Behavioral Health Program Manager

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve.

Are you a Seasoned Program Manager with the knowledge to develop strategies, craft plans, and tackle problems? If so, we encourage you to apply today! The Office of the Commissioner (OOC) is seeking a dynamic full-time Behavioral Health Program Manager (PCN: 129198) to join our team in our Prevention Unit in Hartford, CT. This is a full-time, 40 hour week position working Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Discover the opportunity to:

• Provide day to day administrative oversight of the DMHAS Cannabis Awareness and Education program ensuring compliance with the CT legislative requirements;
• Administer cannabis awareness programs across schools, colleges, work and community environments;
• Oversee the development of a comprehensive cannabis education strategy which will include a series of media campaigns for various audiences;
• Serve as liaison between the community subcontractors, state oversight and advisory bodies including the Prevention Subcommittee of the Alcohol and Drug Policy Committee (ADPC);Implement fiscal and programmatic recommendations, policies and directives of the advisory bodies;
• Develop and monitor contracts and implement midcourse corrections, when needed;
• Prepare and oversee preparation of state reports, research analyses reports, curriculum development and manuals for evidence-based best practices.

What’s in It for You - Comprehensive Benefits:

• Industry leading health benefits, including medical and dental coverage;
• Comprehensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings;
• Retirement healthcare offerings;
• Professional growth and development opportunities;
• Outstanding work/life balance!

All State employees shall follow the guidelines as listed in Executive Orders 13F (3a) and 13G (3a). This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). 

You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam. 

Applicant Correspondence - Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process. 

This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules. Candidates who meet the Minimum Qualifications - as listed on the job opening - will be considered for this role, as determined by qualifications stated on the submitted application. 

The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.

Provides administrative direction for special programs; assesses staff needs for delivery of services; assists in formulating policy and procedures relating to general administration of a managed service system; develops and maintains appropriate fiscal and programmatic mechanisms to ensure continuity of care to a defined population and appropriate allocation of resources; carries out policies and directives of department; assists in coordinating, planning and managing administrative and/or fiscal and clinical activities; prepares and administers facility and community grant budgets; interprets and administers laws pertaining to program; maintains contact with individuals, groups and other organizations which might impact on program operations; ensures compliance with internal agency and accrediting bodies' standards; trains and evaluates staff; may assume a leadership role for agency system wide program development and administration activities; performs related duties as required.

Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of public administration; considerable knowledge of principles of mental health treatment and program design; considerable knowledge of managed care system principles and practices; considerable knowledge of clinical treatment methodologies and programs for psychiatric clients; considerable knowledge of community resources; knowledge of assertive treatment programs; knowledge of quality assessment and/or improvement techniques and accreditation body standards; knowledge of relevant federal, state and agency laws and regulations; considerable interpersonal skills; considerable oral and written communication skills; ability to analyze and prepare budgets; ability to prepare and administer grants.