Title: Recovery-Oriented Services Manager
State Role Title: Program Manager
Hiring Range: Up to $89,000
Pay Band: 5
Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop
Location: Central Office
Agency Website: www.dbhds.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) is seeking a qualified, motivated individual, preferably with personal lived recovery experience, to monitor and manage state and federal recovery-oriented programs and funding. This position reports to the Office of MH Wellness and Recovery Supports Deputy Director and works closely with that position to develop procedures for establishing and maintaining consistent, strong, and collaborative relationships with state-level stakeholders and community-based providers. This position also works with community stakeholders to ensure that EBPs, promising practices, knowledge, skills, and abilities, and support, guidance, and technical assistance are disseminated across all recovery-oriented service areas and regularly interacts with internal stakeholders, Regional Managers, CSB staff, DBHDS partners, and state-level stakeholders.
This position is responsible for managing administrative, budgeting, planning, scheduling, operational, and programmatic activities to monitor recovery-oriented funding streams and programs, including, but not limited to, peer and family support services. The services provided by this position are essential to maintain daily and long-range program success for recovery-oriented services statewide, as this position is responsible for decisions that affect federal block grant compliance outcomes, the implementation of CSB monitoring activities, and the meeting of established requirements for ongoing federal and state recovery-oriented funding.
Minimum Qualifications
• Training and experience in the recovery field.
• Experience working in recovery-oriented settings.
• Experience in administrative and/or operations management in recovery-oriented settings.
• Knowledge of community behavioral health systems and recovery-oriented initiatives.
• Experience in program development, evaluation, and interpretation of policies and regulations.
Additional Considerations
• Knowledge of Virginia’s community BH system and recovery-oriented initiatives.
• Lived experience.
• Certified Peer Recovery Specialist or working toward obtaining certification within the first 12 months of employment.
• Approved DBHDS PRS Trainer.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
This position is eligible, however not guaranteed, for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.
For consideration, interested applicants must apply by completing the online application and/or submit a resume. However, emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 11:55 p.m., on the listed closing date. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.
DBHDS welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on how to seek this authorization, please refer to Working in the United States or contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office directly.
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Contact Information
Name: ShaKiera Miles
Phone: N/A
Email: shakiera.miles@dbhds.virginia.gov - Inquiries Only/No Submissions, to include resumes.
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.