Position Available

MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST 3  

The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities is currently seeking applicants for the position of Mental Health Program Specialist 3 in the Division of Recovery Services and Planning.

The position would manage and oversee the day-to-day activities of a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Real Choice Systems grant. The position will coordinate the implementation of grant activities including the training of consumer peer specialists to teach Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) classes, the training of practitioner to teach the evidence-based practice of Illness Management and Recovery classes, establishing a comprehensive community based resource directory, and the development of assessment tools to assess the consumer’s support system and the caregiver’s strengths, resources, and needs. The position will work with the grant’s Principle Investigator to ensure that all federal reports and updates are completed in a timely manner. This position will also coordinate the development and implementation of an evaluation instrument to measure the success of the grant. Minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

Requirements
Applicants must have a minimum of five years of full time increasingly responsible professional mental health or staff work and experience in working with persons diagnosed with mental illness. TDMHDD certification as a Peer Support Specialist is required. A Master’s Degree in social services or a related behavioral or social science is preferable. Exemplary writing and communication skills are required.


Details:
Location: US-TN-Nashville
Base Pay: $37,000
Employee Type: Full-Time
Industry: State Social Services Agency
Manages Others: No
Job Type: Mental Health Program Specialist 3/Coordinator of Gateway to Recovery Grant
Req’d Education: Bachelor Degree, Masters Preferred
Req’d Experience: See Above
Req’d Travel: Negligible
Relocation Covered: No

Contact Information:
Contact: David Sherman
Email: David.Sherman@state.tn.us
Fax: 615-253-6822

AA/EOE

The State of Tennessee is an Equal Opportunity Employer For testing and state application information, visit the Department of Personnel web site.

Send comments to Pamela.Curtis@state.tn.us