Deputy Commissioner of Services - #BVI00350

Title: Deputy Commissioner of Services - #BVI00350

State Role Title: Gen Admin Manager II

Hiring Range: Minimum Starting Salary is $120,000 commensurate with experience.

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept for Blind/Vision Impaired

Location: Dept f/t Blind & Vision Impair

Agency Website: https://www.dbvi.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

If you want to work in an environment with a dynamic team that has a passion in reducing and removing deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind related barriers to employment, then this is the place for you.

Job Duties:

"The successful candidate can live anywhere in the state and must be willing to travel to Richmond when necessary." 

The Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) enables blind and vision-impaired individuals to achieve their desired levels of employment, education, and independence.

We are currently seeking an individual to serve as our Deputy Commissioner of Services. The incumbent in this position will ensure that the department provides quality services to our customers which are blind and visually impaired. Duties will include: evaluating current methods of service delivery and developing new approaches to enhance service delivery based on data; ensuring that services are responsive to the identified needs of customers; ensuring that federally funded programs meet standards and indicators for performances; participate in establishing performance goals for all programs and assuring that such goals are achieved and to actively participate as a member of the senior management team.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge/Experience:

• Proven experience in a supervisory management/leadership position in a complex human services environment.
• Experience in developing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and direct employees at all levels in the delivery of services that are responsive to the needs of customers, and which meet established benchmarks for performance and quality. 
• Demonstrated commitment to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, state and agency business conduct and other policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of best practices for the rehabilitation of individuals with significant disabilities.
• Knowledge of the key components of a comprehensive service delivery system for persons who are blind and visually impaired and deafblind.

Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to analyze data, evaluate existing services and to modify the system to meet changing needs of customers. 
• Demonstrated Skill and ability in developing budgets and allocating budget resources, track expenditures, and adjust budget based on expenditures and available resources.
• Ability to identify opportunities to increase efficiency and minimize cost.

Additional Considerations:

• Extensive knowledge of state government operations and rehabilitation practices. 
• Extensive training in vocational rehabilitation, counseling, disability services, social sciences, special education, or public administration.

Special Instructions:

• The selected candidate must complete a Statement of Personal Economic Interests as a condition of employment (Va. Code § 2.2-3114).

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact recruitment@dars.virginia.gov for assistance.

Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, Americorp, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.

Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s New Recruitment Management System. PageUp provides a confirmation of receipt when your application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position. 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.

Contact Information:

Name: Human Resources

Email: Recruitment@dars.virginia.gov

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.