CHIEF OF OPIOID RECOVERY - 60074841

Requisition No: 848967 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: CHIEF OF OPIOID RECOVERY - 60074841

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 60074841 

Salary:  $125,000 Annually (Commensurate upon experience) 

Posting Closing Date: 04/20/2025 

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

 

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

THIS IS NOT A TELEWORK POSITION.  CANDIDATE WILL BE REQUIRED TO WORK IN THE HEADQUARTERS OFFICE.

 

This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as the Office of Recovery Director within the office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. This position will collaborate with each section within the program office and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented. The Director is a highly responsible position located in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Headquarter office who is tasked with being a visionary leader, strategic thinker and goals and outcome-oriented leader.  The incumbent is required to focus on service delivery, operational improvement, efficiency, stakeholder engagement and innovation.

 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Manage implementation of the Office of Recovery strategic plan including overall responsibility for implementation and reporting of key strategies identified in the plan, collaboration with other staff and vendors.
• Provide oversight for the management and administration of SAMH day to day operations.
• Ensure the administration of all programs in accordance with agency plans, policies and guidelines.
• Provide statewide oversight for the SAMH program compliance monitoring acticities.
• Lead and/or coordinate the deliveriy of policy guidance, training, technical support and other process improvement acticities as assigned.
• Supervise designated staff by implementing effective strategies and problem-solving approaches.
• Monitor budget activity to ensure spending is aligned with budget requirements and program goals.
• Represent the Department at various internal and external meetings with stakeholders at the federal, state and local level.
• Ensure compliance and accuracy of all monthly, quarterly, and annual contract reporting requirements, program reports and data dashboards.
• Oversee program compliance with applicable laws, regulations, funding, agency requirements, policies, and best practices.
• Lead the design and implementation the research methodology, data collection system, and procedures for research studies or special projects.
• Perform data review and analysis, including tracking measurable objectives.
• Contacts and maintains liaison with appropriate state, county, and local officials, private agencies, and bu