MINIMUM QUALIFICATONS:Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to") Master's degree in public administration or a related program area (e.g., psychology, nursing, social work, counseling, public health, healthcare administration); plus, seven years of increasingly responsible experience in the management of mental health, developmental disabilities, substance use or related human services; two years of the requisite experience must have been in a Director, Assistant/Deputy Director or Division Director role.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Valid driver's license.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s degree or higher in public administration, public health, social work, psychology, or a closely related field.
- Five or more years of progressively responsible executive or senior-level leadership experience in a large, complex behavioral health, developmental disability, or public health system, ideally within a local government, other public, or non-profit behavioral healthcare environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading a comprehensive community-based behavioral health system, including mental health, substance use disorder, developmental disability, and crisis services.
- Proven success overseeing large, complex budgets.
- Proven ability to build and sustain collaborative partnerships; and work effectively with governing boards, elected officials, state agencies, and multiple local jurisdictions.
- Demonstrated expertise in regulatory compliance, licensure, quality assurance, and continuous performance improvement in behavioral healthcare settings.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate complex fiscal, clinical, and policy issues to diverse audiences and stakeholders.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a credit check, a Child Protective Services Registry, a driving record check, and a sanction screening to the satisfaction of the employer.
This position is considered essential personnel and will be required to report to work during times designated countywide as approved for unscheduled leave regardless of the emergency situation (i.e., weather, transportation, other disaster).
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to attend various work events/meetings/conferences at the agency, county, regional, state and national levels. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview; may include a written exercise.
Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.
Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.