Behavioral Health Manager

Job Title

Behavioral Health Division Director

Job Description

Salary: $70,605.11/annual minimum - $83,287.53/annual midpoint (Depending on qualifications)

Responsible for providing strategic leadership, oversight, and evaluation of the City's Behavioral Health division, which includes the Community Care Team, homelessness response, and victim services initiatives while ensuring high-quality, trauma-informed, and data-driven services that improve public safety and community well-being. Serves as the City's subject matter expert on behavioral health, crisis response, homelessness, and victim services by developing innovative programs, cultivating regional partnerships, securing external funding, educating the public, and identifying opportunities to expand services throughout Mesquite and the Southeast Alliance region.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

All behaviors comply with the Code of Conduct and Rules of Behavior outlined in Chapter 8 of the General Government Policies and Procedures Manual. Adheres to assigned work schedule as outlined in city and department attendance policies and procedures.

1. Provide strategic leadership, management, and oversight of the Southeast Alliance Community Care Team (SEACCT), Homeless Outreach Program, and Victim Services Program.
2. Develop long-range strategic plans, annual work plans, goals, performance measures, and operational priorities for assigned program areas.
3. Direct the daily operations of assigned staff while ensuring quality service delivery, professional development, accountability, and continuous improvement.
4. Supervise, coach, evaluate, mentor, and develop assigned personnel.
5. Provide direct supervision and strategic guidance to the Homeless Outreach Coordinator, ensuring effective outreach, engagement, housing navigation, encampment response, and coordination with regional partners.
6. Provide direct supervision and support to the Victim Advocate, ensuring delivery of trauma-informed, victim-centered services and compliance with all applicable grant and program requirements.
7. Evaluate emerging behavioral health, homelessness, and victim service needs and recommend new programs, policies, partnerships, and service models.
8. Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with federal, state, county, regional, and local governmental agencies, hospitals, behavioral health providers, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, housing agencies, and criminal justice partners.
9. Identify opportunities to expand regional collaboration among participating municipalities and community partners to improve service delivery and maximize available resources.
10. Serve as liaison between City leadership, public safety departments, partner agencies, funding organizations, elected officials, and community stakeholders.
11. Research, identify, develop, write, and submit competitive federal, state, local, and private grant applications supporting behavioral health, homelessness response, victim services, and related community initiatives.
12. Administer assigned grants by ensuring compliance with all financial, reporting, documentation, auditing, and performance requirements.
13. Identify and pursue alternative funding opportunities through grants, partnerships, interlocal agreements, and public-private collaborations.
14. Develop, monitor, and administer program budgets and recommend staffing, equipment, and resource needs.
15. Develop performance measures and analyze operational data to evaluate program effectiveness, identify trends, and support evidence-based decision making.
16. Prepare reports, presentations, statistical analyses, dashboards, and recommendations for City management, City Council, governing boards, funding agencies, and community stakeholders.
17. Participate in regional governance boards, advisory committees, task forces, and professional organizations representing the City's behavioral health, homelessness, and victim services initiatives.
18. Coordinate multidisciplinary case conferences, program reviews, and interagency meetings to improve service coordination and client outcomes.
19. Develop and implement policies, procedures, and operational standards to ensure efficient and effective program operations.
20. Monitor developments, legislation, regulations, funding opportunities, and best practices affecting behavioral health, homelessness response, crisis intervention, and victim services.
21. Develop and implement community outreach, public education, and awareness initiatives promoting behavioral health resources, homelessness response, victim services, crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and available community support.
22. Represent the City through public presentations, media interviews, educational workshops, conferences, neighborhood meetings, and community events.
23. Foster collaborative relationships with residents, neighborhood organizations, faith-based organizations, businesses, and civic groups to increase awareness and engagement.
24. Participate in emergency response planning and coordinate community response efforts during disasters, critical incidents, or community emergencies involving behavioral health, homelessness, or victim services.
25. Select, hire, orient, train, and evaluate assigned employees.
26. Organize and manage multidisciplinary teams effectively while promoting collaboration, innovation, accountability, and exceptional customer service.
27. Demonstrate ethical conduct and sound professional judgment in all activities.
28. Maintain regular and punctual attendance.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

1. Performs other duties as assigned.
2. Attend public meeting outside of normal work hours as required.
3. Respond to after-hours incidents and community emergencies as required.
4. Represent the department at conferences, professional organizations, and regional meetings.

Minimum Job Requirements

Education and Experience

Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Criminal Justice, Behavioral Health, Human Services, or a closely related field.

Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in behavioral health, crisis intervention, homelessness response, victim services, public health, public safety, or related human services, including supervisory and program management responsibilities.

Experience managing grants, budgets, and multidisciplinary teams is preferred.

Licensed in the State of Texas (LCSW or LPC).

OR

Any combination of related education, experience, certifications, and licenses that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job.

Licenses and Certificates

• Possession of a valid driver's license.

Work Schedule

• Monday thru Friday 8:00 AM -5:00 PM. Occasional nights and weekends.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

This position does not require a physical for employment.

Applicants with disabilities meeting the job requirements and capable of performing the essential functions of the job, either on their own or with reasonable accommodations, are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Full Time Employees:

The City of Mesquite offers the Zero Premium, Employee Only Benefits under the following plans: High Deductible Medical Plan, Dental HMO Plan, Vision Plan, and Life Insurance. The City is self-insured and offers a choice of two medical plans: HSA, and High Deductible Medical Plans through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. Employee medical coverage goes into effect the first day of the month following 30 days of employment. Coverage is available to all full-time employees at group rates. Employees enrolled in the City's self-insured medical plan also have access to the Mesquite Employee Health Center (MEHC) clinic and pharmacy. The City offers three dental plan options: a managed plan (DHMO), an indemnity plan (DPPO), an enhanced indemnity plan (DPPO Enhanced). Coverage is available to all full-time employees at group rates. The City offers free Vision Insurance to all employees. Dependents can be added for an additional fee. Basic Group Life Insurance protection is provided to eligible full-time employees in the amount of two times the annual salary as recorded at the beginning of each year. The following voluntary benefits are available to full-time employees: Supplemental Life, AD&D Insurance, Cancer Insurance and Long-Term Disability Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS): All employees appointed to positions designated to work 1,000 hours or more per year must participate in the TMRS. TMRS is a qualified tax-deferred retirement plan under Section 401 of the IRS. Seven (7) percent of gross earnings are deducted each payroll as a pre-tax deduction and deposited into the member account. When an employee becomes vested and retires, the City provides 2-to-1 matching contributions. Other benefits include Social Security, Tax Saver Program (Section 125 Flexible Spending Account), Deferred Compensation Plans, Direct Deposit, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Personal Leave. For more information about the City of Mesquite's employee benefits, please visit: