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Full-time
Employer
County of Santa Cruz
Job Open until Filled
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831-454-3025
Director of Behavioral Health Services
Health Services Agency
County of Santa Cruz, California
Annual Salary: $166,005 - $222,394 - DOE/DOQ
The County of Santa Cruz, Health Services Agency, is recruiting for a Director of Behavioral Health. This Director will oversee the County’s Behavioral Health Division’s operations and mental health and substance use programs. The County seeks a health service professional who is a proven leader and has expertise and knowledge of complex behavioral health services, associated programmatic financing acuity, and ideally, California and public sector knowledge and experience. They will effectively build a purposeful culture where employees enjoy their workplace environment, while also creating opportunities for professional development and advancement. They will have a leadership role in developing vision, strategy, and policy. The Director will oversee a small team of four to eight direct and 300 indirect staff and an approximate budget of $110 million and will build a positive work environment, break down silos, work as a team, encourage collaboration, establish, and lead with diversity, equity, and inclusion in mind, and demonstrate a commitment to trauma-informed decision-making. If you are a seasoned behavioral health professional and want to make a difference in our community, apply today!
See the full recruitment brochure:
https://indd.adobe.com/view/2bee87a7-e649-4aec-8049-8ed0193cde5c
THE POSITION/THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The Director of Behavioral Health Services is responsible for the oversight of the systems of care for both mental health and substance use disorder services, as well as 300 full-time employees and an approximate annual budget of $110 million. The position reports to the Health Services Agency Director and works extensively with key stakeholders in mental health and substance use on community planning and service delivery. They will work collaboratively with outside community partners, county executive leadership, and elected officials and embrace opportunities for public/private partnerships with a focus of improving the continuum of care. The ideal candidate should be a visionary leader who is committed to supporting their team and reflect the values of the community it serves. The successful candidate is experienced, energetic, passionate, innovative with good communication, diplomatic, has people skills, and understands mental health and substance use disorders services, government administration, finance, and evidence-based and promising practices. They will have a critical role in partnering with executive leadership for strategic decision making and operations as the County Health Services Agency continues to enhance its quality programming and build capacity to prepare for Medi-Cal reform through CalAIM.
Health Services Agency
County of Santa Cruz, California
Annual Salary: $166,005 - $222,394 - DOE/DOQ
The County of Santa Cruz, Health Services Agency, is recruiting for a Director of Behavioral Health. This Director will oversee the County’s Behavioral Health Division’s operations and mental health and substance use programs. The County seeks a health service professional who is a proven leader and has expertise and knowledge of complex behavioral health services, associated programmatic financing acuity, and ideally, California and public sector knowledge and experience. They will effectively build a purposeful culture where employees enjoy their workplace environment, while also creating opportunities for professional development and advancement. They will have a leadership role in developing vision, strategy, and policy. The Director will oversee a small team of four to eight direct and 300 indirect staff and an approximate budget of $110 million and will build a positive work environment, break down silos, work as a team, encourage collaboration, establish, and lead with diversity, equity, and inclusion in mind, and demonstrate a commitment to trauma-informed decision-making. If you are a seasoned behavioral health professional and want to make a difference in our community, apply today!
See the full recruitment brochure:
https://indd.adobe.com/view/2bee87a7-e649-4aec-8049-8ed0193cde5c
THE POSITION/THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The Director of Behavioral Health Services is responsible for the oversight of the systems of care for both mental health and substance use disorder services, as well as 300 full-time employees and an approximate annual budget of $110 million. The position reports to the Health Services Agency Director and works extensively with key stakeholders in mental health and substance use on community planning and service delivery. They will work collaboratively with outside community partners, county executive leadership, and elected officials and embrace opportunities for public/private partnerships with a focus of improving the continuum of care. The ideal candidate should be a visionary leader who is committed to supporting their team and reflect the values of the community it serves. The successful candidate is experienced, energetic, passionate, innovative with good communication, diplomatic, has people skills, and understands mental health and substance use disorders services, government administration, finance, and evidence-based and promising practices. They will have a critical role in partnering with executive leadership for strategic decision making and operations as the County Health Services Agency continues to enhance its quality programming and build capacity to prepare for Medi-Cal reform through CalAIM.