Bergen County Aid to Mental Health Funded Agencies

January 2022

	Contact Person
	Agency Name
1	As of December 15, 2021, what is your agency's job vacancy rate?	2021 %
2	What was your agency's vacancy rate in December for each of the years listed below?	2020 % 2019 % 2018 %
3a	Specifically, how many full-time staff positions are currently vacant?
3b	What is the total number of full-time positions for your agency?
4	Select all agency staff positions from the categories below:

		# of Openings	# of Total Positions
	Licensed Professional Staff
	Graduate Degree or Higher but not Licensed
	Direct Service Staff - College Grad
	Supervisory Staff
	Support Staff
	Operational Staff (Drivers, facilities, etc.)
	Other

5	Please rank the areas wherein vacancies are most prevalent, with 1 being the highest.

	1	2	3	4	5
Outpatient Department
Residential Programs
Partial/Day Programs
Outreach/in-community Services
Youth Specific Programs
Psychiatry/Medical
Other Specialty Program, specify

6	What are the impact of the staff vacancies? Rank all that apply with 1 being the highest.

	1	2	3	4	5
Long wait list for services
Increase overtime costs
Delays in submission of billing
Interruption in programs
Loss of grant funding
Reduction in number of people served
Other, please specify:

7	To the best of your ability, please note the reasons for the vacancies, check all that apply.

	Lack of qualified applicants
	Inability to offer competitive salaries
	Staff left mental health field
	Limited ability to work from home
	Staff left to work in private sector
	Undesirable work settings
	Inflexible work hours
	Minimal growth opportunities
	Other, please specify:

8	In your opinion, which of the following should be explored as potential solutions to address staff vacancies and ensure that vital treatment and support services remain in place for residents who depends upon the community mental healthcare treatment and support system? Rank all that apply with 1 being the highest.

	1	2	3	4	5
Conduct a salary study to determine variants across agencies
Identify areas of salary equalization across agencies
Secure specialized funding stream to better align salaries and increase them for all competitive levels
Collaborate benefit package to offer to private practitioners in exchange for working hours in the public system
NJ Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Initiatives (contracted work in public and not for profit agencies reduces/eliminates student loans)
Study to Work Initiatives (system pays for higher education in return for the person working in the system for a contracted number of years upon completion of education)
Career Development (supervision for higher levels of credentialing, specialized training opportunities)
Pool recruitment and job placement efforts across agencies
Other, please specify: