Job Summary - Why you’ll love this position
Regional Office Assistant Director
Typical working hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday
Job Location:
This position is domiciled at Central Missouri Regional Office, 900 W. Nifong Blvd. #200 Columbia, MO 65203.
Why you’ll love this position:
The Missouri Department of Mental Health is dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and public understanding of mental illness and developmental disabilities. By joining our team YOU can make a difference in the lives of those impacted by a mental illness or developmental disability so they can have the opportunity to pursue their dreams, live their lives to the fullest, and be a valued member of their communities.
Responsibilities - What you’ll do
Role Description:
The Assistant Center Director will be responsible for the day-to-day functions of the Regional Office and will report to the Regional Office Director for the East Region.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership that assures the Department and Division mission, values, and outcomes are implemented throughout the Regional Office.
- At ROD request-Review inquiry and investigative reports and make determinations, requests plans for action from provider agencies for system enhancement, ensure preliminary determination and final determinations are conducted per regulation and ensure that due process occurs for those alleged perpetrators who have been substantiated of abuse and neglect.
- Makes final determinations for Utilization Review funding request for services by reviewing information, ensuring state care of plan is met, meets definition of waiver, review past plans, determine if other resources are available to fund.
- Attends TCM calls for county boards and assists in preparing agenda, facilitates and cite authorities for meeting. Attends calls with ROD and with each county TCM board support coordinators to educate, communicate, review county issues and solutions.
- Review all TCM trend reports with the Director and address issues with TCM entities.
- Provide day to day troubleshooting: crisis management, the logistics of individuals moving between providers, working with TCM providers and other provider agencies. Develop, implement, and administer habilitation programs and services to achieve positive client or program outcomes.
- Attend Director’s/Assistant Director’s meeting.
- Assists with the coordination and facilitation of all staff meetings, management meetings, and individual employee meetings to disseminate information to staff.
- Signs all budgets that come into the Regional Office.
- Maintains lists and attends calls and meetings as needed.
- Requests slots after approval from Central Office.
- Adds and removes consumers from MOCDD waitlist.
- Adds and removes consumers from CRD as needed.
- Supervisor expectations
- Monitor employee assignments to ensure accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and compliance.
- Recommends training for staff of new processes and enhancements.
- Review, submit, and approve all timesheets by established deadlines.
- Meet with the Team Members monthly and record meetings in Engage tracking system.
- Document performance throughout the year and address situations that need to be addressed in a timely fashion.
- Monitor personnel issues with staff, address sick leave, annual leave, tardiness, and overall work performance.
- Foster an open environment for the exchange of ideas by being open to differing opinions and ideas.
- Make timely and consistent decisions and communicate those to staff in a clear manner.
- Work in a professional manner within the Regional Office, with staff within all Division departments and with outside agencies, organizations, contracted providers, schools, not-for-profit agencies, etc.
Qualifications - All you need for success
4 or more years of relevant experience and 1-2 years of supervision experience or a Bachelor’s degree and 1-2 years of supervisory/leadership experience. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to maintain positive relationships with diverse stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
Training, certification, and/or education in continuous process improvement programs such as Lean Six Sigma as well as completion of Missouri Way, Leadership Academy, or similar programs is preferred.
Job Details - More reasons to love this position
The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.
Contact Details - If you have questions or require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process please contact:
Upload a cover letter, resume, official college transcript, and three professional letters of recommendation.
Complete information must be provided for your request to be considered. Documentation supporting your eligibility (transcripts, employment records, etc.) may be required at any time during the application and hiring process.
If you have any questions about this position, please email/call Human Resources at: [email protected]
The State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to developing and maintaining a talented workforce.
