices embedded in the mental health system and in our work, decisions, interactions, and priorities.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Assistant Commissioner (AC) of the Bureau of Children, Youth & Families (CYF) , the Special Projects Coordinator will:

• Coordinate special projects (which may involve programs, research, policy, or community input) related to key strategic areas for the Bureau. These areas include perinatal mental health, child welfare, juvenile justice, co-occurring disorders, transition age youth, health disparities, and other relevant topics.
• Conduct literature searches and investigate best practices in the field of child and adolescent mental health; review and summarize articles and guidance documents
• To support decision making by Bureau leadership
• Support the work of the Bureau's Racial Equity Task Force and implementation of its equity plan.
• Write/present reports, briefings, proposals, position statements and presentations for internal and external distribution
• Consult and collaborate with various offices within the Division and Department as well as external partners in the community.
• Identify grant funding available to support/expand/improve the quality of mental health initiatives for children and adolescents. Coordinate and contribute to the development of grant applications (narrative and budget).
• Participate in internal and external workgroups, as needed
• Represent the Assistant Commissioner as requested to community partners, providers and the public.
• Coordinate development of indicators, data collection and reporting for the bureau for Quality Performance Review, Mayor's Management Reports, Office of Community Mental Health requests and other reports
• Delegate assignments to Bureau senior staff and collaborate with them to ensure timely completion. On behalf of the AC, review data and work products of Bureau senior staff to ensure they meet the expectations of the Bureau and Division.
• Develop and administer tools and tracking sheets to organize Bureau workflows
• Organize internal and external meetings, e.g., prepare agenda, meeting materials, and minutes; draft communications to meeting participants; ensure appropriate follow-up on action items
• Prepare AC for high level meetings and speaking events, including development of background documents, presentations and/or talking points
• Review letters of support requested from external partners and obtain Department approval.
• Offer support in coordinating conferences and forums hosted by the Bureau
• Serve as the Bureau's communications liaison.
• Manage and ensure timely Bureau response to requests for information from the Executive Deputy Commissioner's Office, Commissioner's Office, City Hall or Press Office. Solicit and integrate responses from relevant CYF offices.
• Coordinate development of testimony for public hearings
• Develop content for internal and external webpages for the Bureau; ensure consistent messaging across public-facing materials
• Organize and develop key content for public messaging campaigns
• Organize a Bureau listserv or other communication to improve information flow among staff and enhance shared learning
• Coordinate the Bureau's use of stakeholder databases, such as Partners Connect.
• The incumbent will need to possess proficiency with Excel, Microsoft Project, Word, Powerpoint, Visio, and MS Teams.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Public Heath, Public Administration, Public Policy, and 3-5 years of relevant project coordination and/or project management experience.

Preferred Skills:

• Understanding of the NYC mental health system for children, youth and families.
• Understanding of other child serving systems (e.g., child welfare, education) highly desirable

Work Location: 42-09 28th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101

Remote Work Policy: DOHMH employee working through RFMH are allowed a Hybrid option post training and onboarding.

Sponsorship Policy: Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visa at this time.

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at . 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. Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.

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$87.41k - $89.43k