Behavioral Health Administrator II

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Our mission at the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is to improve the quality of life of Delaware citizens by promoting health and well-being fostering self-sufficiency and protecting vulnerable populations. We prioritize personal and family independence by assisting individuals and families in a variety of life areas.

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Essential functions are fundamental core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

• Performs on-going oversight monitoring and strategic management of the Divisions behavioral health programs and operational support services such as assessment of health data behavioral health promotion addiction prevention programs and activities; inpatient and community-based substance use and mental health treatment and service programs; and programs that manage other types of addiction.
  
• Ensures quality consistency integration and compliance with all regulatory certification and accreditation standards.
  
• Conducts comprehensive research and evaluation of a wide-variety of behavioral health programs to make projections by identifying trends and issues in areas such as service delivery performance utilization staffing accessibility cost and funding.
  
• Makes recommendations on improvements and alternative courses of action that strengthen behavioral health treatment and prevention efforts and improve health outcomes.
  
• Participates in the development and implementation of strategies policies and standards related to treatment and service systems.
  
• Monitors fiscal activities for behavioral health programs and contracted providers within the DSAMH system.
  
• Coordinates public and private behavioral health services to reduce duplicate services align and strengthen existing services and address the needs of the community.
  
• Analyzes state federal and local legislation to determine impact on operations.
  
• Facilitates the adequate dissemination of public information regarding urgent substance use and mental health concerns. Assists in developing and coordinating communication that ensures an understanding of and accessibility to behavioral health services for Delawareans.
  
• Reviews and interprets statistical narrative analytical and financial reports.

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Behavioral Health Administrator lI
Applicants must have education training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

1. Possession of a Bachelors degree or higher in Public Administration Public Policy Behavioral Social or Health Science or related field.
2. Two years experience in program management in sectors such as Public Health Primary Care Policy or Data and Evaluation which includes making recommendations for continuation or changes to operations programs budgets services policies or procedures based on findings.
3. One year experience in grant management and control which includes monitoring and evaluating grant expenditures.
4. One year experience in budget management and control which includes managing a budget for the purpose of keeping expenditures within the limitations of available appropriations and available revenue and maintaining monitoring projecting and controlling a budget within set policies and procedures.
5. One year experience in developing policies or procedures.
6. Six months experience in contract management and control which includes ensuring compliance with terms of contracts; negotiating changes to existing contracts.
7. Knowledge of strategic planning which includes planning and mapping a path between the present and future usually for three to five years by determining key objectives how to accomplish the key objectives what strategies should be used what activities would contribute to accomplishing the key objectives and developing performance measures to gauge and report progress or success.
8. Knowledge of staff supervision which includes planning assigning instructing reviewing and evaluating the work of others.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to ourJob Seeker Resources.

DHSS does not provide employment-based sponsorship.

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