Policy and Compliance Specialist

Department ofHealth and Human Services (DHHS)

Comprehensive Health Planner II

Opening Date: May 5 2025

Closing Date: May 16 2025

Job Class Code: 5050

Grade: 26 (Pro. & Tech. Svcs.)

Salary:$56264.00 $78998.40 per year

Position Number:0

Location: Augusta

This is a fulltime position requiring physical reporting to Augusta Maine and allows for partial telework up to 3 days per week with management approval.

LIMITEDPERIOD POSITION

Core Responsibilities:

As the Policy and Compliance Specialist you will be responsible for legislative policy rulemaking compliance and communications under limited supervision from the Policy Communications and Compliance Manager. This position will provide concentrated support for childrens behavioral health initiatives across the continuum of care and serve as a resource for staff partners providers and the public. The person in this position will be able to successfully manage several shifting priorities simultaneously as well as multiple long and shortterm projects and have exceptional writing proofreading communication analytical and problemsolving skills. This role will perform legislative reporting and implementation rulemaking and compliance based upon and in direct alignment with the State of Maine and Departments policy priorities and evidencebased practices.

Core responsibilities include:

Assist with legislative implementation including pertinent stakeholder engagement sessions and workgroups subsequent report writing and provision of data and responsive information to interested parties
Monitor legislative development including but not limited to legislative hearings and work sessions developing and drafting bill proposals based upon and aligned with Department and State of Maine policy priorities and evidencebased best practices drafting testimony letters briefings and other legislative materials
Conducting rulemaking independently and/or in partnership with programs other offices and departments including but not limited to rule development and drafting rule proposal and adoption holding public hearings responding to public comments and compliance with all requirements of the Maine Administrative Procedures Act
Communicate with and provide office responses and technical assistance to service providers department personnel legislators advocates and others to explain and clarify department policies positions rules regulations and practices
Assist with behavioral health compliance including but not limited to Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) requests customer complaints or grievances contracts and compliance with department policy state and federal laws and regulations
Assist with communications initiatives including but not limited to the creation and dissemination of reports presentations and other materials
All other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

To qualify your background must include a Bachelors Degree in Public/Community Health Health Administration Health Sciences or Health Education; Public Administration Government Social Work or a closely related field and three (3) years professional experience in the planning development coordination and/or evaluation of health programs or services OR an equivalent seven (7) year combination of education training and experience. Preference will be given to candidates with professional experience researching interpreting and writing policy and rules.

Preference will be given to candidates with a background further demonstrating experience in the following qualifications and competencies:

1. Experience with the analysis development interpretation implementation of and reporting on legislation.
2. Experience in compliance legal matters complaint investigations Freedom of Access Act requests and regulatory interpretation or enforcement.
3. Experience with rulemaking including rule development drafting stakeholder engagement and a comprehensive understanding of the Maine Administrative Procedures Act.
4. Demonstrated writing editing and proofreading skills including the ability to simplify and summarize technical language and complex subject matter in a concise manner and in alignment with plain language principles.
5. Strong oral and written communication analytic and problemsolving skills.

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Agency information:

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to promoting health safety resilience and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the States population including children families older Mainers and individuals with disabilities mental illness and substance use disorders. The Department also promotes public health operates two state psychiatric hospitals and provides oversight to health care providers.

The Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) within DHHS is responsible for providing leadership and active partnership in Maines comprehensive system of support to communities and individuals with substance use and mental health conditions through a network of community providers.

The Office of Behavioral Health takes responsibility for a behavioral health continuum of care that serves the whole person the whole community. We promote a population health approach that includes a full spectrum of services from early intervention treatment crisis care to recovery. Our role is to ensure Mainers with mental health substance use and cooccurring disorders are not just symptom free but living a life of dignity hope and meaning. We partner with providers communities and citizens to offer support resources education training technical assistance and services.

Application Information:

For additional information about this position please contact Danielle Hess at

To apply please upload a current resume a cover letter addressing the five (5) competency areas listed in the requirements section a writing sample and a copy of postsecondary transcripts.

Please submit all documents or files in PDF format.

To request a paper application please contact

Benefits of working for the State of Maine:

No matter where you work across Maine state government you find employees who embody our state mottoDirigo or I leadas they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforces health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package including:

• WorkLife Fit Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays 12 days of sick leave and 3 weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service and overtimeexempt employees receive personal leave.
• Health Insurance Coverage The State of Maine pays 85%95% of employeeonly premiums ($11196.96 $12514.32 annual value) depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costs for you and your family including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.
• Dental Insurance The State of Maine pays 100% of employeeonly dental premiums ($387.92 annual value).
• Retirement Plan The State contributes the equivalent of 13.29% of the employees pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS).

• Parental leave is one of the most important benefits for any working parent. All employees who are welcoming a childincluding fathers and adoptive parentsreceive six weeks of fully paid parental leave. Additional unpaid leave may also be available under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

State employees are eligible for an extensive and highly competitive benefits package covering many aspects of wellness. Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.

Note: Benefits may vary somewhat according to specific collective bargaining agreements and are prorated foranything less than fulltime.

Theres a job and then theres purposeful transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn grow and continuously refine your skills. Applicants demonstrate job requirements in differing ways and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role.

As an Equal Opportunity employer Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members and our process ensures an inclusive environment to applicants of all backgrounds including diverse race color sex sexual orientation or gender identity physical or mental disability religion age ancestry national origin familial status or genetics.

If youre looking for a great next step and want to feel good about what you do wed love to hear from you. Please note reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.