Division Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery
King County’s Department of Community & Human Services (DCHS) is recruiting for candidates for the position of Director of the Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD). Qualified individuals will bring a passion for delivering critical public services, specifically as related to behavioral health and recovery.
The individual selected for this role will be a seasoned people leader with deep knowledge in behavioral health and integrated care systems. They will bring an authentic appreciation for the critically important mission of the division and will have proven success navigating politically sensitive environments.
The Director will be relied on to:
- Lead the Department’s Behavioral Health and Recovery Division and its operations
- Lead, coach, and supervise a high-performing team
- Direct the development and implementation of the Division's $465 million annual budget.
- Serve as the County’s lead representative and advisor on behavioral health matters, including frequent presentations before the Metropolitan King County Council and other legislative bodies, routine discussions with the media, and politically sensitive discussions with other departments, community stakeholders, legislative bodies and governments.
EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS:
- The ability to articulate a vision for a regional government’s ideal role in creating and maintaining an equitable, effective, and sustainable continuum of behavioral health services in large and diverse region like King County.
- Demonstrated experience leading a team, including leading other supervisors, preferably for five or more years.
- Ten or more years of experience in behavioral health or a closely related field, or the ability to describe other experience that provides similar professional preparation.
- The ability to describe previous experience in creating, administering, or being responsible for a multi-million dollar budget, as well as familiarity with typical public sources of behavioral health or other healthcare funding such as Medicaid.
- Deep knowledge and demonstrated practice of the principles of equity and social justice and the ability to describe previous experiences in designing, leading, or implementing a program or initiative that incorporated pro-equity or anti-racist strategies or tactics.
- Advanced experience with or knowledge of how public entities procure services and contract with provider agencies to provide behavioral health or other related services.
- Demonstrated experience working with elected officials, representatives of other governmental agencies, co-workers, and the public.
To Apply:
This position is open to all qualified candidates.
The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) values diverse perspectives and life experiences. The Department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, veterans and those with lived experience.
For more information about this position and to apply, please visit kingcounty.gov/careers
The Division
The Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD) provides a wide variety of direct and contracted services that serve people in crisis and low-income King County residents, including people enrolled in the federally funded Medicaid health care program. BHRD serves approximately 70,000 people annually and funds a wide network of community behavioral health agencies, ranging the from mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment continuum from preventative care, outpatient treatment, detoxification services, specialty team-based care, residential treatment, medication assisted treatment, inpatient care, crisis response and involuntary commitment-related services and supports. BHRD ensures treatment services are available throughout King County by contracting with over 90 community-based provider agencies, half of whom are members of the King County Integrated Care Network (KCICN)