Director
Core
Lead strategic initiatives and program implementation for early childhood mental health and newborn home visiting services in collaboration with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to support families with children under five.
Role type
Director of Early Childhood Initiatives (Strategic Leadership & Program Management)
Builds
Early childhood mental health support programs, newborn home visiting services, and cross-agency collaboration frameworks.
Domain
Public Sector / Child Welfare / Early Childhood Services
Required skills
Strategic planning, program design and implementation, stakeholder management, contract and budget oversight, staff supervision and coaching, data-driven strategy development, cross-functional collaboration, policy compliance, training facilitation.
Preferred skills
Experience in child welfare, Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health (MIRH), working with families with children under 5, supervisory experience in large agencies.
Technologies
None explicitly stated
Responsibilities
Lead and facilitate work in accordance with the intracity agreement between ACS and DOHMH; Coach and provide direct supervision of staff; Support staff with contract and budget oversight; Monitor staff involved in new initiatives; Train staff in performance of work activities; Conduct/participate in staff meetings; Prepare documents and reports; Support the development of a system for sharing best practices; Collaborate with DOHMH to increase availability of non-clinical supports; Facilitate collaboration with DPS units and other ACS Divisions; Lead the work to establish mechanisms to track key activities and outputs.
Seniority
Director, Strategic Leadership
