Departmental Specialist 13 - Behavioral Health and Aging Legislative Specialist

Salary : $2,636.00 - $3,934.40 Biweekly
Location : Lansing, MI
Job Type: Permanent Full Time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 3901-27-HS-HSA-010-FILL
Department: Health and Human Services - Central Office
Opening Date: 11/09/2026
Closing Date: 11/16/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Bargaining Unit: NON-EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTED EMPLOYEE (NERE)

Job Description
This position functions as the behavioral health and aging legislative specialist by projecting and tracking budget and boilerplate trends across fiscal years. This position is also responsible for reviewing policy, legislative, and bill analyses and ensuring that issues have been addressed, tracked, and resolved in a timely and professional manner and supporting the Health Services team in determining necessary changes when proposals are finalized via Law, Code, or Final Rule. Lastly, this position coordinates and exchanges information with staff to ensure accuracy of information provided to management and other departments, legislators, media and the general population.
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 supplemental questions must be documented in 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.

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

Education
Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major

Experience

Departmental Specialist 13
Four years of professional experience, including two years equivalent to the experienced (P11) level or one year equivalent to the advanced (12) level.
Additional Requirements and Information
The physical location of this position is Lansing. 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:

• A secure work location that allows privacy and prevents distractions.
• A high-speed internet connection of at least 25 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.
• Suitable lighting, furniture, and utilities.

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.

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.

The department reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

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.

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Updated: 2/28/24
01

DEPSPL - Do you possess at least a bachelor's degree or higher in any major. If so, please attach a copy of your official college transcripts;ORat least one year of professional experience in the state of Michigan classified service; or the equivalent of six months of full-time experience as a Senior Executive Management Assistant 15 in the state classified service (if posted at the Specialist 13 level)?

• Yes
• No

02

DEPSPL - Do you possess at least four years of professional experience?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you possess an advanced level of knowledge and experience working in or with legislative policies, boilerplate, or analyzing bills? If you possess this knowledge and experience, you must document this in your application to allow for accurate screening.

• Yes
• No

04

Please describe your experience with analyzing pending legislation and drafting bill analysis for fiscal and policy impact. If you do not possess this experience, write "N/A". If your response does not fit in the box below, please write "see attachment" in the box and attach your response as a separate document to your application materials.

• Yes
• No

05

Please select the years of experience you possess related to behavioral health and aging programs.

• 5 years or more
• 3 to 4 years
• 1 to 2 years
• Less than 1 year
• None

06

Please select the years of experience you possess working in or with a state legislature.

• 5 years or more
• 3 to 4 years
• 1 to 2 years
• Less than 1 year
• None

07

Please describe your experience with behavioral health and aging programs, as it relates to boilerplate and legislative impacts. If you selected "none" to the question above, write "N/A".
08

From the list below, please select the following programs you have working knowledge or experience with:

• SIGMA
• MS Word
• Active Directory
• None of the above

09

Describe a time when you needed to work cooperatively with someone that did not share the same ideas as you.
10

Do you have any objection to being finger printed or drug tested?

• Yes
• No

11

Do you have any substantiated cases of abuse or neglect reported on the Department of Health and Human Services Central Registry?

• Yes
• No

12

Do you have an Intentional Program Violation from the Department of Health and Human Services?

• Yes
• No

13

From the options below, which accurately describes your current status? (A current state employee works for an actual state department such as the Department of Corrections, the Department of Transportation, etc.)

• A current Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) employee
• A Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) employee in layoff status
• A current State of Michigan (non-MDHHS) employee
• A State of Michigan (non-MDHHS) employee in layoff status
• None of the above

14

Are you a current MDHHS employee classified at the posted classification and level(s) (meet the Selective Position Requirement/SubClass Code, etc., if applicable)? If selected, pay and qualifications will be reviewed to determine if the appointment may result in a lateral job change or as a promotion, etc., to the position at the posted location.

• Yes
• No

15

Please select from the options below: (Please note, actions that have been expunged, formal counseling, and layoff actions, such a