MDO - Executive Director of Community Wellness and Recovery

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Benefits  - We care about your well-being. Agency Description The Managing Director’s Office (MDO) is a cabinet-level office with oversight of the City’s operating departments. The MDO works with these departments to:  Create and successfully enact new policies.  Deliver efficient, effective, and responsive public services.  Implement the mayor’s vision.  The MDO oversees the following divisions:  Capital Program Office  Community Services  Community Safety  General Services  Health and Human Services  Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems   MDO-Health and Human Services portfolio mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of all Philadelphians. HHS focuses on providing safety and support for the most vulnerable children and adults.   HHS supports collaboration among the following agencies: Mayor’s Commission on Aging, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, Office of Homeless Services, and the Office of Community Wellness and Recovery. The Executive Director of Community Wellness and Recovery will lead Mayor Parker’s initiative to address the twin problems of homelessness and opioid crisis and provide leadership in developing, planning, and organizing programs focused on wellness and recovery. The initiative involves a $100M capital funding infusion (FY25 capital budget year) to spur development of a wellness campus to provide continued housing and supports for individuals working on recovery and sobriety. Phase II of the campus development has commenced. The Executive Director will be the main point of contact between the Capital Programs Office and the City agencies with subject matter expertise during all phases of development.   The Executive Director will oversee the operations at 1) Philly Home at Girard, opened in May 2024, which provides safe haven and recovery-oriented housing to approximately 180 individuals as well as 2) Riverview Wellness Village, opened in January 2025.   The Director will be responsible for identifying additional opportunities for residential programming as well as push-in and outpatient services for existing and new sites.   The OCWR Director reports directly to the Deputy Managing Director for Health and Human Services.  Duties include but are not limited to:   Coordinate among City departments (including but not limited to Office of Homeless Services, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, MDO-Health and Human Services, Public Property, Licenses and Inspections, Law Department, Capital Program Office) to establish strategy around existing and expanded wellness activities (with a specific focus on homelessness and opioid use disorder.  Lead and oversee the operations at Philly House at Girard and Riverview Wellness Village.   Collaborate with MDO Administration Team to prepare and manage operating + capital budgets that will facilitate success of programs.  Manage team members across the growing portfolio of the Office of Community Wellness and Recovery  Oversee and manage various service providers, sometimes through collegial staff, ensuring contracts are established; responsible for facilitating dispute resolutions; responsible for payment cycle; work with and collaborate on revenue opportunities.  Lead responses to City Council, in conjunction with the Mayor’s Office of Legislative Affairs, inquiries and concerns; manage community communications and receive/respond to community concerns.  Oversee – sometimes through collegial staff – facilities management and capital improvements; be an on-site presence at both facilities; ensure that residential programming function safely, effectively, and within contract, zoning, and licensing guidelines  Collaborate with the Mayor’s Office of Strategy and Partnerships to establish, nurture, and grow public-private partnerships that will augment government funding and services  Work to address zoning and permitting issues, including but not limited to collaborating with Law Department, Department Licenses and Inspections, commonwealth agencies, community groups, and City Council, to achieve proper zoning and permitting to facilitate programming success.  Work with service providers to seek state or local licensing require to operate programming.  Work with DBHIDS and OHS homeless outreach teams to identify incoming clientele.  Collaborate and lead iterative planning processes to ensure wellness activities and programming meet and respond to rapidly changing environment.  Liaise with public safety partners to ensure strong connections and relationships, especially as it related to future encampment resolutions.  Additional duties or scope may be added.   Required Competencies, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities   Includes but not limited to:   Experience with working in social service settings, including programs focused on alleviating homelessness and/or opioid us