Behavioral Health Program Manager-26410810

County of San Diego • San Diego, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The County of San Diego, Department of Behavioral Health Services (BHS), is recruiting for multiple Behavioral Health Program Manager positions. Openings may be in Adult Outpatient Mental Health Clinics, Adult Case Management, and Next Move, a County-operated outpatient specialty mental health program for justice-involved youth and young adults ages 11 to 21 or those at risk of justice involvement. The recruitment list may also be used to fill vacancies in other BHS units, including the San Diego Psychiatric Hospital, the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Court team, and the Office of Public Conservator Team.

Behavioral Health Program Managers provide clinical and operational leadership in their assigned programs. Depending on the assignment, they supervise clinical, administrative, case management, or multidisciplinary staff; provide clinical consultation; guide service delivery and crisis response; implement policies, practice standards, and program approaches; and monitor access, quality, productivity, documentation, resources, regulatory compliance, and client outcomes. They collaborate with County programs, community providers, hospitals, families, courts, schools, and other partners to coordinate person-centered care. The positions support staff development, quality improvement, and responsive services for adults with serious mental health needs and youth and families.

The County’s hiring process includes application and supplemental questionnaire evaluation, interviews, background investigation and fingerprinting, and pre-employment medical screening. The anticipated start date depends on successful completion of medical screening or another mutually agreed date. The County is committed to veteran hiring, diversity, inclusion, and a just, sustainable, and resilient future. Public employees may be assigned disaster service worker duties as required by law or the employer.

Requirements

• Hold a current California license to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Psychologist, or Psychiatrist.
• Have a master's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or certified foreign studies equivalency, in psychology, counseling, social work, or a closely related field.
• Have three years of full-time post-master's degree experience in a mental health program providing case management and/or counseling and crisis intervention to a particular group or program under clinical supervision.

Nice To Haves

• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Commitment to quality improvement and ability to build supportive teams.
• For adult case management assignments, experience working with high-acuity populations and commitment to system coordination.
• For Next Move assignments, experience supervising multidisciplinary teams, ability to manage competing priorities, and commitment to youth- and family-centered services.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and operational leadership for an assigned behavioral health program.
• Supervise, coach, and develop clinical, administrative, case management, direct-service, or multidisciplinary staff, depending on assignment.
• Provide clinical consultation to staff.
• Implement policies, practice standards, and program approaches, including Functional Family Therapy (FFT) for applicable Next Move assignments.
• Oversee service delivery and crisis response.
• Ensure compliance with Medi-Cal and other regulatory requirements, as applicable.
• Monitor access to care, service quality, productivity, documentation, resources, and client outcomes.
• Collaborate with County programs and partners, community providers, hospitals, families, Probation, courts, and schools to coordinate person-centered care.
• Support staff development, quality improvement, and coordinated services.

Benefits

• 3% Behavioral Health Program Manager Classification Premium applied to time worked.
• 4.7% increase to base pay scheduled for June 2027 (3% across-the-board increase plus 1.7% market adjustment increase).
• Veteran’s Preference Policy offers preferential credits for military service to qualified applicants.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager