RECOVERY/MENTAL HEALTH COURT PROGRAM MANAGER - 08272026-80641

About the role

The MHSAS Treatment Court Program Manager 1 oversees statewide planning, implementation, oversight, and continuous improvement of treatment court services. This position collaborates with various stakeholders including state-funded treatment courts, treatment providers, justice-system partners, and community stakeholders to ensure treatment courts adhere to evidence-based practices, enhance participant outcomes, and support public safety.

Responsibilities

• Oversees contract compliance, reviews budgets and spending patterns, and ensures adherence to contractual and funding requirements.
• Develops and administers statewide treatment court operational guidance consistent with applicable federal and state requirements, department policy, and evidence-based treatment court best practices.
• Captures and maintains collaborative relationships with state agencies, local governments, substance use and behavioral health treatment providers, criminal justice partners, and national treatment court partners.
• Maintains current knowledge of Tennessee treatment court initiatives, behavioral health policy, relevant statutes and regulations, and national best practices.
• Conducts training sessions, presents program information to external groups, and facilitates meetings with stakeholders.
• Uses program-specific software to manage program data, create reports, and maintain compliance records.
• Compiles reports, reviews program performance data, and develops recommendations to improve services and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience:
  • Graduation from a standard high school and experience equivalent to nine years of qualifying full-time professional-level experience in mental health or substance use disorder programs, including one year involving monitoring, evaluating, planning, or coordinating program activities.
  • Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in a social or behavioral science or other related acceptable field and experience equivalent to five years of full-time professional-level experience in mental health or substance use disorder programs, including one year involving monitoring, evaluating, planning, or coordinating program activities.
  • Substitution of Graduate Education with Experience:
    • Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in a social or behavioral science or other related acceptable field and experience equivalent to three years of full-time professional-level experience in mental health or substance use disorder programs, including one year involving monitoring, evaluating, planning, or coordinating program activities.

Competencies

• Ensures Accountability
• Manages Complexity
• Plans and Aligns
• Communicates Effectively
• Decision Quality

Knowledges

• Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Services
• Regulatory Compliance & Policy Development
• Contract & Budget Management
• Stakeholder Engagement & Technical Assistance
• Data Analysis & Performance Evaluation

Skills

• Judgment and Decision Making
• Critical Thinking
• Social Perceptiveness
• Time Management

Abilities

• Deductive Reasoning
• Problem Sensitivity
• Inductive Reasoning
• Speech Recognition
• Written Comprehension

Tools & Equipment

• Computer
• Telephone
• Fax
• Printer/Scanner/Copier

Pay

$61,200.00 - $91,752.00 Annually

Schedule

Full-Time