This will be a PROVISIONAL civil service appointment. Candidate will be required to take the civil service exam when it is scheduled in the future. Permanent appointment will be dependent upon candidate's exam score.
SALARY: $73,168 - $84,367 (2024 Part IV Comp Plan)
DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR VACANCY: Accepting applications until the position is filled.
HOW TO APPLY:
Go to: mycivilservice.cayugacounty.us/jobopps and click on the APPLY button across from the title of
“Deputy Director of Community Mental Health Services – Provisional Vacancy” listed under Current Vacancies.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EITHER:

NOTE: Human service experience is that which is involved in the delivery of social, economic, or emotional support services to people in our society who are having difficulty coping with the pressures and strains of modern life.
*Disability areas are defined as Social Services, Health, Mental Health, Alcoholism, Development Disabilities, and Substances Abuse Services.
 
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:
This is an important clinical, administrative and managerial position responsible for assisting the Director in administering, planning, monitoring, and evaluating mental hygiene services, and in the overall administration of the department. Work is performed under the general direction of the Director of Community Mental Health Services. General supervision is exercised over a staff of professional and clerical employees. Does related work as required.
FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES, PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:

• Thorough knowledge of New York State Mental Hygiene Law, Codes, Rules and Regulations;
• Thorough knowledge of the administration of services in the areas of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services;
• Good knowledge of human service programs and their policies;
• Good knowledge of the performance of contract agencies and state providers;
• Good knowledge of fiscal planning and budget preparation and review;
• Organizational skill;
• Skill in communicating effectively both verbally and in writing;
• Ability to promote mental hygiene services to the community;
• Ability to formulate long-range and short-range goals and strategies affecting service delivery in the four disability areas;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the staff and other professionals in the field;
• Ability to recruit, interview, select, train, evaluate, and supervise a staff;
• Ability to analyze and evaluate reports from the staff;
• Good judgment;
• Resourcefulness;
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

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