Director, Office of Developmental and Behavioral Health

The Bureau of Children Youth Families & Developmental Disabilities (CYF/DD) is responsible for planning and monitoring much of NYCs comprehensive network of child and adolescent community mental health services. CYF/DD relies on research and surveillance to guide its decisions around service planning implementation and evaluation and incorporates a health equity lens into its work. CYF/DD oversees a portfolio of over 100 programs and supports a family-driven individualized and strength-based approach to care. The Office of Developmental and Behavioral Health in CYF/DD has a developmental focus overseeing services and initiatives that support mental health and well-being of individuals during the perinatal early childhood and adolescence/young adulthood developmental stages. Furthermore it supports services for individuals with developmental disabilities throughout the lifespan. Finally the office develops services and initiatives to meet the needs of individuals with co-occurring conditions (mental health disorders and developmental disabilities and mental health disorders and substance use disorders).

Position Summary:
The Director of the Office of Developmental and Behavioral Health will lead a team of public health professionals specializing in perinatal and early childhood mental health developmental disabilities and adolescent and young adult mental health. The Director will provide strategic leadership for the Office overseeing the design implementation and evaluation of a diverse portfolio of contracted services and public health this role the Director will also cultivate and sustain strategic partnerships with other Bureaus City and State agencies and community organizations that serve perinatal early childhood adolescent and young adult populations as well as individuals with developmental disabilities.

Job Duties and Responsibilities: The Director will have the following responsibilities:

-Establish the strategic vision and operational priorities for the Office and ensure effective day-to-day management.
-Stay current with research and best practices in promoting mental health and developmental well-being across the lifespan and apply this knowledge to guide program design implementation funding allocation and continuous improvement.
-Oversee staff adherence to policies and procedures related to programmatic and contractual monitoring including budget management scope of work compliance performance evaluation through site visits data collection and analysis and quality improvement activities.
-Identify service gaps and design or procure new programs to address emerging needs.
-Serve as a member of the Bureaus senior leadership team working in partnership with the Assistant Commissioner to set strategic direction oversee operations and ensure team cohesion and effective performance.
-Inform the Bureaus policy objectives with regard to perinatal and early childhood mental health and intellectual and developmental disabilities.
-In collaboration with City and State agencies design cross-agency initiatives aimed at improving outcomes for children and adolescents with mental health and co-occurring: a) intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD) needs or b) substance use needs
-Integrate racial equity and social justice principles into all aspects of program planning implementation monitoring and evaluation.
-Collaborate and consult with internal and external partners including other Health Department divisions City agencies academic institutions and community organizations involved in child adolescent and young adult mental health.
-Prepare reports briefings and presentations for executive leadership scientific audiences and other stakeholders; disseminate findings through conferences and publications.
-Represent the Bureau on interagency workgroups task forces and committees and perform other duties as assigned.

Preferred Skills:
-Extensive expertise in perinatal child and adolescent mental health and/or developmental disability services.
-Knowledge of New York Citys public childrens mental health service system and/or I/DD service system.
-Strong track record in supervising interdisciplinary teams and fostering effective multi-stakeholder partnerships.
-Experience in workforce development or training for practitioners serving parents children and families.
-Demonstrated experience in program design contracting budgeting and monitoring.
-Proven ability to implement and oversee quality improvement activities for public programs or services.
-Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with strong organizational analytical and interpersonal abilities.
-Proficiency in using data to inform planning service delivery and system improvement.
-Demonstrated commitment to racial equity and social justice with experience applying these principles to address health disparities.

Why you should work for us:

-Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
oa premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually per a 2024 assessment.
oadditional health fitness and financial benefits may be available based on the positions associated union/benefit fund.
oa public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
oa tax-deferred savings program and
oa robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
-Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.
-Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

Established in 1805 the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S. dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone regardless of age background or location can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of programs and services focused on food and nutrition anti-tobacco support chronic disease prevention HIV/AIDS treatment family and child health environmental health mental health and social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID-19 pandemic we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.

Come join us and help to continue our efforts in making a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers!

The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process contact Sye-Eun Ahn Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at or .

CITY RESEARCH SCIENTIST - 21744

Qualifications :

1. For Assignment Level I (only physical biological and environmental sciences and public health) A masters degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical biological or environmental science or in public health.
To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above candidates must have:
1. A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical biological environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
2. A masters degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical biological environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have at least a masters degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in 2 above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in 1 and 2 above.

NOTE:
Probationary Period
Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time