Child Youth & Families Director; Program Manager VII; Southeast Area DMH

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Job Description - Child Youth & Families Director (Program Manager VII) - Southeast Area DMH (260006C5)

Job Description

Child Youth & Families Director (Program Manager VII) - Southeast Area DMH - ( 260006C5 )

Description

The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) is seeking a skilled and experienced administrator to serve as the Director of Child, Youth and Family (CYF) Services for the Southeast Area. This experienced leader will be responsible for Area planning, administration, development, oversight and direct management of all DMH services provided in the Area for youth up to age 22 who are authorized for DMH services.

They are responsible for all Area CYF Services Staff (including each Areas’ site-based CYF case managers and their supervisors, Service Authorization Specialists, and the DMH Area Child Psychiatrist) as well as all DMH contracted CYF Service Providers and programs in the Area. The Area CYF Director develops Area and statewide policies and procedures and is responsible for the implementation of DMH-Central Office policies and procedures related to CYF Services.

The Area CYF Director collaborates closely with other EOHHS state and local child-serving agencies, CBHI providers, County and local government and school representatives on the Area and Regional level to address youth and family needs and systemic barriers or issues. The Area CYF Director solicits input from all stakeholders (i.e. youth, family, providers, and other state agencies) regarding DMH CYF services and is an integral member of the Area Executive Management Team, CYF Statewide Leadership Team and serves on a variety of Area and statewide committees and work groups.

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The work schedule will be (40 hours) 8:30am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday. The days off will be Sunday and Saturday. This position participates in an Administrator On-Call Rotation.

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive):

Direct and exercise an efficient system of control through the development and implementation of CYF agency policy, program development and evaluation and service provision goals; design and implement policy, program development, evaluation and service provision and accountability processes; ensure that agency policy, program goals, priorities, objectives and strategies are established, communication and work plans are developed and efficiently and effectively implemented;

develop and implement service provision standards and outcome measures; ensure collaborative problem solving and decision making processes are utilized to maximize the effectiveness of agency priority initiatives; coordinate the working relationships among EOHHS agencies; monitor the progress, risk and quality of all aspects of community services policy, program development, evaluation and service provision activities.

Manage the personnel and budget for all matters relative to CYF in the Area; represents CYF services to stakeholders and organizations i.e. DCF,DYS, DDS, Courts, LEA/School Districts, Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI) provider network, Inpatient facilities; networks with other agency personnel to create opportunities for collaboration; acts as a liaison to DMH Adult Services in creating seamless systems and services for Young Adult clients;

provides or organizes with existing Area CYF Staff, trainings to other State agencies, community agencies, county services, schools, courts, police, community groups and CBHI on access and coordination with DMH CYF Services.

Provide single point of accountability for quality oversight and management of all CYF contracts in the Area; functions as the executive decision…