Assistant Director, Child Young Adult System of Care BH
Assistant Director, Child Young Adult System of Care BH
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Introduction
THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination willcancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can beextended.
Supplemental Questionnaire: A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must besubmitted with each application. Applications and Supplemental Questionnairesmust be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Failure to submit the Application orSupplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.
Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires will only beaccepted online.
Qualified bilingual persons who speak English and are also fluent in:Spanish Chinese Vietnamese Cambodian Laotian Korean Mien TagalogAmharic Farsi Dari Tigrigna Russian Romanian or Sign Languages areespecially encouraged to apply. There is an additional biweekly compensationfor persons in positions designated bilingual. Qualified candidates may be tested todemonstrate language proficiency.
DESCRIPTION
Alameda County located on the east side ofSan Francisco Bay is Californias seventh-largest county. The Countyemploys 9700 full-time employees and operates on an annual budget of $3.4billion. Oakland the County seat is Californias eighth-largestcity. One and a half million people call Alameda County home and live ina variety of incorporated cities unincorporated communities and ruralareas. As a major urban county Alameda provides a full range of servicesto its citizens. The County is a blend of culturally and ethnicallydiverse communities and its mixture of cosmopolitan and suburban areasprovides the perfect environment for families and their activelifestyles. The County offers extensive cultural resources countlessrecreational opportunities and an array of fine public and private collegesand universities.
ALAMEDA COUNTY HEALTH
AlamedaCounty Health is the local government agency that promotes and protects thehealth and well-being of all who live work learn and play in Alameda coordinate services and cultivate partnerships with community organizationsand providers to help ensure access organize and deliver health care andservices to people with Medi-Cal and without insurance support resilientcommunities and improve health for all. We focus on health equity bydeveloping programs and systemic solutions that reduce disparities for thepeople 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.
BEHAVIORALHEALTH DEPARTMENT
Aspart of Alameda County Health the Behavioral Health Department supports peoplewith Medi-Cal and without insurance living with serious mental illness andsubstance use conditions along their path toward wellness recovery andresiliency. We provide services through a network of contracted mental health andsubstance use providers and administer the States resources and training forbehavioral health providers case managers and other healthcare advocate for our patients and families and create space for personalengagement in their care.
We areoutpatient specialists for mental health services for older adults and youthsubstance use providers and treatment program specialists advocates forquality improvement and patients rights and psychiatric and integrated healthcare providers.
For more information about the Behavioral Health Departmentplease visit.
THE POSITION
Under minimal direction plans organizes and directs a variety of mental health programs for children adolescents and families; supervises program components servicing children youth and young adults who meet criteria for mental health services including oversight of contracted providers within the Alameda County Health Behavioral Health Department provider network. Responsible for coordination and collaboration of children and youth services with community-based outpatient service programs and partnerships with other county agencies coordinating and overseeing mental health services for children youth and young adults; provides supervision and direction to subordinate personnel; and performs related duties as required.
This is a single-position classification located in the Behavioral Health Department and reports to the Child/ Young Adult System of Care Director (Director). This employee is responsible for providing direct administrative support to the Director in the areas of organizational policy and program development relative to the Child/Young Adult system of care service delivery public information/ relations activities and resolution of policy and operations problems. This position is distinguished from the next higher-level class of Director Child/Young Adult System of Care Behavioral Health in that the latter is fully responsible for the operations of the system of care while this position assists the Director with managing the operations of the system of care.
IDEAL CANDIDATES
In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications and knowledge and skills listed below the ideal candidate for this position will: be well prepared to assist with the leadership of the Child/Young Adult System of Care by exemplifying high professional standards critical thinking skills and a commitment to continuous improvement and service excellence; demonstrate extensive knowledge and experience with the child/young adult population diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness; have experience in either private and/or public behavioral health care and previous positions of progressive leadership and responsibility; be 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::
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 strong collaborator adept in identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships to help achieve organizationalgoals.
- 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.
- A leader who manages work groups by inspiring andadvising subordinates facilitating goal accomplishment and tracking and evaluating performance to ensure success.
- Able to communicate complex information to various audiences using clear effective written and oral communication skills.
- A practiced problem solver with good judgment capable of thinking logically taking initiative and reacting calmly under pressure to arrive at sound conclusions make well supported decisions and take appropriate action.
- Able to interpret and apply federal state and county regulations to the administration of mental health programs.
For a detailed listing of the essential responsibilities and core competency requirements for this position please click here for the job description.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
NOTE:The level and scope of the following knowledge and abilities are related to duties listed under the Examples of Duties section of this specification.
- Administrative principles practices and techniques of County and State mental health systems.
- Principles and practices of governmental budgeting funding and grant/contract management.
- Community needs resources and organizations related to mental health care.
- Methods of effective community organization and its role in mental health treatment and prevention programs.
- Principles practices and current trends in the delivery of mental health and childrens services.
- Program evaluation methodologies and management analysis.
- Clinical standards of practice and licensure requirements.
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Make decisions and exercise good judgment.
- Demonstrate strong leadership skills.
- Apply planning and organizational skills.
- Gather and use information to evaluate the performance of different organizational resources.
- Develop maintain and analyze budgets.
- Perform analytical problem-solving.
- Demonstrate interpersonal sensitivity.
- Manage multiple and changing priorities.
- Adapt in stressful situations.
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
1) A review of applicants applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
2) A review of candidates Supplemental Questionnaires to select the best qualified applicants to continue in the process. Those candidates considered the best qualified will move on to the final step in the examination process.
3) An oral interview/exam which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates final examination score. The oral interview/exam may contain situational exercises.
CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.
We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components.
Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position in which case the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.
To learn more about our recruitment and selection process please visit the What You Need to Know section of our website 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. Thursday September 4 2025 Review of Minimum Qualifications Review of Supplemental Questionnaire for Best Qualified September 4 2025 September 22-26 2025 Virtual Pre-recorded Civil Service Oral Examination: Virtual Oral Examination Ratings: Results Notification: Promulgation of Eligible List: October 1-10 2025 October 13-17 2025 Week of October 27 2025 November 12 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 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 For your Financial Future For your Work/Life Balance *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. 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 recruitmentfor which you have applied. NicoleLewis-BoltonHuman Resources Analyst HumanResource Services County of Alameda Disaster ServiceWorker 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.Conclusion
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