Juvenile Justice Health Services Director

THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION.  The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year, but can be extended. Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.  Applications will only be accepted on-line.

Supplemental Questionnaire:  A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application.  Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Postmarks are not accepted.  Failure to submit the Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.

HEALTH CARE SERVICES AGENCY

Alameda County's Health Services Program is administered by the Health Care Services Agency and includes the following program areas: Behavioral Health Care, Public Health, Environmental Health, and Agency Administration/Indigent Health. The ultimate mission of the Health Care Services Agency is to provide fully integrated health care services through a comprehensive network of public and private partnerships that ensure optimal health and well-being and respect the diversity of all residents. Health Care Services Agency currently has multiple career opportunities for experienced professionals to become part of a service delivery team dedicated to the optimal health and well-being of Alameda County residents. 

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE

It is the mission of Behavioral Health Care Services to maximize the recovery, resilience and wellness of all eligible Alameda County residents who are developing or experiencing serious mental health, alcohol, or drug concerns. We envision communities where people realize their potential, and where stigma and discrimination against those with mental health, alcohol and/or drug issues are a thing of the past.

Only through exemplifying the following Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services values will we be successful:

ACBHCS

Access - where every door is the right door for welcoming people with complex needs;

Consumer and Family Empowerment - through shared decision‐making best practices, that clinically produce effective outcomes;

Best Practices - business excellence that uses public resources cost‐effectively;

Health and Wellness - by integrating emotional, spiritual and physical health care;

Culturally Responsive - appropriate services built on the strengths and life experiences of culturally diverse consumers and their families;

Social Inclusion - utilizing advocacy and education to eliminate stigma, discrimination, isolation, and misunderstanding of persons with mental illness and substance abuse.

For more information about the department of Behavioral Health Care Services, please visit www.acbhcs.org/

JUVENILE JUSTICE HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM

The Juvenile Justice system plays an important role in the comprehensive care for Alameda County’s most at-risk youth and young adults. In April 2007, an Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center was opened with a commitment to therapeutic principles, alternatives to detention, unprecedented interagency collaboration, and careful articulation of continuity of care.  The Alameda County Probation Department partners with all county agencies around these commitments but designated the Alameda County Health Care Service Agency (HCSA) as the lead health administrator.  HCSA has dramatically increased the nature and scope of medical and behavioral health services available to youth in probation over the past five years, and is now recruiting a Juvenile Justice Health Services Director to lead ongoing efforts and further integration of the program components.

For more information about the Health Care Services Agency, please visit the Agency's website found on www.acgov.org. 

THE POSITION

The Juvenile Justice Health Services Director is responsible for the strategic planning, design, funding, implementation, administration and evaluation of all health services for minors in the juvenile justice system in Alameda County.  Some of the key health service programs developed to date at the Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center include the Guidance Clinic, Public Health Nursing Transitional Services Program, Children’s Hospital & Research Center at Oakland’s Juvenile Justice Medical Unit, as well as the Court Appointed Special Advocates Program.  These programs include the oversight of 54 FTE staff positions and contractors and receive approximately $6.7 million in annual funding. The Director will serve as HCSA’s primary liaison to the Juvenile Court and Probation Department for juvenile health services operations, collaborations and reentry planning.  

IDEAL CANDIDATES

The Health Care Services Agency is dedicated to providing the highest quality services to ensure the optimal health and well-being and respect the diversity of all residents. The ideal candidate for this position will be well prepared to lead the organization by exemplifying a commitment to continuous improvement and service excellence.

The ideal candidate for this position will have also demonstrated success as:

• A leader who has demonstrated a commitment to achieving the mission, credo, and goals of a health services program for minors in the juvenile justice system, while being ethical, honest, fair, and using good judgment within a highly political environment.
• A visionary who sets strategy in collaboration with others; seeks innovative ways to get things done; and enlists others in realizing the vision while adeptly working within a changing environment.
• A collaborative strategic partner who actively engages with other agencies and departments to meet overall countywide needs while leveraging financial and other resources to maximize results and achieve positive outcomes.
• A business partner with heightened business acumen able to build a strong organization that delivers results while exemplifying the use of resources wisely, responsibly, effectively, and efficiently.
• A service delivery expert with considerable experience developing a customer focused service organization and ensuring the highest level of service delivery to customers.
• 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.
• An advocate of professional development opportunities who promotes personal and professional growth for self and others; and inspires and facilitates the continual learning of employees at all levels of the organization. 

Education:

Possession of a Master’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university in psychology, social work, nursing, behavioral science, public administration, health care administration or a closely related field.

AND

Experience:

The equivalent of five years of full-time progressively responsible, post-graduate professional experience, including some combination of clinical experience, community advocacy or organization, juvenile justice training, and administrative functions such as planning, evaluation, and/or program or policy development. Two years of the above experience must include working with youth in a Juvenile Justice System, Juvenile Probation or Social Services setting.
License:

Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

Knowledge of:

• Administrative principles, practices and techniques of County and State Juvenile Justice,
  Juvenile Court Child Welfare and Juvenile Probation Systems.
• Program planning and evaluation techniques, including research methodologies, forecasting
   and statistical analysis.
• Federal, State and local regulations as they relate to metal health services and treatment.
• Current trends in the juvenile justice health services administration and service delivery.
• Functions and operations of related agencies and community organizations related to juvenile
  justice health services.
• Clinical standards of practice and licensure requirements.
• Principles and practices of governmental budgets, financial management, quality improvement,
  auditing and contract administration.
• Public sector rules, regulations, policies, economic and social trends that may affect juvenile
  justice health service delivery.
• Principles and practices of employee supervision.
• Computer applications and equipment related to the work.


Ability to:

• Establish, strengthen and maintain relationships with multiple agencies, departments,
  stakeholders and community organizations.
• Collaborate with other agencies, departments, government entities and local communities to
  achieve organizational goals while leveraging financial and other resources.
• Set and achieve measurable goals through subordinate staff and the use of analytical
  methodology, strategic planning and technology.
• Inspire confidence and support to Administrative Leadership to ensure effective management.
• Manage groups by advising subordinates, facilitating goal accomplishment and tracking and
  evaluating performance to ensure success.
• Foster diversity and develop high quality, culturally competent work teams and service delivery
  strategies in alignment with organizational goals.
• Navigate complex organizational environments with political savvy, sensitivity and tact.
• Communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.

THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

1) A review of candidates' 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. 

3) An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidate's final examination score. The oral interview 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 many 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, www.acgov.org/hrs.

Alameda 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 different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being.  These benefits include but are not limited to*:

For your Health & Welfare Benefits

• Medical – HMO & PPO Insurance
• Dental – PPO & DHMO Insurance  
• Vision
• Basic Life Insurance 
• Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage) 
• County Allowance (Employer Credit)
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity
• Long Term Care Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

For your Financial Future

• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan – (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
• Deferred Compensation Plan

For your Work/Life Balance

• 11 paid holidays
• Vacation and sick leave accrual
• Vacation purchase program
• Management Paid Leave**
• Group Auto/Home Insurance
• Commuter Benefits Program
• Group Legal
• Guaranteed Ride Home
• Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
• Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
• Child Care Resources
• 1^st United Services Credit Union 

*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement.  This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.

** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.

All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @acgov.org and alamedacountyHR@acgov.org as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the "My applications" button on the Current Job Openings page.

Please take the steps recommended above to insure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.

NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box alamedacountyHR@acgov.org are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. If you have questions please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.

Nicole Lewis-Bolton, Human Resources Analyst II

Human Resource Services, County of Alameda

(510) 272-6468 • nicole.lewis-bolton@acgov.org

Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer