ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - CHILD WELFARE (DCYF)

Department

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Salary

Job Profile

Scheduled Work Days & Work Hours

Monday - Friday; 8:30am - 4:00pm.

Non-Standard 35.0

This position is located in the Division of Community Services and Behavioral Health.

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Classification

Class Definition

Responsible for overseeing the Division of Community Services and Behavioral Health and managing statewide children’s behavioral health system development initiatives. Includes overall administrative direction for residential intervention and home-based services referrals, service development, utilization management, children’s behavioral health family navigation, reviews of clinical services and supports, the department’s functional assessment process, and support for children’s behavioral health licensing.  The qualifications should include experience implementing and managing child welfare and children’s behavioral health services; clinical licensure and past clinical experience strongly preferred.

Supplemental Information

Benefits

For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.
 

Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit. Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.