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Senior Director of Behavioral Health
California - Central Valley or Bay Area Preferred
Location: Hybrid - Central Valley or Bay Area, California
Schedule: Full-Time | Exempt | Hybrid
Department: Behavioral Health
Reports to: Chief Programs Officer
Pay Range: $200,000.00 - $225,000.00
The salary range for this position is $200,000 - $225,000 per year for employees hired in California. The pay range provided in this job posting represents the typical hiring range for this executive leadership position. Actual starting compensation will be determined based on factors including education, licensure, years of executive leadership experience, specialized knowledge, demonstrated skills and abilities, market data for the work location, and internal equity among employees in similar roles.
⏳ Application Deadline
To be considered for this opportunity, interested candidates must submit their application no later than Friday, July 17, 2026.
✨ Make a Meaningful Impact
Aspiranet is seeking an accomplished and visionary Senior Director of Behavioral Health to lead the organization's enterprise-wide behavioral health strategy and advance integrated behavioral health services across one of California's largest nonprofit human services organizations.
Reporting to the Chief Programs Officer, this position serves as the organization's senior behavioral health leader and collaborates closely with executive leadership, operational teams, and external stakeholders to advance whole-person care, identify strategic opportunities, and strengthen system-wide outcomes.
The role is responsible for aligning behavioral health practices with evolving regulatory, payer, and community needs, while advancing innovative, sustainable models of care that improve client outcomes and organizational performance.
If you are a leader who thrives on strategic thinking, organizational transformation, and improving the lives of children, youth, adults, and families, we encourage you to apply.
❤️ About Aspiranet
Aspiranet is a mission-driven social services agency with a proud legacy of supporting California communities since 1975. We are committed to ensuring that every child is loved, every family is supported, and every individual has the tools to succeed.
Our services span the state and are delivered through six dedicated divisions: Foster Care and Adoption, Transitional Aged Youth (TAY), Residential Services, Intensive Home-Based Services, Behavioral Health, and Family and Community Services.
At Aspiranet, every role contributes to something greater helping create a future where opportunity, hope, and healing are within everyone's reach.
️ Position Summary
The Senior Director of Behavioral Health serves as Aspiranet's senior behavioral health leader, providing strategic leadership for behavioral health integration, clinical quality, service innovation, and operational excellence across the organization.
This position leads enterprise-wide behavioral health initiatives while ensuring consistent clinical standards, integrated systems of care, quality improvement, regulatory compliance, and sustainable funding strategies. Working collaboratively with Executive Leadership, Finance, Program Operations, and external partners, the Senior Director will position Aspiranet to meet California's evolving behavioral health landscape while strengthening outcomes for children, youth, adults, and families statewide.
This is a unique opportunity to influence statewide behavioral health strategy while leading meaningful organizational transformation across one of California's premier nonprofit organizations.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead Aspiranet's statewide behavioral health vision, strategy, and enterprise-wide integration.
• Develop innovative behavioral health models that improve outcomes across all program divisions.
• Oversee behavioral health operations, clinical quality, compliance, and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Establish organization-wide clinical standards rooted in evidence-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive practices.
• Lead behavioral health contracting strategies, including Medi-Cal, county contracts, managed care partnerships, and braided funding models.
• Partner with Executive Leadership to identify growth opportunities, strengthen operational performance, and advance organizational priorities.
• Build collaborative relationships with county behavioral health departments, healthcare systems, managed care organizations, and community stakeholders.
• Mentor senior leaders while fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor organizational performance through data analytics, quality metrics, compliance reviews, and operational dashboards.
• Represent Aspiranet in statewide behavioral health initiatives, forums, and strategic partnerships.

✅ Qualifications
Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, or a related behavioral health field.
• Current California LCSW, LMFT, or Licensed Psychologist license.
• Extensive executive or senior leadership experience within behavioral health, healthcare, or complex nonprofit organizations.
• Demonstrated success leading behavioral health integration across multiple service lines.
• Strong knowledge of Medi-Cal, county behavioral health systems, managed care organizations, and behavioral health funding structures.
• Experience overseeing contracts, compliance, quality improvement, and performance-based service delivery.
• Proven ability to lead executive teams, influence organizational strategy, and manage large-scale change initiatives.
• Exceptional communication, relationship management, and executive leadership skills.
• Ability to travel throughout California as business needs require.
• Valid California Driver's License and ability to meet Community Care Licensing employment requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hybrid work environment with regular statewide travel.
• Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Frequent participation in executive meetings, strategic planning sessions, and community engagement.
• Use of standard office technology and communication systems.

Work Environment & Schedule

• On-site presence required across California offices as needed.
• Use of standard office equipment, computers, and communication systems for extended periods.
• Frequent participation in meetings, project coordination, and operational planning activities.

❤️ Why Aspiranet?

• Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits package, and a 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching.
• Access to the free Aspiranet Employee Perks Program. Enjoy exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, wellness, pet care, gym memberships, theme parks, and more
• Flexible Hybrid Schedule. Enjoy the mix of remote and in-office work, supporting work-life balance
• Flexible paid time off including 12 paid holidays, 10 vacation days, 10 sick leave days, two diversity days, and paid birthday time off.
• Access to our employee assistance program including 24/7 crisis line; up to 6 counseling sessions per issue.
• Training opportunities are available to support your ongoing development and career aspirations.
• Collaborate in a supportive, inclusive, and mission-aligned culture.
• Opportunity to lead meaningful initiatives that support employee wellbeing.

️ Physical Demands:
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet and, at all times is within safe OSHA standards.
Communication

• Communicates clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing, with clients, co-workers, supervisors, partners, senior leaders, and other key stakeholders.
• Prepares clearly and concisely written correspondence, reports, and
• Must be able to comprehend, follow, and clearly convey instructions to
• Must be computer proficient and be able to work on a computer for up to 40 hours per week.
• Work in-person or hybrid at a highly visible office location within commuting distance to Central Valley and Bay Area sites.

Physical Activities

• Handled or manipulates objects, tools, and operate
• Reaches for stacked products, store and retrieve file boxes on high
• Pushes, pulls, lifts and/or carries as much as 10
• Drives for agency business using personal vehicle.

⚖️Equal Employment Opportunity
Aspiranet is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of diversity. We believe a diverse workforce within a culture of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) increases creativity, innovation, problem-solving, and teamwork for the youth and families that we serve and the organization as a whole. Aspiranet strives to provide our employees with a workplace that is welcoming, inclusive of differing world views, cultures, and lived experiences.
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Pay Rate: $200,000.00 - $225,000.00 Annually