Vice President of Mental Health & Wellness
About Brightpoint
The mission of Brightpoint is to advance the well-being of children by investing in families to disrupt the systemic and multi-generational cycle of racial, social, and economic inequality.
Previously known as Children’s Home & Aid, Brightpoint has been serving Illinois since 1883. Brightpoint was founded on the belief that the organization had a responsibility to make brave choices to find homes for children. They have evolved that belief and now recognize that bravery comes from the daily choices families make that serve as the spark that ignites the opportunities for children and youth to thrive. Brightpoint promises to be brave with families and support their brave choices because they know strong families create thriving children.
Brightpoint understands that navigating obstacles such as poverty, trauma, and systemic barriers to equity can make this journey challenging, and as such they offer support through the highs and lows. The work of Brightpoint seeks to dismantle system inequities and create a more even playing field for everyone.
Brightpoint puts families and children at the forefront of every decision they make. With an emphasis on prevention works, they are committed to working with families before small problems become life-altering crises. The Brightpoint team takes a data-driven approach to implement research-based solutions that have demonstrable, long-term positive outcomes and create brighter futures. With a budget of over $95 million and offices located across the state the Brightpoint team is able to serve nearly 30,000 children and families each year, linking them to a network of resources.
To achieve this outcome, Brightpoint offers services and programming in the following areas:
• Parent Support
• Child Welfare
• Mental Health & Wellness
• Early Childhood Care & Education
To learn more about Brightpoint’s services, visit their website at https://www.brightpoint.org/.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Vice President of Mental Health & Wellness (“Vice President” or “VP”) leads statewide planning, implementation, service monitoring and ongoing growth opportunities for Brightpoint’s mental health & wellness team in accordance with Brightpoint policies, strategic plan, and mission.
The Vice President provides strategic direction, promotes trauma informed best practices, identifies opportunities for improvement and growth, and leads activities to integrate our services statewide. The Vice President will integrate and grow programming to meet community needs, address emerging trends, and promote evidence-informed practices that result in positive changes for children, youth and families across Illinois. The Vice President will also be responsible for identifying strategies to maximize funding sustainability for Brightpoint’s Mental Health & Wellness services, including maximizing Medicaid billing opportunities.
The Vice President also serves on Brightpoint Leadership Team and participates in all functions included in being a member of this team. This leader will represent Brightpoint to funders, social service organizations, and other community groups, and similarly will be expected to represent local community needs to other members of senior leadership.
It is required the person in this position maintain strong interpersonal and communication skills, develops a strong team approach and leads from both a position of accountability and compassion.
Key responsibilities include:
• Oversee multiple community-centered programs that include case management, and mental health & wellness programming.
• Develop, manage, and enact strategic mental health & wellness operational plans that maximize quality, speed and efficiency of services provided to clients, as well as organizational resources and funding.
• Observe, plan, and advocate at the organizational, local, state, and federal levels as needed for the necessary resources to support mental health & wellness services.
• Seek and develop community collaborations and partnerships that support mental health and wellness through community engagement initiatives with intentional community outreach.
• Create and ensure compliance with internal and external behavioral health policies and procedures and ensure alignment with accreditation standards.
• Direct program and operational development, including community needs assessments, literature review, and research and implementation of evidence-based best practices to inform program development and improvement.
• Oversee and complete required performance tracking and data reporting for internal program improvement planning, grants and contracts
• Develop and manage a programmatic budget, including authorizing transactions and monthly bank reconciliations
• Assist in developing and achieving attainable, ambitious clinical measures that promote program participant health and wellness.
• Collaborate with the leadership team using data to ensure high quality, culturally centered, trauma informed and integrated mental health & wellness services.
• Manage and oversee the Mental Health & Wellness, including personnel, team development, tasks, and staffing decisions
• Lead the Mental Health & Wellness team in development and growth, including position development, individual and team performance and management, and onboarding of staff and interns
• Provide quality weekly reflective supervision for direct leaders in the mental health & wellness program.
• Along with fellow leadership staff, establish staff training and professional development requirements and metrics, ensuring mental health & wellness support for program participants at all entry points of the organization.
To learn more about the opportunity visit the DSG | Koya website here.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. The salary range for this role is $145,000 - $155,000 and includes comprehensive benefits.
Contact
DSG | Koya has been exclusively retained for this engagement, which is being led by Molly Brennan and Malissa Brennan. Submit a compelling cover letter and resume by filling out our Talent Profile. All inquiries are strictly confidential.
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Brightpoint is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. All employment activities are conducted in an equal and equitable fashion. The Agency prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, disability or handicap, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, parental status, veteran status, source of income, and any other legally protected category in the recruitment, selection, hiring, determination of salary level and benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination, and other terms and conditions of employment.
About DSG | Koya
DSG | Koya, a DSG Global company, is the nation’s premier search firm dedicated to mission-driven leadership. Since its founding in 2004, DSG | Koya has had an exclusive focus on mission-driven clients and was founded on the belief that the right leader can transform an organization and have a deep and measurable impact on our world. DSG | Koya works with nonprofits & NGOs, responsible businesses, and social enterprises in local communities and around the world.
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