Job Title: Director of Workplace Initiatives

Grade: 27

Salary: $98,962 - $110,719

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the full-time position of Director of Workplace Suicide Prevention in the New York State Office of Mental Health's (OMH) Suicide Prevention Center (SPCNY) to provide oversight for workplace suicide prevention. This is a newly created position.

SPCNY is the lead entity in suicide prevention in the state. SPCNY provides technical assistance that advances the New York State Suicide Prevention Plan. SPCNY's mission is to promote, coordinate, and strategically advance suicide prevention across the state with the aim of reducing suicide attempts and deaths among New Yorkers. While there is no single solution to preventing suicide, SPCNY combines a clinical and public health approach in its work.

The Director of Workplace Initiatives will report to OMH SPCNY's Director of Implementation. Workplace Suicide Prevention is an important part of a comprehensive approach for suicide prevention. The incumbent will oversee all workplace suicide prevention programs, including oversight and management of the CARES UP initiative.

CARES UP is a $3M/year state-funded initiative designed to help organizational leadership of Uniformed Personnel, including police and other law enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical service members, emergency services dispatch workers, corrections officers, and military veterans to advance a culture at work that supports mental health and wellness. The incumbent will supervise the CARES UP Project team, including the CARES UP Project Manager and Implementation Specialists, and lead the team to organize, develop and oversee various activities over the course of the initiative. The initiative calls for multisectoral partnerships, working with Uniformed Personnel grant awardees of different departments and agencies across NYS including: Fire Services, Law Enforcement, Corrections, Dispatch and EMS. This work will also include partnerships with county mental health, subject matter experts, consultants, trainers, media and communication leaders, evaluators, advocates, and others.

Suicide prevention in the construction industry is an additional area under development within workplace initiatives, given the high suicide rate within this industry. The incumbent would be expected to work with OMH SPCNY leadership on developing construction industry specific programming in New York State.

The candidate will need strong skills in supervising staff and the work of others, demonstrated project management success, and excellent verbal and written communication skills. The candidate will need to be able to work independently and as part of a team. In addition, they should be proficient in writing for and engaging with a professional audience. They should excel in using project management tools to ensure efficiency and completeness of project tasks. They will need experience in managing a budget, contracting, and invoicing. Prior grant management experience is preferred. The successful candidate will be responsible for facilitating meetings including scheduling and management of virtual meeting systems including WebEx, Microsoft TEAMS and Zoom.

Travel within NYS may be required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Serve as the Director of Workplace Initiatives with oversight for the strategic plan and vision of OMH SPCNY Workplace suicide prevention programs, including the CARES UP program and construction industry programs.
Serve as content expert on Workplace Suicide Prevention for OMH SPCNY, including authoring a strategic plan for workplace suicide prevention as well as the NYS Suicide Prevention Plan.
Provide oversight and direction for the CARES UP team and for multiple NYS first responder CARES UP grant site awardees.
In concert with OMH SPCNY leadership, build on and advance implementation of construction industry wellness and prevention programming.
Respond to inquiries and maintain the highest level of professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders, coworkers, leadership, and partners.
Manage and ensure that supervisees and project staff are tracking project deliverables with all project goals being completed on time.
Ultimate responsibility to flag barriers for project implementation and completion to leadership.
Efficiently disseminate information in clear, concise manner to grant participants, CARES UP team, workplace partners and projects as well as to OMH SPCNY leadership.
Work with OMH SPCNY Operations Manager to develop, review and refine the budget, and make recommendations to leadership.
Work with SPCNY Communications Director to develop, refine and make assignments to team for implementation of the communications strategic plan and for the workplace strategic plan/vision as well as all initiatives under its purview.
Work with SPCNY Epidemiologist to develop implementation, evaluation and data specific outcomes and goals to evaluate the ongoing progress of Workplace Suicide Prevention including the CARES UP project.
Lead the team in creating reports detailing the successes and lessons learned from all workplace initiatives.
Oversee the team's coordination of statewide grant activities, including trainings, tracking grant site progress, and data collection.
Develop the strategic vision and plan for appropriate trainings, learning collaboratives, site visits, etc. to be utilized in projects based on data, surveys, pilot evaluations, feedback from team and leadership.
Oversee, develop and/or attend workplace suicide prevention meetings, trainings, and webinars, as needed internally developed by the team, consultants and/or externally for professional development as approved or directed by leadership.
Accurately review, improve and approve all monthly, quarterly, and annual reports including all project trackers, meeting minutes and activity reports.
Any additional assignments assigned by OMH SPCNY leadership to advance statewide prevention goals.

Minimum Qualifications:

A Master's degree in Public Health or a Human Services Related Field.
At least three years of project management or first responder experience.
At least three years of experience as a manager or supervisor of multiple employees in public health or human services related field.
At least one year of experience in oversight of development of materials such as written reports, tip sheets and toolkits.
At least one year of experience tracking and reporting status of project deliverables and managing multiple and competing priorities.
A valid NYS Driver's License.

Preferred Qualifications:

Acquired knowledge of suicide prevention, mental health, wellness and resiliency best practices.
Experience in health equity education, research, training.
Familiarity with project management tool Monday.com.
Experience with public speaking, education or experience as a trainer.
Experience working with the first responder population.

Work Location: 44 Holland Ave Albany, NY 12209

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at https://rfmh.applicantpro.com/jobs/. 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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