Title: Director, Office of Community Housing

State Role Title: Prog Admin Manager III

Hiring Range: Up to $125,000

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Central Office

Agency Website: www.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) is seeking an experienced professional to serve as the Director for the Office of Community Housing. This position provides strategic leadership and vision for the Commonwealth’s efforts to expand affordable, integrated housing options for individuals with disabilities and leads DBHDS’s cross-disability housing initiatives in alignment with agency and interagency strategic plans. This position builds and oversees a statewide, integrated supportive housing strategy serving people with developmental disabilities, mental illness, substance use disorders, and co-occurring conditions. This position also represents DBHDS at state and national levels, fosters cross-agency collaboration, and advances best practices in permanent supportive and community-based housing.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in the field of affordable housing, supportive housing, homeless services, and/or community services for individuals with disabilities and behavioral health conditions.
• Experience with long-term rental subsidies or supportive housing programs.
• Experience with coalition building, including experience with facilitating community stakeholder groups.
• Knowledge of best practices in supportive housing for adults with disabilities and the ability to translate those into a program.
• Knowledge of public funding streams for affordable housing for special needs populations, including people who are homeless with developmental disabilities and/or SMI/SUD.
• Knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act and Fair Housing Law.
• Excellent oral and written communication, problem solving, and critical thinking skills, with excellent attention to details.
• Creativity and good judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to perform data entry and data analysis.
• Skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and in the use of the internet.

Additional Considerations

• Knowledge of Medicaid, including the Medicaid I/DD Waiver program, substance use disorder, and community mental health services.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This position is eligible, however not guaranteed, for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

For consideration, interested applicants must apply by completing the online application. A resume may also be included with your submission. However, emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. This position is open until filled; however, applications/resumes will begin to be reviewed within seven (7) business days of the date of this posting. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.

DBHDS welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on how to seek this authorization, please refer to Working in the United States or contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office directly.

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Contact Information

Name: ShaKiera Miles

Phone: N/A

Email: shakiera.miles@dbhds.virginia.gov - Inquiries Only/No Submissions, to include resumes.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.