Career Opportunity
South of Market Outpatient Clinic Program Director (0923 Manager II)
Recruitment: RTF0144547-01098391
Published: March 15, 2024
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Job class: 0923-Manager II
Starting salary range: $141,700.00 - $180,856.00 (Range A)
Role type: Permanent Civil Service What does this mean?
Hours: Full-time
Exam type: Position Based Test
Rule: Rule of the List
List type: Combined Promotive and Entrance
About:
The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status.
Application Opening – March 15, 2024
Application Deadline – The application filing will be open continuously at least through March 29, 2024, and may close any time thereafter.
Salary: $137,540 and $175,552
Appointment Type: Permanent Civil Service
Recruitment ID: PBT-0923-144548
The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of two main Divisions - the San Francisco Health Network and Population Health. The San Francisco Health Network is the City’s only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers.
Role description
Located at 760 Harrison Street since 1997 South of Market Mental Health Center (SOMMHC) is a specialty mental health clinic that offers outpatient treatment for the Severely Mentally Ill (SMI).
It is the mission of South of Market Mental Health Center to strive for excellence in terms of meeting the Behavioral Health Services stated mission of welcoming as well as offering culturally competent, relevant, empathic, and hopeful mental health, dual diagnosis evaluation and treatment to all clients.
Under general supervision of Deputy Director of Adult and Older Adult Behavioral Health, the main function of South of Market Mental Health Clinic Director is to oversee the day-to-day operations of the following specialty mental health programs:
- Outpatient Mental Health Clinic – Routine outpatient mental health care
- San Francisco Fully Integrated Recovery Service Team (SF FIRST) – Intensive Case Management.
- Filipino American Counseling and Treatment (FACT) Team – Culturally congruent Outpatient Care for Filipino-Americans.
- Onyx Team - Culturally congruent Outpatient Care for Black/African Americans.
- Mobile Outreach Team (MOT) – Field based outreach and clinical support for all SOMMHC programs.
- Integrated Health Home with co-located Tom Waddell Satellite primary clinic – Primary care for SOMMH clients.
- Adjacent Clinical Support Services
- Conard House – Money Management and Payee Services
- RAMS Hireability – Vocational training and peer support services
The South of Market Mental Health Outpatient Clinic Program Director is a key leadership position within our organization, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals and families in San Francisco.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
The South of Market Mental Health Program Director (0923 Manager II) performs the following essential job functions:
- Assists in the planning, direction, and coordination of clinical activities for the Adult and Older-Adult Systems-of-Care (AOA SOC) that provides integrated behavioral health care services with a wellness/recovery and resiliency perspective for individuals with mental health and substance abuse disorders.
- Directly supervises assigned civil-service behavioral health programs, overseeing the programs’ delivery of mental health and substance abuse treatment services, including ensuring quality management and effective client outcomes, integrated service delivery and inter-agency collaborations, recovery-oriented and client-centered care, funding and regulatory compliance, and appropriate service utilization.
- Plans and conducts staff meetings and conferences concerning behavioral health care including best practices, and the formulation of related policies, methods, and procedures.
- Participates in the system coordination, problem solving, policy development and client system planning for high need, high use, multi-disordered clients.
- Communicates and coordinates services with other staff within the Health Department, staff of other City Departments, community agencies, advocacy groups and family and consumer groups.
- Supervises clinical and administrative supervisory staff of the Adult/OA SOC, and manages personnel activities of recruitment, selection, orientation, evaluation, and discipline of employees.
The South of Market Mental Health Program Director (0923 Manager II) performs other duties as assigned and required.
How to qualify
Required Minimum Qualifications (all applicants must verify that they meet both elements below):
LICENSE: Possession of one of the following licenses issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS):
- Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
- Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
- Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
AND
EXPERIENCE: Five (5) years of verifiable professional experience working in the field of Behavioral Health in a community, clinical, hospital, and/or public health setting.
Note: One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours of qualifying work experience (one year if performed full-time at 40 hours per week). Any overtime hours that were worked above 40 hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine qualifying hours worked.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirements by the final application filing date unless otherwise noted.
Falsifying one's education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.
Important Note: Please make sure it is absolutely clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Please be aware that any misrepresentation of this information may disqualify you from this recruitment or future job opportunities.
Selection Procedures:
After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following.
Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) Exam (Weight: 100%): Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) is designed to measure the knowledge, skills, and abilities in supervisory competencies as well as job related areas which may include but not be limited to: knowledge of Federal, State and County behavioral health laws, regulations and ordinances; knowledge and ability to implement principles of government budgeting, funding and grants; knowledge and ability to implement principles of program planning and evaluation; knowledge and the ability to implement clinical theory and practice; knowledge of principles of human resources management and training.
The SQ will be emailed to the address listed on the candidate’s online application. Candidates will be required to respond to the SQ in the time frame indicated and must submit the completed questionnaire as directed in order to have it evaluated. Responses cannot be changed once submitted. Candidates will be evaluated based on their SQ responses. Candidates must achieve a passing score on the SQ in order to continue in the selection process and will be placed on the confidential eligible list in rank order according to their final score.
Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions.
What else should I know?
Certification
The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be the Rule of List.
Eligible List/Score Report:
Once you pass the exam, you will be placed onto an eligible list and given a score and a rank. For more information, visit https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/process/
The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be six 6 months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.
The eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be utilized to fill future and current vacancies in this class at other locations within the DPH for the duration of the eligible list.
To find Departments which use this classification, please see https://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Forms-Documents/Position-Counts-by-Job-Codes-and-Department-FY-2022-23.pdf.
How to apply:
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit careers.sf.gov and begin the application process.
Our e-mail communications may come from more than one department so please make sure your email is set to accept messages from all of us at this link.
Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment therefore, it is their responsibility to contact the Analyst if they update their email address.
Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.
Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:
This is a Position Based Test (PBT) administered in accordance with Civil Service Rule 111A.
Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/. The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 111A.35.1. The standard for the review of such appeals is ‘abuse of discretion’ or ‘no rational basis’ for establishing the position description, the minimum qualifications and/or the certification rule. Appeals must include a written statement of the item(s) being contested and the specific reason(s) why the cited item(s) constitute(s) abuse of discretion by the Human Resources Director. Appeals must be submitted directly to the Executive Officer of the Civil Service Commission within five business days of the announcement issuance date.
DPH Health Critical Requirements and Information: Please review the following policies regarding DPH employment requirements that safeguard yourself and others.
Additional information regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:
If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Rashida Taylor at rashida.taylor@sfdph.org or (628) 271-6875.
We may use text messaging to communicate with you on the phone number provided in your application. The first message will ask you to opt in to text messaging.
CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.
The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.
The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.