Director, Child/Young Adult System of Care, Behavioral Health
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Introduction
THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended.
Supplemental Questionnaire:A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.
Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires will only be accepted online.
Qualified bilingual persons who speak English and are also fluent in: Spanish Chinese Vietnamese Cambodian Laotian Korean Mien Tagalog Amharic Farsi Dari Tigrigna Russian Romanian or Sign Languages are especially encouraged to apply. There is an additional biweekly compensation for persons in positions designated bilingual.Qualified candidates may be tested to demonstrate language proficiency.
DESCRIPTION
Alameda County located on the east side ofSan Francisco Bay is Californias seventh-largest county. The County employs 9700 full-time employees and operates on an annual budget of $3.4 billion. Oakland the County seat is Californias eighth-largest city. One and a half million people call Alameda County home and live in a variety of incorporated cities unincorporated communities and rural areas. As a major urban county Alameda provides a full range of services to its citizens. The County is a blend of culturally and ethnically diverse communities and its mixture of cosmopolitan and suburban areas provides the perfect environment for families and their active lifestyles. The County offers extensive cultural resources countless recreational opportunities and an array of fine public and private colleges and universities.
ALAMEDA COUNTY HEALTH
Alameda County Health is the local government agency that promotes and protects the health and well-being of all who live work learn and play in Alameda County. We coordinate services and cultivate partnerships with community organizations and providers to help ensure access organize and deliver health care and services to people with Medi-Cal and without insurance support resilient communities and improve health for all. We focus on health equity by developing programs and systemic solutions that reduce disparities for the people and communities we serve.
Alameda County Healths departments and programs focus on services and support that provide care for the whole person.
The Behavioral Health Department provides mental health and substance use services for people with Medi-Cal and without insurance and supports people along their path to wellness recovery and resilience.
The Environmental Health Department works to keep our air water and food safe; it regulates protects and promotes the health of everyone in Alameda County by enforcing environmental health codes to reduce exposure to toxins and diseases.
The Public Health Department focuses on community and population-level health preventing and addressing root causes of health inequity across a range of communicable and chronic diseases.
Alameda County Health also provides services through Housing and Homelessness Services Emergency Medical Services Agency HealthPAC and Healthy Schools and Communities.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT
As part of Alameda County Health the Behavioral Health Department supports people with Medi-Cal and without insurance living with serious mental illness and substance use conditions along their path toward wellness recovery and resiliency. We provide services through a network of contracted mental health and substance use providers and administer the States resources and training for behavioral health providers case managers and other healthcare professionals. We advocate for our patients and families and create space for personal engagement in their care.
We are outpatient specialists for mental health services for older adults and youth substance use providers and treatment program specialists advocates for quality improvement and patients rights and psychiatric and integrated health care providers.
For more information about the Behavioral Health Departmentplease visit.
THE POSITION
Under minimal direction plans organizes and directs culturally responsive mental health services for children youth young adults and family members; develops coordinates and evaluates program integration; provides a full array of out-patient and acute care children youth and young adult service delivery for both county and contracted child youth and young adult services including but not limited to services to children youth and young adults involved with Child Welfare and Probation school-based services (including special education) underserved ethnic language populations and early childhood services; provides supervision and direction to managers supervisors and subordinate personnel in the Child/Young Adult System of Care; and performs related duties as required.
This is a single-position classification located in the Alameda County Health Behavioral Health Department (Department) and reports to the Deputy Director of Behavioral Health. The Director Child/Young Adult System of Care Behavioral Health differs from the next higher classification Deputy Director Behavioral Health in that the latter has overall planning administrative and policy development responsibilities for the Behavioral Health Department. This classification differs from the next lower-level classification of Assistant Director Child/Young Adult System of Care Behavioral Health in that the former has overall organizational policy development and administrative responsibility for the full spectrum of service delivery relative to the Child/Young Adult System of Care public information/relations activities and resolution of policy and operational problems.
For more detailed information about the job classification please visit: Director Child/Young Adult System of Care Behavioral Health (#5069).
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
In addition to the minimum qualifications and knowledge and skills listed below ideal candidates for this position will have a track record of success leading a health care organization as it navigates change as a result of health care reform; will possess considerable experience directing the operations of mental health and substance use services for children/young adults as well as serving as a key business partner working to develop collaborative partnerships to further enhance and supplement services; and be able to effectively strategize plan organize and lead programmatic policy and budget development activities. This position is most suited for an experienced well-organized leader interested in joining a progressive health care organization of passionate professionals dedicated to enhancing mental health services for the communities within Alameda County. Additionally the ideal candidate will be:
Technically adept and prepared to assume the full range of organizational policy development and administrative responsibilities over behavioral health service delivery for Children/Young Adults.
- A collaborative strategic partner who actively engages with other agencies and departments to meet overall countywide needs while leveraging financial and other resources to maximize results and achieve positive outcomes.
- Someone who is flexible and adept at managing effectiveness of self and others when experiencing and leading change within new structures processes requirements or cultures.
- A practiced problem solver with good judgment capable of thinking logically taking initiative and reacting calmly under pressure to arrive at sound conclusions making well supported decisions and taking appropriate action.
- An effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills focused on building an environment where diverse multidisciplinary service delivery teams can work together to enhance the delivery of services for Alameda County communities.
- Able to communicate complex information to various audiences using clear effective written and oral communication skills.
