Intensive Community Based Services Coordinator (Program Analyst 3)

State of Oregon • Salem, OR

1d • $71,856 - $110,292 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Oregon Health Authority’s Child and Family Behavioral Health team works to strengthen behavioral health supports for children, young adults, and families using trauma-informed approaches, developmental science, and System of Care values. The Intensive Community Based Services Coordinator advances community-based behavioral health services for children and youth experiencing acute mental health challenges. The role works with hospitals, crisis centers, providers, and other partners to strengthen the Intensive In-home Behavioral Health Treatment (IIBHT) program and support its effective statewide implementation.

The position oversees projects, guides program improvements, supports policy direction, and helps partners navigate implementation challenges. It also uses real-time evaluation to help ensure that youth and families receive reliable, high-quality care and remain connected to their homes, schools, and communities.

This is a full-time, permanent, SEIU-represented employee position based in Salem, Oregon, with a hybrid arrangement requiring 5% in-office work. Employment is contingent on criminal and driving records checks that meet OHA criteria.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Behavioral or Social Sciences, a degree related to the agency program that demonstrates capacity for the required knowledge and skills, and four years of experience coordinating or administering a program; alternatively, an equivalent combination of education and experience totaling seven years.
• Ability to plan, design, and evaluate complex behavioral health programs, set long-range goals, analyze system effectiveness, and translate findings into improvements.
• Skill in project and contract administration, including budget drafting, provider selection, contract management, performance monitoring, conflict resolution, and adjustment of project scope, quality, or timelines.
• Experience applying evidence-based and culturally responsive practices, providing technical assistance, developing quality standards, and supporting service delivery improvements for crisis-based and community-based care.
• Strong partnership-building and collaboration skills, including convening cross-agency or cross-sector groups, facilitating meetings, addressing organizational barriers, and advancing shared goals.
• Ability to lead teams and support staff development through onboarding, mentoring, policy or rule revisions, and leadership activities.
• Experience developing funding strategies and writing grants, including identifying needs, preparing proposals, securing resources, and linking funding to measurable outcomes and program quality.
• Excellent writing skills and ability to interpret, translate, and communicate policy and research; analyze legislation; prepare technical reports; present findings; and shape program direction using emerging issues or data.
• Commitment to cultural awareness and health equity, including recognizing and addressing disparities in behavioral health access and engaging respectfully with diverse families and communities.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Behavioral or Social Sciences.
• Experience working in an IIBHT program directly with youth and families and in a supervisory role with therapists.
• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary team and lead implementation of community-based work with an equity lens.
• Specialized and advanced knowledge of trauma and treatment of mental health crises in children and youth, including support for youth and families requiring a complex system response.
• Familiarity with family engagement, peer support models, trauma-informed practices, and evidence-based behavioral health treatment models.
• Direct experience implementing or supporting IIBHT services.
• Background developing or delivering intensive, home-based interventions for children and adolescents, particularly those with complex psychiatric needs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee projects and support statewide implementation of the Intensive In-home Behavioral Health Treatment (IIBHT) program.
• Guide program improvements and support policy direction.
• Work with hospitals, crisis centers, providers, and other partners to strengthen community-based behavioral health services.
• Use evaluation to inform program implementation and improvements.
• Help partners navigate challenges so youth and families receive reliable, high-quality care.

Benefits

• Low-cost medical, vision, and dental coverage for the employee and family.
• Optional life insurance, disability coverage, deferred compensation, and flexible spending account options for health and childcare.
• Paid time off including 11 holidays, 3 personal days, monthly sick leave, and vacation accrual starting at 8 hours per month.
• Potential eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Retirement through the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) or Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan (OPSRP).
• Training and development opportunities.
• Salary range increases by 6.95% if the successful candidate qualifies for PERS.

What This Job Offers

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