Mental Health Administrator 6 - Assistant Superintendent

Under the direction of the Superintendent, the Assistant Superintendent serves as a senior leader at the Developmental Center, providing strategic vision, clinical oversight, and executive-level direction to ensure the delivery of person-centered, trauma-informed, and developmentally appropriate supports across all programs.

What You'll Do :

Leadership & Strategic Planning

• Lead strategic planning and continuous improvement efforts for adult services, aligning operations with current regulatory requirements (ICF / IID, CMS, DODD) and evidence-based practices.
• Maintain a regular and visible presence on residential units to assess program implementation, model trauma-informed practices, and reinforce a culture of dignity, safety, and positive behavior support.
• Lead efforts in onboarding, retaining, mentoring, and ongoing development for programmatic staff, emphasizing performance excellence, accountability, person-centered thinking, and compliance with best practices and regulatory mandates.
• Oversee Human Resources and scheduling support functions.
• Act as a key communication conduit between programmatic staff and executive leadership to ensure clarity of expectations, transparency of decisions, and follow-through on initiatives and directives.
• Serve in place of the Superintendent as needed to ensure continuity of leadership and operational stability.

Program Oversight & Fiscal Management

Quality Assurance & Risk Mitigation

Knowledge of :

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What's in it for you :

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes :

Medical Coverage

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

Time Away From Work and Work / Life Balance

Employee Development Funds

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

Deferred Compensation

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a Model Employer of Individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws. To request a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact the ADA Coordinator at 614-752-3011 or by email at EEO-DiversityAffairs@dodd.ohio.gov

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees

Qualifications

For all "programmatic" positions, completion of undergraduate core program in mental health & developmental disabilities technology, or social work or comparable field (e.g., child & family services), special education, psychology or rehabilitation or 24 mos. exp. in assessing consumers' / residents' needs & abilities as part of interdisciplinary team & in development of habilitation / treatment plans or programs for persons who are mentally ill or developmentally disabled; 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in federal & state regulations governing care, custody, treatment, programming & environment of consumers / residents in state facilities & serviced by community programs; 6 mos. trg. in budgeting & spending or 6 mos. exp. determining budget & spending for operational unit or program of agency or firm. For all "administrative staff" positions, completion of undergraduate core program in business administration / management sciences or 12 mos. exp. in program & policy development for operational unit or program of firm or agency & monitoring implementation; 12 mos. trg. in budgeting & spending or 12 mos. exp. determining budgetary needs & spending for operational unit or program of agency or firm. In addition to one of preceding categories (i.e., programmatic positions or administrative staff), 6 mos. trg. in manpower planning or 6 mos. exp. scheduling personnel for adequate coverage & making staff projections; 3 mos. trg. in employee training & development or 3 mos. exp. writing training materials or conducting training.

Job Skills : Mental Health