Departmental Specialist 13 - Transitional Age Supports Specialist - BCCHPS at State of Michigan, MI

About the Department

The MDHHS mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness. For more information, please visit our MDHHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan.

This position serves as the Transitional Age Support Specialist of the Transitions of Care (TOC) Program section within the Office of the Advocate for Children, Families, and Youth.  The specialist serves as an expert responsible for program development, strategic relationships, and manages referrals to the program specifically for the transitional age youth group ages 16+ years with highly specialized and complex needs.  Transitions of youth who are 16+ years with highly specialized and varied needs are considered highly complex due to the complex array of both children and adult services and supports needed, multiple screening and assessment tools used to determine eligibility for services, licensing variances needed for placement of minors into adult foster care homes, complexities in funding sources for child and adult services, court involvement for guardianship of adults, and specialized support needed to develop supportive networks for these individuals. 

The specialist develops and implements programmatic protocols, develops and implements strategic relationships and supportive networks that enhance and assist successful transitions, ensures appropriate adult supportive living settings and levels of care are identified, ensures successful transitions for transitional aged youth eligible for child and adult services are provided and addressed, and acts as an advocate for this population to experience the opportunity for success in the least restrictive setting possible.  

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To be considered for this position you must:

• Apply for this position online via NEOGOV; click on "Apply" in the job posting for instructions on submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications are not accepted.
• Relevant experience and/or education referred to in the supplemental questions must be documented in the resume, transcript and/or application to allow for accurate screening.
• Attach a resume identifying specific experience and dates of employment. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week.
• Attach a cover letter.
• If applicable, attach a copy of an official transcript(s).  We accept scanned copies of official transcripts.  We do not accept web-based, internet, or copies of unofficial transcripts.  Official transcripts provide the name of the institution, confirmation that a degree was awarded and on what date, and the registrar's signature.  Please review Civil Service's guidelines regarding Official Transcripts: Official Transcripts (michigan.gov)

Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered.  See instructions for attaching files here:  Instructions

Position Duties

Education
Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major.

Preferred: Possession of a bachelor’s degree in a human behavioral health sciences field.
 

Preferred:

• Minimum of three years of experience with children, youth, and families. 
• Minimum of two years of professional experience working with or within child welfare. 
• Minimum of three years of experiences working within child serving systems and/or public health systems. 

Other Qualifications

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process; including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.  

If you previously held status in this classification and departed within the last three (3) years, please contact Human Resources regarding your interest in a potential reinstatement.  Reinstatement is not guaranteed or required.

Your application for any position does not guarantee you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration.  Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results. 

Position Location/Remote Office:  The physical location of this position is 333 S Grand Ave, Lansing, MI 48933.  Based on operational needs and within established limits, remote work and alternate or hybrid work schedule requests for this position may be considered.
 
Selected candidates who have been approved to work remotely or a hybrid schedule must complete that work within Michigan. Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of interview.  

Employees will be provided computers to perform state work.  Phones may also be provided for necessary communications. If working remotely, employees will be responsible for providing other components of a remote office at their own expense, including:       
        o A secure work location that allows privacy and prevents distractions.
        o A high-speed internet connection of at least 25 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.
        o Suitable lighting, furniture, and utilities.

As a Condition of Employment: this position requires successful completion of a background investigation and a criminal records check. 

The Department of Health & Human Services reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

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