Administrative Officer (BHD)

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The Behavioral Healthcare Division (BHD) of the Arlington Department of Human Services (DHS) seeks a driven Administrative Officer (AO) with strong business acumen to provide strategic, operational, and administrative leadership and guidance to the overall DHS budget, financial management, and administrative functions.  

BHD provides a continuum of mental health, substance use disorder and crisis behavioral health services as well as local probation services in the Arlington community. The Division comprises over 20 separate lines of business, 218 FTEs, and a $42 million budget (FY26). The AO will provide direct supervision of four positions including a Management and Budget Specialist; Administrative Specialist; Senior Management Analyst; and Budget and Finance Specialist while providing indirect supervision to a team including a Management Specialist, Customer Service Specialist, and an Administrative Technician. 

Areas of responsibility within BHD include: 

• Budget development, management, and financial analysis 
• Compliance and regulatory management 
• Grants management 
• Technology requirements oversight of assigned programs 
• Building operations and safety 
• Management of customer service/front desk operations 

The ideal candidate for this position will be an experienced financial management professional and a skilled systems thinker, capable of offering innovative ideas, developing in-depth financial and programmatic analysis, and serving as a special project coordinator for recurring and one-time initiatives. This candidate should thrive in a fast-paced office/outpatient services setting with competing demands, fixed deadlines and a broad scope of responsibility. Initiative, innovation, accuracy, accountability, flexibility and interpersonal effectiveness are critical attributes as is a commitment to public service, agency mission, and advancement of racial and social equity. 

Specific Duties include: 

• Overseeing all Divisional budget, fiscal, grant, procurement and contract management responsibilities in compliance with policy and all local, state and federal regulatory requirements;
• Performing the full range of supervisory duties through direct or indirect supervision including hires, assigns work, trains new employees, provides performance feedback and subject matter expertise to staff while leading and mentoring staff; 
• Creating and implementing policies, procedures, and workflows for Division operations consistent with program regulatory and local, state, and federal compliance requirements;
• Developing innovative strategies for continuous quality improvement, training, and technical assistance to achieve goals of the Division;
• Overseeing the day-to-day operations for administrative support and customer services for the Division;
• Processing and maintaining records; managing vehicle fleet; analyzing space needs, coordinating facilities needs and repairs with the DHS-wide facilities management unit;
• Producing reports and recommendations including Board reports and inquiry responses; 
• Keeping abreast of Federal, State, and local regulatory changes, evaluating their impact on programs, procedures, and funding;
• Serving as part of the senior management team for the division: and
• Representing the Division to professional associations, foundations, local, regional, or state groups, and/or citizen commissions and provides information and data from the division perspective on inter-agency programs.

Arlington County DHS is committed to delivering client services in an effective, equitable, respectful, and trauma-informed manner. Our staff is dedicated to ensuring our clients are approached, engaged and cared for in ways that demonstrate competency, sensitivity and awareness of factors which impact the client experience including but not limited to: cultural identity, gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, religious/spiritual ascription, physical capability, cognitive and literacy levels, se