Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Housing Services

Job Description

Supportive housing is one of the most consequential interventions available to people experiencing homelessness with behavioral health needs. DMH’s supportive housing portfolio represents a significant public investment and touches the lives of thousands of New Yorkers living with mental illness or substance use conditions. This bureau chief will have the opportunity to build something new: establishing the bureau’s infrastructure, culture, and strategic direction, and creating the systems and relationships that will shape the Division’s housing work for years to come.

Position Summary:

The Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of Housing Services is a newly established senior leadership role within the Division of Mental Hygiene (DMH) at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. This position leads a new bureau created to consolidate and elevate the Division’s supportive housing work under unified, expert leadership bringing...