At the County of Marin, our employees overwhelmingly report feeling their work is meaningful, they like the work they do, and they are proud to tell people "I work for the County of Marin." Discover more about us, our values and our organizational culture on the Department of Human Resources website. Read on to find out more about this opportunity.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES:  

At Health & Human Services, we serve our community through the values of support, unity, trust and excellence with one common goal: to promote and protect the health, well-being, safety and self-sufficiency of all in Marin. Join our team of bright, committed, and energetic people who also want to make an impact through public service.

Marin's Substance Use Services team, which is within the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, is committed to addressing substance use and related impacts in Marin County. The Substance Use Services team values collaboration and sees it as a critical component in effectively carrying out its objective to design, implement and manage an effective and culturally responsive continuum of prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery support services.

We believe that prevention works, treatment is effective, and recovery is possible. This is an administrative position working in a small and dynamic high-performing team.  The position is responsible for contract management including monitoring and evaluation of services, program planning, performing quality assurance activities, assessing compliance with relevant laws and policies, writing reports, and making policy and program recommendations to Division management and contractors. The position will also be responsible for the day-to-day coordination of Adult Drug Court including attending weekly court and staffing, grant required reporting and attending annual conferences and training. This position will also assist with system and program-level strategic planning efforts, providing training and technical assistance to community partners, and assisting with implementation and monitoring of Drug/Medi-Cal services.  

Health and Human Services has embraced a hybrid work schedule that considers that some duties of this position may be performed remotely. An option to telework up to three days per week and work the remaining days onsite in San Rafael, CA is available; however, the successful candidate must be able to report to County facilities for meetings, work assignments, and/or disaster service work upon short notice, as needed and deemed appropriate. While onboarding and training, the successful candidate may be required to work primarily onsite before establishing a hybrid work schedule.

Our Highly Qualified Candidate: 

The ideal candidate possesses knowledge of and experience in program development, evaluation and contract monitoring, Collaborative Courts, and using performance and outcome data for the purpose of continuous quality improvement.  The successful candidate will have the ability to prioritize and make sound, independent decisions, be team-oriented, and demonstrate strong leadership abilities. The ideal candidate is highly organized and independent, has experience working with diverse populations, and has the interpersonal skills and analytic ability to formulate clear recommendations-verbally and in writing-to administrative management staff and to community partners. In addition, the ideal candidate will also have experience in administering Drug/Medi-Cal, federal managed care and/or behavioral health services.

Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of administering and evaluating programs.
• Policies and procedures related to assigned program.
• Needs of clients served by a public agency programs.
• Data collection, data analysis, and application to management information system design and implementation.
• Community resources for the provision of social services, education and related services.
• Contract development and monitoring.
• Budget, utilization projections and cost analysis.

Ability to:

• Work with individuals, groups, and communities to promote program objectives.
• Develop procedures and protocols necessary to implement project designs, and administer data gathering instruments.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with program participants, co-workers, community organizations, private agencies and other public agencies.
• Manage competing demands.
• Interpret, explain, and apply rules and regulations.
• Prepare clear and concise written and oral reports.
• Coordinate, facilitate, and conduct public meetings.
• Communicate effectively.

Minimum Qualifications

Round one interviews are scheduled on 12/17/2024 and 12/18/2024. If you are invited to Round two of interviews, they are scheduled on 12/20/2024.

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Testing and Eligible List: Depending on the number of qualified applications received, the examination may consist of a highly qualified review, application screening, online assessment, written examination, oral examination, performance examination, or any combination to determine which candidates' names will be placed on the eligible list. The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill the current vacancy, and any future vacancies for open, fixed-term, full-time or part-time positions which may occur while the list remains active. 

Disaster Service Workers: All County of Marin employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.