Assistant Vice President - Belonging, Advocacy and Purpose

Assistant Vice President - Belonging, Advocacy and Purpose

Your story. Our mission. A perfect match. You have a place at OhioGuidestone, the state's leader in behavioral health! OhioGuidestone is the state's leader in community behavioral health care, serving around 26,000 Ohioans each year. We focus on the needs of the whole person by providing telehealth and in-person prevention services, as well as mental health and substance use treatment. As we help people navigate the most difficult times in their liveswith compassion and respectwe ultimately empower them to take steps towards a healthier future.

Essential Functions

• Demonstrate the values and guiding principles of OhioGuidestone, performing with the highest standards of excellence, integrity, and ethics.
• Serve as a member of the strategic leadership team and contribute to strategic planning and goal setting.
• Develop and implement organization-wide strategies to create a culture where staff and clients feel valued, respected, and heard.
• Design and implement strategies that foster a sense of belonging for clients, staff, and community partners, while driving advocacy efforts that influence behavioral health policy and practice.
• Design and execute policy advocacy strategies in alignment with OhioGuidestone's vision and mission.
• Serve as a liaison with local, state, and national policy leaders, coalitions, and advocacy networks.
• Prepare briefings and position papers to support legislation and public awareness campaigns.
• Lead volunteer programs, community partnerships, and client advisory councils to ensure stakeholder voices inform services and strategy.
• Collaborate with marketing and communications teams to amplify purpose-driven narratives.
• Advise OhioGuidestone leadership on action items and initiative implementations to deliver on objectives and key results.
• Guide and provide oversight to OhioGuidestone's BA&P programs and employee-led groups including OhioGuidestone's BA&P Council and location-specific BA&P advisory groups, and Employee Interests Groups (ERGs).
• Partner with Human Resources to integrate BA&P into outcomes through recruitment, retention, and leadership development.
• Develop and / or facilitate training opportunities to educate employees and managers on how to recognize, accommodate and appreciate individual differences and to serve as a change agent to provide solutions, resources and training on inclusion & belonging related topics.
• Be the BA&P subject matter expert providing coaching and mentorship as well as contributing perspective, insights, knowledge, and the enablement of all employees from individual contributors to executive-level leaders.
• Exhibit positivity, flexibility and a willingness to take on new responsibilities as requested or required.
• Demonstrate positive leadership, promote a team-based work environment and a culture of belonging.
• Present the Agency in the most positive light with all internal and external contacts.

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At OhioGuidestone we care about the health and safety of our employees. OhioGuidestone requires applicants to complete a pre-employment screening process upon receipt of an offer of employment. We require and cover the cost of a fingerprint background screening, physical, and drug screen after an employment offer is made. Any employment offer is contingent upon receipt of all satisfactory pre-employment screenings.

OhioGuidestone is committed to creating a more diverse community. We encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply. EEO / M / F / H / V