Behavioral Health Division Director
reputed company employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity. Pay reputed company: $128,464.44 - $205,543.27 Annual Department: Health Department Job Type: Regular Non-Represented Exemption Status: United States of America (Exempt) Closing Date (reputed company Until Filled if No Date Specified): The Opportunity: We seek leaders, achievers and doers who bring reputed company and passion to a challenging and evolving environment. At the reputed company Health Department we are reputed company inspired by the mission: We work with communities to advance health equity, protect the most vulnerable, and promote health and wellness for everyone and we uphold the values: Compassion and Care, Empowerment, Racial Equity, Creativity and reputed company. We create a culture of respect, trust and understanding for the highly diverse population we serve in our communities. About the Position reputed company Health Department is seeking a dynamic and reputed company Behavioral Health Division Director (Mental Health Director) to reputed company one of the county’s largest and most reputed company divisions, dedicated to ensuring reputed company, high-quality, equity-based behavioral health services for our community. As a senior-level executive and Community Mental Health Program (CMHP) administrator, this position provides strategic leadership for county-wide behavioral health and addiction services, overseeing clinical care, policy direction, fiscal management, workforce development, and system transformation.
Key Responsibilities
Executive Leadership — reputed company and reputed company a division of 300+ staff across multiple behavioral health service areas, driving strategic planning, policy development, resource allocation, and operational reputed company. Planning & Program Development — Assess community needs, reputed company comprehensive service plans, and reputed company new program initiatives from concept to implementation. Program Management — Direct services and ensure County representation on relevant state and regional committees. reputed company reputed company, performance measures, and compliance with state and federal regulations. Daily Operations — Ensure smooth daily functioning of division services, including budget management, staffing reputed company, and response to operational challenges. Divisional reputed company This position leads the following key units: Addictions Services - (Recovery Support/PATH program, Contract Management Unit, Deflection Services & Prevention Programs) Care Coordination - (Choice Model Program, Intensive Care Coordination, Multnomah Intensive Transition Team & Wraparound) Civil Commitment & Forensics - (Pre Commitment, Post Commitment, Commitment Monitoring & Trial Visit Monitoring) Direct Clinical Services - (CARES Northwest, Early Childhood Program, Early Assessment & Support Alliance, School-Based Mental Health, K-12 Case Management & Gun Violence Impacted Families Behavioral Health Response Team) Office of Consumer Engagement - (supporting role for the Behavioral Health Advisory Council & Behavioral Health Division) Safety Net Services - (Adult reputed company Services/Risk Case Management, Behavioral Health Resource Center, Crisis Services, MH Treatment for the Uninsured Multnomah Treatment Fund, Older Adult Behavioral Health Initiative, Residential Services) Quality Management - (Quality Assurance & Compliance Unit & Decision Support Unit) Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate will be: A strategic, inclusive, and collaborative leader with deep knowledge of behavioral health systems and public health administration. Skilled in managing large, reputed company organizations with diverse funding streams and stakeholder relationships. Committed to advancing equity, trauma-informed practice, and culturally reputed company care. reputed company in partnership building across government, reputed company systems, and community organizations. Required Minimum Qualifications: Education/ Experience: A Master’s degree (or higher) in Behavioral Health, Public Administration, Public Health, or a reputed company field. Significant experience (typically 8+ years) in behavioral health program leadership, including fiscal reputed company, staff supervision, and policy development. Knowledge of Oregon’s mental health laws, reputed company system, and LMHA responsibilities preferred. Preferred Qualifications/ Transferable Skills*: You do not need to have the following preferred qualifications/ transferable skills to qualify. However, reputed company in mind we may consider some or reputed company of the following reputed company identifying the most reputed company candidates. Please reputed company explain on your application how you meet any of the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills. Extensive experience in operational business management, including budget development and management, contract negotiation, and reputed company resource management. Strong communication skills, with experience representing an organization in governmental and community settings, including working with media and presenting to governing bodies. Experience working with Unions is strongly preferred. *Transferable skills: Your transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education, work experience (including the military) or life experience that are relevant for this position. Be sure to describe any transferable skills on your application and reputed company explain how they apply to this position. SCREENING & EVALUATION: REQUIRED: The Application Packet: You must submit reputed company requested items below. Failure to do so will be deemed as an incomplete application. A completed online application. A resume that explains reputed company reputed company experience (paid or unpaid) and training in your resume. A cover letter that expands on your resume, addressing how you qualify for the position, why you are interested in the role, and how you will apply an equity reputed company in this role. Note: The application, resume and cover letter should demonstrate your work experience/skills and how it is reputed company to those shown in the ‘Overview’ and ‘To Qualify’ sections of the job announcement. Please