Deputy Commissioner Of The Behavioral Health Administration

Department Information

This position is open to residents and nonresidents of Colorado
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About Us
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

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  Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan www.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• 10 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
• BenefitHub state employee discount program
• Employee Wellness program MotivateMe
• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more

• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more

information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs

Our Culture & Environment

We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.

Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis is committed to building a Colorado For All, a place where everyone has an opportunity to succeed and live the Colorado way of life. Governor Polis is focused on lowering health care costs for hardworking Coloradans, transitioning the state to renewable energy sources, ensuring every Colorado child gets a quality education, and building an economy that works for everyone."

On April 8, 2019, Governor Jared Polis directed the Colorado Department of Human Services to spearhead Colorado’s Behavioral Health Task Force. The mission of the Task Force was to evaluate and set the roadmap to improve the current behavioral health system in the state. Among almost 150 recommendations, Task Force members voted unanimously to create a new Behavioral Health Administration (BHA).

The BHA will be the first of its kind, working across all payer groups to measure results, hold providers accountable, and improve access. It will be empowered to lead change, to publicly hold itself and its stakeholders accountable, and to take advantage of every opportunity to ensure Coloradans feel a sense of improved quality of life when they intersect with our system. It will be instrumental in achieving the vision to have a comprehensive, equitable, effective continuum of behavioral health services that meet the needs of all Coloradans in the right place, at the right time, to achieve whole person health and wellbeing.

Additional Information:

https://cdhs.colorado.gov/behavioral-health-reform

https://cdhs.colorado.gov/about-cdhs/featured-initiatives/behavioral-health-reform/change-management

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Description of Job

The Department of Human Services welcomes your interest in the Deputy Commissioner of the Behavioral Health Administration position. This is a new position within the newly established Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), which will be housed within the Colorado Department of Human Services. This position will be responsible for the daily operations of the BHA, including directing administrative staff. This position is also responsible for strategic leadership for the BHA, including supporting the oversight of programs and services as needed. This person will serve as the commissioner in the commissioner’s absence.

By managing the daily operations of the BHA, this position will support the development of the state’s vision, strategy and implementation of behavioral health-related policy and select programming from prevention to recovery.

Primary duties in this position include:

• Provide team leadership and management to approximately 15 roles, including operations, legal & compliance, as well as other teams as needed, ensuring that these functions are delivered efficiently and support the rest of the BHA, resulting in the provision of high-quality behavioral health services.
• Support ongoing collaboration with stakeholders, and joint initiatives with other Departments, Offices, Branches, and Divisions within state government.
• Work with the CDHS Chief Financial Officer and Communications & Policy to ensure that budget and other legislative proposals are consistent and complete and prepared for review by the Commissioner within designated deadlines.
• Coordinate Joint Budget Committee hearing and briefing process, working with other staff members to ensure that responses are complete, clearly written, timely, and prepared for the Commissioner’s review.
• Ensure completion of legislative reports and ad-hoc requests working closely with the CDHS Director of Communications & Policy.
• Assist and communicate with the Commissioner and Directors in decision-making, program management, and initiative implementation.
• Lead the coordination and strategic alignment of diverse business functions.
• Streamline high-importance projects and support leadership-level internal and external initiatives that will have a very significant impact on the BHA’s functionality.
• Ensure compliance with federal regulations, state statutes, and departmental policy.
• Ensure funding applications, reports, needs assessments, compliance plans, and contracts are administered and monitored appropriately.
• Develop and assemble BHA’s annual goals, ensuring that progress is measured and reported to the Governor's office and the Advisory Council.
• Serve as liaison between staff, directors, and other senior leaders, regarding the organization’s climate, staff well-being, project updates, proposals, and planning.
• Support the strategic planning process by setting forth work plans, timeframes, objectives, measurements, and identifying the individuals accountable to implement work plans.

• Actively support the refinement of goals, strategies, and objectives to measure the performance of the teams.

• Oversee special projects that assist the teams in meeting performance goals and/or overcoming obstacles to meeting them.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree.
AND
Six (6) years of progressively responsible professional experience culminating in senior level management of a complex (multi-disciplinary) organization that must have included at least two (2) years of professional public or business administration experience that included establishing organization structure, developing strategic work plans, budget development and control, setting goals and objectives to achieve program results, and fostering a team environment.
SubstitutionsExperience that provided the same kind, amount, and level of knowledge acquired in the required education, may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the bachelor's degree. A master's or doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in a human services field, business or public administration, or a closely related field, may be substituted for the bachelor's degree and one or two years of general experience respectively.

Preferred Qualifications:

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  Three (3) or more years leading cross-sector or inter-department (within an organization) using matrixed or networked leadership approaches
• Recovery oriented mindset with innovative approaches to business planning and service delivery, preferably including experience with public-private partnerships in order to achieve state, county, and community-wide, social, and economic goals.
• Ability to conceptualize clinical care at a systems level and an understanding of management principles and practices in a public sector environment.

Highly Desirable Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills including the ability to represent and present to a broad cross-section of providers, individuals, families and communities, governmental entities, and other stakeholders.
• Specific education and or training in culture change and implementation science to lead significant transformation efforts.
• Commitment to anti-racism approaches, and experience in racial, health equity, and social justice frameworks. Values and strives to achieve equity, diversity, and inclusion through all aspects of the work.
• Familiarity with the principles and practice of upstream, primary prevention and a commitment to a public health approach to behavioral health.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Must pass Pre-employment background check
• Travel may be required.
• As a condition of employment, effective September 20, 2021, employees will be required to attest to and verify that they are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Employees who have not been fully vaccinated will be required to submit to twice-weekly serial testing. Testing details will be provided during the onboarding process. Upon hire, new employees will have three (3) business days to provide attestation to their status with proof of vaccination

Religious and medical exemptions and reasonable accommodation will be addressed as required by law pursuant to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s vaccination guidance. If you would like to request a medical or religious exemption, please contact CDHS_HumanResources@state.co.us

Supplemental Information

How to Apply:

Please submit a Comprehensive Resume and Cover Letter in order to be considered for this position

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

ADAAA Accommodations:

CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.

Toll Free Applicant Technical Support: If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g. uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV technical support at 855-524-5627 Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time). Helpful hints: if you are having difficulty uploading or attaching documents to your application first, ensure your documents are PDF or Microsoft Word files, and second, close the document before you attempt to upload (attach) it.

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