- A politically astute leader possessing the skills necessary for identifying navigating and successfully interacting within the dynamics of the organization while maintaining sensitivity to the competing needs of staff and internal and external stakeholders including law enforcement health care agencies regional centers oversight boards or committees and communitybased organizations.
- A leader and collaborator who manages work groups by inspiring and advising subordinates identifying opportunities facilitating goal accomplishment and tracking and evaluating performance to ensure success.
- Able to interpret and apply federal state and county regulations to the administration of mental health programs.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- Administrative principles practices and techniques of County State and Federal behavioral health and integrated systems and their regulations.
- Principles and practices of governmental budgeting funding grant/contract management community needs resources and organizations related to behavioral health care.
- Behavioral health and integrated health care services including delivery models between behavioral health and primary care.
- Methods of effective community organization and its role in Behavioral Health treatment and prevention programs related to children youth and family services.
- Performance management program evaluation methodologies and management and data analysis.
- Organizational dynamics and development.
- Clinical standards of practice and licensure requirements.
- Management principles and practices including strategic work planning employee supervision and resource allocation.
- Computer applications related to the work including electronic health record systems.
- Office administrative practices and procedures including records management and the operation of standard office equipment.
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Demonstrate quality leadership and sound decision-making.
- Plan prioritize and organize.
- Manage a complex service system with multiple programs providers and partners.
- Provide effective leadership in a variety of settings with diverse parties.
- Develop analyze and monitor budget.
- Analyze and interpret data and utilize data in decision-making.
- Analytically problem-solve.
- Demonstrate interpersonal sensitivity.
- Demonstrate flexibility.
- Manage multiple and changing priorities.
- Establish and maintain cooperative work and contractual relationships with county departments and other agencies community-based organizations private providers and organizations and the community.
- Work independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams community resources and organizations.
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
The examination will consist of the following steps:
1) A review of candidates applications to verify possession of minimumrequirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for theclassification will move on to the next step in the examination process.
2) A review of candidates Supplemental Questionnaires to select the bestqualified applicants. Those candidates selected as best qualified will move onto the next step in the examination process.
3) An oral interview examination which will be weighted as 100% of thecandidates final examination score. The oral interview examination may containsituational exercises.
CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACHPORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.
We reserve the right to make changes to the announcedexamination components.
Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equalopportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designedto determine the qualifications fitness and ability of competitors to performduties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted andspecific to the needs of a current vacant position in which case the eligiblelist may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Otherrecruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies orfor other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.
To learn more about ourrecruitment and selection process please visit the What You Need to Knowsection of our website.
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLAN
Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable noticeinadvance of any examination process which will require their following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs ofthe Agency:
TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT PLAN:
Deadline For Filing:
5:00:00 p.m. Monday July 7 2025
Review of Minimum Qualifications
Review of Supplemental Questionnaire for Best Qualified
July 8 2025
July 21-25 2025
Virtual Pre-recorded Civil Service Oral Examination:
Virtual Oral Examination Ratings:
Results Notification:
Promulgation of Eligible List:
July 30-August 8 2025
August 11-15 2025
Week of August 25 2025
September 17 2025
TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN:
Departmental Hiring Interviews:
TBD
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCEDRECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN
Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will makereasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodatequalified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions inaccordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda Countys ReasonableAccommodation Policy and applicable statues. To request an accommodationdue to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of theexamination/selection process please contact the assigned Human ResourcesRepresentative listed on the job announcement before the last date offiling. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supportingdocumentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In orderto qualify for a reasonable accommodation applicants must have adisability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA FEHA and applicable statutes.
For more informationregarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures please visit our website County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many employee discount fitness and health screening programs focused on overall wellbeing. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & Well-Being
- Medical HMO & PPO Plans
- Dental HMO & PPO Plans
- Vision or Vision Reimbursement
- Share the Savings
- Basic Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- County Allowance Credit
- Flexible Spending Accounts - Health FSA Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits - Accident Insurance Critical Illness Long-Term Care Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
- Employee Assistance Program
For your Financial Future
- Retirement Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
- Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)
For your Work/Life Balance
- 12 paid holidays
- Floating Holidays
- Vacation and sick leave accrual
- Vacation purchase program
- Management Paid Leave**
- Catastrophic Sick Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Guaranteed Ride Home
- Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness Incentive Based Programs Gym Membership Discounts)
- Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks cell phone etc.)
- Child Care Resources
- 1stUnited Services Credit Union
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three (3) days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to eight (8) days of management paid leave.
Conclusion
All notices related to County recruitments for which youhave applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @@ and as accepted addressesto any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not dothis your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of thenotices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advisedto regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account tocheck for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that willbe sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application will be able to view all of your notices in your online application accountby clicking on the My applications button on the Current JobOpenings page.
Please take the stepsrecommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment forwhich you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for noticesthat are not read received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.
NOTE: All notices aregenerated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the emailboxes and are routed tounmonitored mailboxes. If you have questions please go to our website at . You may also contactthe Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.
NicoleLewis-BoltonHuman Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services County of Alameda
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All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
Equal EmploymentOpportunity
Alameda County has a diverse workforce that is representative of thecommunities we serve and is proud to be an equal opportunity aspects of employment are based on merit competence performance andbusiness need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basisof: race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity)national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital statusdisability genetic information age membership in an employee organizationretaliation parental status military service or other non-merit factorsprotected under federal state and local law. Alameda County celebratesdiversity and is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplaceenvironment.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
