Deputy Director - Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare

Do you have a passion to be a leader? Are you a natural with planning and budgets? Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare wants you to join our Administrative Leadership Team!

The Deputy Director role supports the efficient operation of our behavioral healthcare department, managing administrative tasks, personnel related issues and ensuring smooth client interactions. This role is crucial for maintaining organization, facilitating communication, and supporting the overall effectiveness of the department.

Then come work with our great team.

The Deputy Director, Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare typical tasks Include:

 

• Supervises staff, including selecting or recommending selection, training, assigning and evaluating work, counseling, disciplining and terminating or recommending termination.
• Provides leadership, guidance, and supervision to the Clinical Services and Care Coordination Programs Assistant Directors.
• Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates directly operated and contractual services/programs.
• Develops, presents, and defends budget requirements; oversees and approves expenditures; prepares financial forms and reports.
• Gathers and maintains information to support periodic and special reports documenting activities and events for area of responsibility.
• Analyzes, reviews, and provides recommendations to divisional programs to assure Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Performance Contract measures are being met and exceeded.
• Ensure equity in workload distribution and quality of services to clients.
• Manages projects; facilitate or co-facilitate the development of services and programs as linked to city and state initiatives.
• Develops and implements policy and procedures or makes recommendations for program development and success.
• Create and assist with the development of long and short-range plans.
• Attends or conducts staff and other professional meetings.
• interprets and ensures compliance with program licensure.
• Works collaboratively and effectively with the Executive Director.
• Works collaboratively with the Deputy City Manager to provide direction to the agency in the absence of the executive director.

The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure, for a full list of benefits and employee perks.

Vocational/Educational Requirement: Requires a bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, special education, public administration, business administration, or a closely related field. Master’s degree in Human Services, Social Work, Counseling, or Public Administration is preferred.

Experience: In addition to satisfying the vocational/education standards, this class requires a minimum of four years of related, full-time equivalent experience, including four years of CSB regulatory experience.

Special Certifications and Licenses:
Requires Qualified Developmental Disabilities Professional (QDDP) or Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) Certification. May require State of Virginia Licensure as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Professional Counselor (LPC). Requires a valid driver’s license and a driving record that is in compliance with City Driving Standards.

Special Requirement(s): Employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies. Emergency operations support work and work locations may be outside of normal job duties.