The Department of Community and Human Services 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 experiences.
King County's Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) provides equitable opportunities for people to be healthy, happy, and connected to community. We believe in working as one team that solves problems—striving to be customer-focused and drive for the best results. We envision a welcoming community that is racially just. We believe the field of human services exists to undo and mitigate unfair structures. We seek to lead the way by working as respectful and responsible stewards for our community.
King County voters approved a nine-year property tax Crisis Care Centers Levy in April 2023 to fund the Crisis Care Centers Initiative (Initiative) from 2024 to 2032. The Initiative will create a countywide network of five crisis care centers, restore, and expand mental health residential treatment beds in the region, and invest in the recruitment and retention of the community behavioral health workforce. Crisis care centers are a type of behavioral health facility that will have three core components: a 24/7 Behavioral Health Urgent Care Clinic, a 23-hour Crisis Observation Unit, and a Crisis Stabilization Unit. Crisis care centers, which will be competitively procured by DCHS and operated by behavioral health agencies, will use a “no-wrong door approach” and will endeavor to accept, at least for initial screening and triage, any person who seeks behavioral health crisis care. Crisis care centers will also be expected to coordinate with post-crisis follow-up services to ensure ongoing stabilization and supports for people who receive services at crisis care centers.
The Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD) of DCHS is looking for
two Crisis Care Center (CCC) Project Managers to help stand-up, grow and maintain a countywide network of five crisis care centers, which will include over $600 million of investments over the 9-year term of the CCC Levy. The positions will hold direct responsibility for implementation of the CCC Levy’s strategies, timeline, budget, procurements, contracts, performance measurement, reporting, and communications objectives.
Who May Apply: The positions are open to all qualified candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. Interviews for this selection process will take place on or around August 5 - 9, 2024.
REQUIRED MATERIALS: Candidates who wish to be considered for these positions must submit an online King County application and respond to the supplemental questions. Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the requested and relevant information in the online application and supplemental questionnaire. Applications and/or supplemental questionnaires that state, "see my resume" are considered incomplete and will be considered to be not competitive.
WORK SCHEDULE/CONDITIONS: The positions will be scheduled to work during core business hours which include Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm. The positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and are not overtime eligible. The positions are not represented by a union.
MISSION CRITICAL POSITION STATUS: The positions have been designated as Non- Mission Critical.
TELEWORKING REQUIREMENT: The work associated with these positions will be performed through a combination of teleworking complemented with onsite work and meetings as needed. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
Employees will be provided with a County issued laptop and must maintain a workspace with an internet connection (access may be supplemented in some situations) where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours. Please note that when an employee conducts work that is likely to bring them in contact with another individual, safety precautions are required, including the wearing of masks in some situations. King County is doing its part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and remains committed to reducing our carbon footprint.
King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will be joining an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department's hybrid environment.
Major Responsibilities:
The positions will support comprehensive project management and coordination to implement crisis care centers (CCC). Responsibilities include the successful implementation of the CCC Levy’s strategies, timeline, budget, procurements, contracts, performance measurement, reporting, and communications objectives. This role requires strong organization skills to facilitate convenings with multidisciplinary groups to evaluate risks and develop resolutions.
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