Do you have a passion to be a leader? Are you a natural with planning and budgets? Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare wants you to join our Administrative Leadership Team!

The Deputy Director role supports the efficient operation of our behavioral healthcare department, managing administrative tasks, personnel related issues and ensuring smooth client interactions. This role is crucial for maintaining organization, facilitating communication, and supporting the overall effectiveness of the department.

• Supervises staff, including selecting or recommending selection, training, assigning and evaluating work, counseling, disciplining and terminating or recommending termination.
• Provides leadership, guidance, and supervision to the Clinical Services and Care Coordination Programs Assistant Directors.
• Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates directly operated and contractual services/programs.
• Develops, presents, and defends budget requirements; oversees and approves expenditures; prepares financial forms and reports.
• Gathers and maintains information to support periodic and special reports documenting activities and events for area of responsibility.
• Analyzes, reviews, and provides recommendations to divisional programs to assure Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Performance Contract measures are being met and exceeded.
• Ensure equity in workload distribution and quality of services to clients.
• Manages projects; facilitate or co-facilitate the development of services and programs as linked to city and state initiatives.
• Develops and implements policy and procedures or makes recommendations for program development and success.
• Create and assist with the development of long and short-range plans.
• Attends or conducts staff and other professional meetings.
• interprets and ensures compliance with program licensure.
• Works collaboratively and effectively with the Executive Director.
• Works collaboratively with the Deputy City Manager to provide direction to the agency in the absence of the executive director.

Required Qualifications

Vocational/Educational Requirement: Requires a bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, special education, public administration, business administration, or a closely related field. Master’s degree is preferred.

Experience: In addition to satisfying the vocational/education standards, this class requires a minimum of four years of related, full-time equivalent experience.

Special Certifications and Licenses: Requires Qualified Developmental Disabilities Professional or Qualified Mental Health Professional certification. May require State of Virginia Licensure as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and/or Professional Counselor (LPC). Requires a valid driver’s license and a driving record that is in compliance with City Driving Standards.

Special Requirement(s): Employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies. Emergency operations support work and work locations may be outside of normal job duties.

Preferred Qualifications

Job Open Date

05/05/2025

Job Close Date

05/26/2025

Open Continuous

No

Special Instructions to Applicants

Medical Marijuana:
In accordance with City policy, this position is deemed safety sensitive. As such, applicants for this position are subject to pre-employment drug/alcohol testing after receiving a conditional offer of employment and may also be subject to random testing. This drug test includes testing for marijuana. Possession of a medical marijuana card will not excuse an applicant from the testing process; however, a test will not be considered positive for marijuana if a valid medical marijuana certification is presented unless the position requires a commercial driver’s license (CDL) or is a sworn law-enforcement officer/deputy.

Overall Physical Strength Demands

L=Light – Exerting up to 20 lbs. occasionally, 10 lbs. frequently, or negligible amounts constantly OR requires walking or standing to a significant degree.

Standing

Occasionally- Up to 1/3 of the time.

Sitting

Frequently- From 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.

Walking

Occasionally- Up to 1/3 of the time.

Lifting

Rarely- Less than 1 hour per week.

Lifting Amount

Exerting up to 10 lbs

Carrying

Rarely- Less than 1 hour per week.

Carrying Weight

Exerting up to 10 lbs

Pushing/Pulling

Rarely- Less than 1 hour per week.

Pushing/Pulling Weight

Exerting up to 10 lbs

Reaching

Rarely- Less than 1 hour per week.

Handling

Continuously- 2/3 or more of the time.

Fine Dexterity

Continuously- 2/3 or more of the time.

Kneeling

Rarely- Less than 1 hour per week.

Crouching

Never- Never occurs.

Crawling

Never- Never occurs.

Bending

Rarely- Less than 1 hour per week.

Twisting

Rarely- Less than 1 hour per week.

Climbing

Never- Never occurs.

Balancing

Never- Never occurs.

Vision

Continuously- 2/3 or more of the time.

Hearing

Continuously- 2/3 or more of the time.

Talking

Frequently- From 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.

Foot Controls

Frequently- From 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.

Machines, Tools, Equipment and Work Aids Used

standard office equipment; laptop, tablet, telephone, copier, fax, city vehicles

Protective Equipment Required

none required

Mechanical Hazards

N = Never

Chemical Hazards

N = Never

Electrical Hazards

N = Never

Fire Hazards

N = Never

Explosives

N = Never

Communicable Diseases

S = Seasonally

Physical Danger or Abuse

S = Seasonally

Other