OpioidSettlementProgramSpecialist

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USA is looking for an Opioid Settlement Program Specialist for our direct client based in HI. This is a great opportunity for someone who is a quick learner with excellent people skills.

Job Details:

Job Title:

Opioid Settlement Program Specialist

Location:

Oahu Island, HI

Duration: 12 months

Minimum requirements

Knowledge:

*) Knowledge of public health and human services laws, rules, and regulations; principles and practices of project coordination and management; public health/human services programs; community health and human service organizations and the programs they provide; and current health and human service issues and concerns;
Medicaid eligibility and enrollment processes, and entitlement programs; mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders; recovery-oriented model of care, including the use of peers to provide support services;
Hawai'i cultural dynamics; research and methods used in public planning; report writing; governmental organizations, programs and functions; public relations; and procurement and contracting procedures and methods.

Skills/abilities:

*) Develop, implement, and evaluate activities and projects according to prescribed timelines.

*) Organize, analyze, evaluate, and correlate a variety of data.

*) Organize and direct the development of plans, policies, and procedures, make recommendations for major concerns and programs.

*) Ability to manage deadlines.

*) Communicate effectively orally and in writing, and able to draft and/or summarize a variety of detailed reports for planning and informational purposes. Read and comprehend a broad range of subjects, understand, interpret, and apply concepts, methods, and review and evaluate planning methods and techniques.

*) Exercise initiative, originality, neatness, and the ability to carry through to completion without detailed instructions and supervision.

*) Make effective presentations before groups; write effectively.

*) Consult effectively and establish and maintain effective relationships with public and private groups and individuals, including the initiation of cooperative agreements, and general and technical report writing skills.

*) Ability to work with people from a wide variety of ethnic, educational, and professional backgrounds.

*) Proficient in computer and associated software such as Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel) and database software.

Education and Experience:

*) Graduation from a four (4) year accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree. A master's in public health, public administration and planning, business administration, or any of the health or social sciences is preferred.

*) One and one-half (1½) years of progressively responsible general experience in social work, public health, or other related fields, which required knowledge of current social and economic conditions, community organizations and the services and/or programs they offer to the community relative to alcohol and drugs, the prevention of substance abuse and the treatment and rehabilitation of substance abusers.

*) One (1) year of specialized progressively responsible experience which demonstrated the ability to conduct studies and analyses of programs or projects through active participation in the planning, coordination, development and/or evaluation of programs and/or programs' activities relative to alcohol and drugs, the prevention of substance abuse, and the treatment and rehabilitation of substance abusers.

Skills:

Graduation from a four (4) year accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree. A master's in public health, public administration and planning, business administration, or any of the health or social sciences is preferred.,Develop, implement, and evaluate activities and projects according to prescribed timelines.,Organize, analyze, evaluate, and correlate a variety of data.,Organize and direct the development of plans, policies and procedures, make recommendations for major concerns and programs.,Communicate

effectively orally and in writing and able to draft and/or summarize a variety of detailed reports for planning and informational purposes. Read and comprehend a broad range of subjects, understand, interpret, and apply concepts and methods, review and evaluate planning methods and techniques.,Exercise initiative, originality, neatness, and the ability to carry through to completion without detailed instructions and supervision.