Assistant Director, Forensic, Diversion - Oakland, United States - Alameda County

Alameda County

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Oakland, United States

1 week ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Date Opened

5/6/2024 12:00:00 AM

Filing Deadline

5/31/2024 5:00:00 PM

Salary
- $ $76.89/hour; $113, $159,931.20/year

Employment Type

Permanent Full-Time Employment
HR Analyst
Nicole Lewis-Bolton

Department

Alameda County Health

Work Location

Oakland

Introduction:

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__._

DESCRIPTION:

THE COUNTY
Alameda County, located on the east side of San Francisco Bay, is California's seventh-largest county. The County employs 9,700 full-time employees and operates on an annual budget of $3.4 billion. Oakland, the County seat, is California's eighth-largest city.

One and a half million people call Alameda County home and live in a variety of incorporated cities, unincorporated communities, and rural areas.

As a major urban county, Alameda provides a full range of services to its citizens.

The County is a blend of culturally and ethnically diverse communities, and its mixture of cosmopolitan and suburban areas provides the perfect environment for families and their active lifestyles.

The County offers extensive cultural resources, countless recreational opportunities, and an array of fine public and private colleges and universities.

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ALAMEDA COUNTY HEALTH

Alameda County Health is the local government agency that promotes and protects the health and well-being of all who live, work, learn, and play in Alameda County.

We coordinate services and cultivate partnerships with community organizations and providers to help ensure access, organize, and deliver health care and services to people with Medi-Cal and without insurance, support resilient communities, and improve health for all.

We focus on health equity by developing programs and systemic solutions that reduce disparities for the people and communities we serve.

Alameda County Health's departments and programs focus on services and support that provide care for the whole person.

The Behavioral Health Department provides mental health and substance use services for people with Medi-Cal and without insurance and supports people along their path to wellness, recovery, and resilience.
The Environmental Health Department works to keep our air, water, and food safe; it regulates, protects, and promotes the health of everyone in Alameda County by enforcing environmental health codes to reduce exposure to toxins and diseases.
The Public Health Department focuses on community and populationlevel health, preventing and addressing root causes of health inequity across a range of communicable and chronic diseases.
Alameda County Health

also provides services through Housing and Homelessness Services, Emergency Medical Services Agency, HealthPAC, and Healthy Schools and Communities.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT

As part of Alameda County Health, the Behavioral Health Department supports people with Medi-Cal and without insurance living with serious mental illness and substance use conditions along their path toward wellness, recovery, and resiliency. We provide services through a network of contracted mental health and substance use providers and administer the State's resources and training for behavioral health providers, case managers, and other healthcare professionals. We advocate for our patients and families and create space for personal engagement in their care.

We are outpatient specialists for mental health services for older adults and youth, substance use providers and treatment program specialists, advocates for quality improvement and patients' rights, and psychiatric and integrated health care providers.

THE POSITION

Under general direction, assists in the planning, organization, and coordination of diversion, reentry, and forensic mental health services across systems of care in Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH); provides highly responsible direct programmatic and administrative support to the Forensic, Diversion, & Re-Entry System of Care Director; coordinates, monitors, and evaluates forensic mental health services to ensure compliance with standards of care, ACBH goals, legislative mandates, and State and Federal rules and regulations; and performs other related duties as required.
This classification is located in Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) and reports to the Forensic, Diversion, & Re-Entry System of Care Director. Incumbents in this class manage In-Custody Services, which include the County Jail and Juvenile Justice Center, or Forensic Outpatient Services, which include the Behavioral Health Courts and Conditional Release Program (CONREP), and other forensic outpatient services. This clas