Job Description

Posting number: 2026-00061

Department: Health & Human Services Agency

Division: HHSA - Mental Health

Job classification: Deputy Director Behavioral Health

Posting type: Open

Categories: Human Services

Summary

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Join Calaveras County Behavioral Health and help shape the future of behavioral health services in our community. As Deputy Director of Behavioral Health Services, you will provide strategic leadership for the County’s mental health and substance use disorder programs, guide multidisciplinary teams, strengthen community partnerships, and ensure services remain responsive, effective, and compliant with state and federal requirements. This is an opportunity for an experienced behavioral health leader to influence programs at every level, from day-to-day service delivery and staff development to long-term planning, quality improvement, budgeting, and policy implementation. Working closely with County leadership, community partners, and regional and state agencies, you will help develop innovative solutions that improve access to care and create meaningful, lasting outcomes for individuals and families throughout Calaveras County.

Why Join Our Team? Lead meaningful behavioral health programs that directly serve the community * Collaborate with dedicated professionals, community partners, and County leadership * Help shape policies, services, and systems of care * Support and develop multidisciplinary teams * Make a lasting impact in a close-knit rural community * Receive a competitive salary and comprehensive County benefits * Join a recovery-oriented culture focused on hope, respect, accountability, quality, and whole-person care.

Under direction of the HHSA Deputy Director/Director of Behavioral Health or designee and acting under the general direction of the HHSA Director, plans, organizes and directs the clinical operation of County Behavioral Health Services, including mental health and substance use disorder programs, for both the children and adult systems of care. This position performs related or other work as required and may serve as the Behavioral Health Director’s designee in functions related to the provisions of Behavioral Health Services and community engagement activities

This is a single mid-management classification. Incumbent will have the knowledge of the principles, procedures, techniques, trends and literature of behavioral health practice; federal and state behavioral health Medi-Cal standards of documentation, including Drug Medi-Cal; social aspects of mental illness and emotional and behavioral disorders; scope and activities of public and private health and social service agencies; principles and practices of case management; staff supervision and training methodologies. Incumbent will have the ability to apply and supervise staff in the principles of current behavioral health practices and department policies and procedures; establish and maintain the confidence and cooperation of personnel contracted in the course of the work; write clear, accurate and concise reports; develop, implement and administer programs that meet identified community needs; maintain an objective and empathetic understanding of mental illness, emotional and behavioral disorders. Incumbent will form cooperative relationships with other public and private providers and organizations as well as oversee clinically focused continuous quality improvement management functions.

Examples of duties

• Provides leadership in planning, coordinating, and directing the activities and programs of behavioral health programs under the direction of the Director of Behavioral Health.
• Supports the establishment of and adherence to HHSA goals, policies, and procedures in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Supervises and provides training to clinical staff, including interdisciplinary treatment teams, in the provision of clinical mental health services, including: assessment, counseling, rehabilitation, and case management services to adults with mental illnesses and children with emotional or behavioral disorders.
• Provides supervision for licensure of clinical interns according to the requirements of the licensure.
• Administers clinical and administrative quality control/improvement/management program(s).
• Coordinates with HHSA Compliance team to ensure Behavioral Health division adherence with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Analyzes pending legislation affecting behavioral health services and recommends and/or implements appropriate policy and program changes.
• Develops training and evaluation standards.
• Maintains and monitors clinic schedules for efficiency.
• Provides minimal clinical mental health services with children, adults and their families or associates at the level agreed upon with the Director of Behavioral Health or designee.
• Collaborates with stakeholders in the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs to meet identified community needs.
• Provides on-call coverage.
• Oversees crisis response.
• Provides oversight of clinical managed care service delivery.
• Provides oversight of contracted and community partner clinical service providers.
• Provides clinical oversight of the Drug Medi-Cal Program.
• Receives and responds to inquiries, concerns, and complaints regarding service delivery.
• Assists the Health and Human Services Agency Director in program planning and the development of the annual budget; confers with subordinates in preparing and budgetary planning; identifies program funding sources and prepares or directs the preparation of grant applications and proposals to secure funding.
• May serve as the County designated Local Mental Health Director and/or the Alcohol and Drug Program Administrator.
• May represent the division, agency, and/or County at regular state and regional meetings; attends local meetings of community groups, including the Local Behavioral Health Board participates on a variety of interagency committees.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Knowledge of:

Principles, procedures, techniques, trends and literature of behavioral health practice; federal and state Medi-Cal standards of documentation, including Drug Medi-Cal; social aspects of mental illness and emotional and behavioral disorders; scope and activities of public and private health and social service agencies; principles and practices of case management; staff supervision and training methodologies.

Ability to:

Apply and supervise staff in the principles of current behavioral health practices and department policies and procedures; utilize technology for case management purposes; establish and maintain the confidence and cooperation of personnel contacted in the course of the work; write clear, accurate and concise reports; maintain an objective and empathetic understanding of mental illness, emotional and behavioral disorders. Form cooperative relationships with other public and private providers and organizations.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Masters or Doctoral degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling, Psychology or a related field from an accredited college or university; and

Four years of experience as a professional providing behavioral health services, preferably in a public setting, as a Case Manager, Clinician, Social Worker, or related classification. Two years of the required experience must have been in a full-time supervisory capacity.

Supplemental information

Possession of an appropriate California driver’s license issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles.

Licensure in California as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), or related California licensure is required. Licensure must be current and maintained.