Hybrid Assistant Director – Behavioral Health and Treatment Services

at Sieda Community Action

• Job title: Assistant Director – Behavioral Health and Treatment Services
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $29 - $34 per hour
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Ottumwa, United States

About the role

• Assistant Director leading operational and administrative functions for behavioral health and treatment services at Sieda Community Action in Ottumwa, Iowa, focusing on compliance and grant writing.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and administrative leadership for Sieda’s behavioral health, substance use treatment, and prevention programs.
• Serve as the primary grant writer for BHTS programs, including identifying funding opportunities, preparing applications, and coordinating required documentation.
• Lead grant management and reporting, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant programmatic and fiscal submissions to funders.
• Track grant deliverables, performance measures, compliance requirements, and deadlines, and communicate expectations clearly to staff.
• Collaborate with the BHTS Director and Fiscal team to monitor budgets, expenditures, and allowable costs.
• Support service planning and program development for substance use disorder treatment, prevention, rehabilitation, and mental health services.
• Assist with compliance monitoring related to CARF accreditation, Iowa HHS licensure, and mental health regulatory requirements.
• Supervise and support clerical and administrative staff, fostering accountability, consistency, and professional growth.
• Support intake, assessment, scheduling, documentation, and evaluation processes to help ensure timely access to quality services.
• Monitor service access, productivity, outcomes, and adherence to standards in collaboration with clinical leadership.
• Carry a limited substance use disorder treatment caseload as appropriate to licensure and program needs.
• Coordinate training tracking and certification requirements for BHTS staff.
• Support billing and reimbursement processes in collaboration with fiscal and administrative teams.
• Represent Sieda BHTS with funders, community partners, referral sources, and regulatory agencies.
• Serve as Acting Director during the BHTS Director’s absence, providing leadership continuity and operational decision-making.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a human-services-related field.
• Certification as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor (IADC or CADC), with ability to maintain certification.
• Minimum of three years of experience in behavioral health and or substance use treatment services.
• One or more years of supervisory or managerial experience in behavioral health services preferred.

Benefits

• Paid holidays.
• Generous vacation and sick leave.
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• IPERS retirement.
• Professional development and required training support.