Project/Program Manager IV (Coordinated Discharge Program Manager)

The successful candidate is a strong people, project, and operations manager who can provide clear direction while navigating complex and changing environments. They are comfortable making decisions, managing competing priorities, and addressing conflict directly and constructively.

 This person builds trust, follows through on commitments, and creates an environment where supervisors and staff have the clarity and support, they need to succeed. They understand the importance of team health and retention and can bring a calm, steady leadership presence during periods of uncertainty and change.

REQUIRED:
• Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or another closely related behavioral health field 
• Independent clinical license in a behavioral health field (LICSW, LMHC, etc.), 
 • Extensive experience supervising behavioral health/social services staff or managing social services teams
 • Experience supervising behavioral health/social services staff or managing social services teams
 • Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
 
 Applicants must also demonstrate experience in:
 • Leading teams or complex operational work
 • Establishing priorities and ensuring accountability
 • Managing competing priorities and ambiguity
 • Developing or improving workflows, policies, or operational processes
 • Working collaboratively across teams and disciplines
 • Using data, reporting, budgets, contracts, or other administrative systems to support program operations

DESIRED:

- Experience working in co-occurring facilities, carceral settings or behavioral health institutions
 -Has working knowledge of substance use and mental health disorders and experience working with MOUD populations
 -Dual credentialing in behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment.
 -Bi or multilingual language skills
 -Experience supervising supervisors, clinical leaders, and/or multidisciplinary teams.
 -Experience in jail health, corrections, reentry, forensic behavioral health, or the criminal legal system.
 -Knowledge of behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, and community-based services.
 -Experience managing budgets, contracts, grants, or grant reporting.
 -Experience working with correctional agencies, government systems, and community-based organizations
 -Experience leading organizational change, implementing new initiatives, or improving complex workflows.

-Ability to provide approved supervision to employees who are clinical licensure candidates.

Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.

King County's Vision, Mission, and ACTIVATE Values unite us.

King County serves residents with a relentless sense of urgency, delivering on commitments with transparency and accountability. We are action-oriented, creative problem solvers who collaborate across roles, engage directly with communities, and challenge the status quo to achieve meaningful impact. As a unified team, we uphold high ethical and stewardship standards, embrace change, stay curious, and continuously improve. Across all interactions, we listen first, act quickly, and stay aligned as a team to earn and sustain public trust. Learn more about our Vision, Mission, and ACTIVATE Values here and visit our Why work at King County page here.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer

No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on sex, race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religious affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age except by minimum age and retirement provisions, pregnancy, status as a family caregiver, parental status, marital status, military status or status as a veteran who was honorably discharged or who was discharged solely as a result of the person's sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, citizenship or immigration status, genetic information, or other protected class. However, to the extent that distinction or differential treatment on the basis of citizenship or immigration status is authorized by either federal or state law, regulation, or government contract, it is not an unfair practice.

Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

Application Process

Who May Apply

Whoever qualifies for the role

The following items are required to be considered for this vacancy:

• NEOGOV Job Application (The responses on your job application should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Supplemental Questions (The responses to the supplemental questions should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Resume

(Please note: Cover Letter and additional attachments will not be reviewed as part of the evaluation process if not outlined as a required application material as outlined above).

Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the application. Cover letters and/or resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state "see my resume" or "see my personnel file" are considered incomplete and will not be accepted.

If you are interested in pursuing this position and supporting King County’s vision for unified, equitable, and high-performing government, please follow the application instructions carefully. Provide us with your work history as applicable, ensuring that you provide details that highlight your ability to fulfill the requirements for this position.

If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, or you would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process, please contact the Recruiter.

Additional Information 

Public Health - Jail Health Services follows and maintains federal and state requirements standards including, but not limited to, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards which apply to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders. PREA standards preclude the department from hiring or promoting anyone who has engaged in, or been convicted of any conduct which would violate PREA standards related to sexual assault including:

• Sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution.
• Convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or,
• Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described above.

Additionally, PREA standards require that the department consider any incidents of sexual harassment involving an inmate or detainee in determining whether or not to hire or promote anyone.
  
 The above is in compliance with PREA and its implementing regulations, 28 C.F.R. Part 115, Subpart A, Section 115.17, Hiring and Promotion Decisions.

Union Membership

Non-represented