Program CoordinatorFirst Responder Peer Support Services

The incumbent is serving in this position under approval pursuant to Section 211 of the Retirement and Social Security Law. In order to determine if there is sufficient basis for a new request for the incumbent, Orange County is conducting a public inquiry as to the availability of qualified non-retired persons for recruitment. The work involves being responsible for coordination of the Countywide Peer Support Program. The Peer Support Program Coordinator will be a supervisor who will function as the primary liaison between the Peer Support Team Members, the program clinical advisor and the Deputy Commissioner of Emergency Services Police Services Division. This position reports to the Deputy Commissioner of Emergency Services Police Services Division. Does related work as required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either:A)Bachelors degree* (or higher) in Community and Human Services, Social Work, Psychology, Communications, Counseling, Sociology, Nursing, Education or related field and four (4) years of paid employment or volunteer service as a Police Officer, Firefighter, Corrections Officer, EMT or Public Safety Dispatcher (or similar title) which shall have included first responder supervisory experience or peer support coordinator experience; including critical incident stress debriefing, group and individual crisis intervention and/or suicide prevention, intervention and postvention training; ORB. An Associates Degree* or Completion of sixty (60) college credits in a major as listed in (A) and six (6) years experience as listed in (A). Note: Your degree or credit hours must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree or credit hours was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at You must pay the required evaluation fee. For those qualifying due to rank as Lieutenant or Captain in the NYS Police, the applicant will be required to show that interaction and cooperation with local police departments is/was an integral part of their work as a Lieutenant or Captain. Civil Service Examination is required for permanent appointment Starting salary: CSEA GRADE 15 Step 02 $40.6109 per hour; 84,470.67 annually FINAL CANDIDATE MUST SUBMIT TO A FINGERPRINT CHECK AND CRIMINAL HISTORY AND BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION. COSTS RELATED TO SUCH INVESTIGATION SHALL BE BORNE BY THE APPLICANT Interested candidates should send resumes and cover letter addressing their experience to:Langdon C. ChapmanCommissioner of Human Resources255 Main Street Goshen, New York 10924Or via email to: [email protected]. If the email containing the cover letter and resume are not acknowledged, please call Sara Humphrey at 845-291-2707 to confirm the email was received. An Equal Opportunity Employer