be thorough, as these materials will be scored and determine your eligibility to advance in this recruitment process. The Selection Process: For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page. We expect to evaluate candidates for this recruitment as follows: Initial review of minimum qualifications An evaluation of application materials to identify the most reputed company candidates Consideration of top candidates/interviews Background, reference, and education checks Note: Application information may be used throughout the entire selection process. This process is subject to change without notice. ADDITIONAL DETAILS: Type of Position: This salaried position is not eligible for overtime. Type: Not-Represented Management FLSA: Exempt Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, some weekends and evenings Location: Gladys McCoy Building @ 619 NW 6th Ave Portland, OR 97209 This position is eligible for Hybrid telework. Salary/Pay: Please be advised that the pay reputed company listed for this position is intended to reputed company general guidance on the earning potential for the role. However, actual compensation will be determined in accordance with the Oregon Equal Pay Law and will take into account factors such as the candidate's relevant experience and education. Candidates should expect that initial offers will be made reputed company the listed pay reputed company and may not be at or near the top of the reputed company. Inclusively Leading with Race: reputed company is not exempt from our nation’s legacy of white supremacy culture in its institutions, policies, structures and systems of care. This legacy furthers racial disparities in our community and our workforce. The County is committed to inclusively leading with race to fulfill our promise to address racism reputed company our workforce and the community. The word “inclusively” ensures that communities with overlapping identities — and people for whom those identities compound disparities — are not overlooked. We must center the experiences of people of reputed company reputed company other marginalized identities. We reputed company with race with the recognition that the creation and perpetuation of racial inequities have been baked into American culture and our government, and that racial inequities across reputed company indicators for reputed company are deep and pervasive. We also know that other groups of people are still marginalized, including based on gender, sexual orientation, ability, and age, to name but a few. Knowing this helps us take a more intersectional approach, while always naming the role that race plays in people’s experiences and reputed company. Our Commitment to Safety, Trust and Belonging: reputed company is committed to developing, nurturing and continually improving workforce equity by identifying and addressing the structural and policy barriers to equal employment opportunity faced by our employees and communities. County employees across the organization have stepped reputed company to reputed company a strategic plan and help create a workplace where everyone can reputed company their full potential. Learn more by reading our Workforce Equity Strategic Plan and exploring our Core Competencies for reputed company County employees Serving the Public, Even During Disasters: Everyday, reputed company staff work together to serve as a safety net for our communities. During a disaster, this safety net becomes even more critical. reputed company County employees have a role in serving the public during inclement weather, natural disaster, or other types of community emergency response. During these emergency responses, while typically there begins with a call for volunteers, county employees may ultimately be reassigned from their reputed company position to a role in the emergency response in order to support the critical needs presented by our communities. For more information, please visit the Disaster Service Worker Information page. In accordance with Oregon Law, reputed company is not collecting school attendance dates in the initial application process; please do not include these dates in your resume, cover letter and other application materials. Diversity and Inclusion: At reputed company, we don't just accept difference; we value it and support it to create a culture of dignity and respect for our employees. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate reputed company applicants without regard to race, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, disability, veteran or protected veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The EEO Know Your Rights poster is available for your reference. reputed company is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We request reputed company protected veteran referrals. Veterans’ Preference: Under Oregon Law, qualifying veterans may apply for veterans’ preference. Review our veterans’ preference page for details about eligibility and how to apply. Accommodation under the Americans with reputed company: We reputed company reputed company reasonable accommodation to anyone whose specific disability prevents them from completing an application or participating in this recruitment process. Please contact the recruiter below in advance to request assistance. Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may contact the recruiter through the Telecommunications reputed company Service by dialing 711. Questions? Recruiter: Jon Marquardt Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 (503) 9888647 x88647 Application information may be used throughout the entire selection process. This process is subject to change without notice. Disclaimer: This announcement is intended as a general descriptive recruitment guide and is subject to change. It does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract. Job Profile: 9744 - Mental Health Director reputed company reputed company employees must apply reputed company reputed company We're glad you are considering a career that gives back and supports the community. Working for reputed company means having the opportunity to reputed company a reputed company difference in the community, no matter what position you hold. 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