Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Early Intervention

• DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE

Posted On: 04/29/2026

• Full-Time

Location

QUEENS

• Exam May Be Required

Department

Early Intervention

Salary Range:

$94,050.00 – $208,631.00

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Job Description

**Open to those permanent in the ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES title and comparable titles of HEALTH SERVICE MANAGER.

The Division of Family and Child Health (DFCH) of the New York City Health Department is charged with the creation and oversight of programs, policies, services, and environments that support physical and socio-emotional health, and promote primary and reproductive health services, health equity, social justice, safety and well-being for New York City families and children. The Division is comprised of the Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health, the Bureau of Early Intervention, the Office of School Health, and the Bureau of Administration.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

Overseeing the administration and operation of the Bureau of Early Intervention, which includes 240 staff and a budget of $264M. Supervises executive staff responsible for the Central Office and five regional/borough offices employing clinical, administrative, policy and technical expert staff.
Providing leadership and direction for the Bureau of Early Intervention which operates a federally mandated program that plans and manages services for children age birth to 3 years with developmental delays and disabilities.
Advising the Deputy Commissioner, colleagues and others on issues relating to early intervention and infants and toddlers with special needs.
Practicing and supporting visionary leadership, developing and articulating strategies for early intervention services that help improve developmental outcomes for New York’s children, with a focus on infants and toddlers with disabilities and developmental delays.
Participating in oversight of providers to ensure delivery of services to children and their families as required in regulation and guidance documents and overseeing administrative services and participates in agency-wide emergency preparedness.
Developing and establishing key external partnerships and representing the agency at external meetings with early intervention stakeholders, family-focused advocacy organizations, elected officials, community-based organizations and others as necessary, and as requested by the Deputy Commissioner.
Developing initiatives to support the Bureau’s work, improving access to and quality of care; ensuring compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements of program operations and service delivery, including oversight of due process activities, and direct participation whenever necessary.
Conducting legislative reviews and analysis of proposed legislative and policy changes and creating position documents, particularly as applicable to financial and programmatic implementation of legislation at the local level.
Developing and implementing internal and external program initiatives within the context of available resources, current and upcoming policies and political climate.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

Minimum of seven (7) years’ experience of administering large scale programs in senior management roles.

Possess broad knowledge of public health principles generally, and with specific knowledge of these principles as applicable to the Early Intervention Program at the State and local levels.

Proven leadership and management experience, including ability to manage a large multidisciplinary team within multiple programmatic areas.

Excellent program development skills, with proven success in instituting internal and external programmatic initiatives.

Demonstrated ability to develop and implement creative solutions to resource, policy, and political challenges.

Demonstrated ability to navigate complex systems (programmatic, administrative, regulatory, and technical) in depth.

Outstanding judgement, sensitivity and discretion

Extraordinary communication skills (written, verbal, interpersonal).

Experience with public speaking and presentation.

Demonstrated team player, with experience working collaboratively and building relationships at all levels within an organization to achieve goals.

Ability to work with a broad array of stakeholders in formal and informal settings, particularly regarding policy development and …