Hybrid - Mental Health Administrator 2

What will you do?

• Serves as a Community Resource Program Coordinator in assigned Developmental Center (DC) in the Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD).
• Provides assistance to the DCs in completing person centered Discharge & Transition Plans that meet each person's individual needs.
• Provides guardian/family education regarding community placement options.
• Creates strong link & serves as a liaison between centers, community providers & County Boards to develop meaningful options for transitions.
• Assists in breaking down system barriers to providing services needed to ensure the growth & development of each person transitioning in to a community based option.
• Ensures community provider staff are trained in effective delivery of training techniques/methods to serve individuals being discharged from DCs.
• Ensures appropriate community resources are in place prior to discharge.
• Gives guidance & direction to staff in community homes contracting with DODD to serve people from DCs.
• Consults with the individual's family member &/or guardians as well as their community providers to make sure the goals of individuals are being met.
• conducts &/or participates in Discharge Reviews (e.g., meets with individuals for in-person evaluations, reviews data analysis, ensures proper monitoring & follow-up procedures are in place & provides reports on the individual's progress.

• responsible for Quality Assurance Review & follow-up when required (e.g., program assessment, survey preparedness, review of Major Unusual Incident (MUI) reports, licensure renewal preparation & plan of correction review & monitoring.
• responsible for the Individual Assessment Form (IAF) exception review process (e.g., completing &/or reviewing assessments, exceptions & reconsiderations).
• Provides regional technical assistance to groups such as the Private Provider Teams.
• Serves a liaison between DODD & the County Boards of DD & community providers on matters concerning the Community Resource Program.
• Presents training to stakeholders on the Trauma Informed Care Initiative; consults with others on cases as assigned.
• Completes the Ohio Developmental Disability profile (ODDP) as assigned.
• Works on Support Intensity Scale (SIS) as assigned.
• Completes other duties as assigned (e.g., reports, special projects).

**This position is hybrid under the agency's current telework agreement.**
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
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
Qualifications
4 yrs. administrative exp. commensurate with mental health program area to be assigned per approved Position Description on file.
-Or completion of associates core program in mental health, social work or comparable field (e.g. child & family community services, special education, social or behavioral sciences); 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in state &/or federal regulations & standards governing care, custody & programming of mental health consumers/residents; 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in mental health programmatic project management.
-Or completion of undergraduate core program in mental health, social work or comparable field (e.g. child & family community services, special education, social or behavioral sciences); 12 mos. trg. in employee training & development (e.g. provides work direction & training); 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in state &/or federal regulations & standards governing care, custody & programming of mental health consumers/residents.
-Or 6 mos. exp. as Mental Health Administrator 1, 65221.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
Job Skills: Mental Health