ASSISTANT MENTAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR
Assistant Mental Health Administrator is non-competitive, meaning the state checks your education and experience against the spec instead of ranking you on a test.
To be eligible you bring a bachelor's degree and 3 years of relevant experience.
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Assistant Mental Health Administrator is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, assists the mental health administrator in planning, developing, and implementing county mental health services; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- May plan and implement all mental health system and program development activities for a county.
- May develop an annual county mental health services plan.
- Participates in monitoring grant funding and evaluation of services rendered by various mental health agencies throughout the county.
- Reviews and makes recommendations to the mental health administrator on proposals and funding applications for mental health services submitted to the Mental Health Board.
- May prepare the annual budget for the Mental Health Board.
- Participates in the review and negotiation of initial and renewal contracts between the county and agencies providing mental health services.
- May represent the Mental Health Board on various committees and meetings with other agencies.
- May develop plans for mental health community centers and county facilities including research studies and the preparation of proposals and applications for such facilities.
- Maintains liaison between state and federal mental health agencies and studies the financial resources available at the state and federal level.
- Serves in a liaison capacity with regional or local planning groups.
- Serves as and represents the mental health administrator during his/her absence.
- May establish records and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Education
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Public Administration, Social Work, Public Health, Hospital Administration, or Nursing.
Experience
Three (3) years of experience in the administration of a mental health program.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of editing and writing techniques relative to preparing official documents and reports.
- Knowledge of principles and techniques involving the organization and functioning of community organizations, committees, conferences, and meetings.
- Knowledge of the organization, structures, objectives, programs, and limitations of voluntary and business programs directly and indirectly concerned with the development and/or improvement of mental health services.
- Knowledge of current developments in the fields of mental health, education, and welfare and/or public health.
- Knowledge of planning, budgeting, and human services contract administration.
- Knowledge of organizations and operations in both the public and private sector including government, social service, and health agencies, and public institutions involved with mental health care.
- Ability to identify basic problem areas in community mental health programs.
- Ability to initiate corrective action and organize task force meetings.
- Ability to work harmoniously with leaders and representatives of professional, civic, and neighborhood organizations.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships leading to the facilitation of community consensus around program developments.
- Ability to assume responsibility for mental health planning activities.
- Ability to translate policies of the Mental Health Board into concrete proposals and action.
- Ability to take the initiative in formulation of policies and procedures connected with mental health planning activities.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
- CODES: LG - RKR/hw 8/28/97
- This job specification is for local government use only.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
A Master's degree in Psychology, Public Administration, Social Work, Public Health, Hospital Administration, or Nursing from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of required experience.