BH/DID Program Administrator (FFTL)

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11/22/2026 (11:59 PM ET)

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BH/DID Program Administrator (FFTL)

Pay Grade 17

Salary

$77,637.84 - $87,990.00 Annually

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

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Hiring Agency

Cabinet for Health & Family Services | Dept for Behav Health, Dev & Int Disab

Location

275 E Main Street Frankfort, KY 40621 USA

Description

The agency may authorize the selected candidate to work a hybrid telecommuting schedule. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time.

Join Team Kentucky and Help Transform Behavioral Health Crisis Care! Are you passionate about improving behavioral health crisis services and helping children, youth, young adults, and families receive timely, community-based support? We are seeking a dynamic and dedicated Program Administrator to serve as Project Director for Kentucky Rapid Response and Stabilization Services (KRRSS), an innovative statewide initiative based on the nationally recognized Mobile Response and Stabilization Services model.

As the KRRSS Project Director, you will lead the phased implementation and expansion of a behavioral health- led crisis response and stabilization model across Kentucky. Working with state leaders, national implementation experts, providers, Early Adopter communities, youth and families, and cross-system partners, you will help create services that respond quickly, stabilize crises in community settings, strengthen natural supports, and reduce reliance on emergency departments, hospitalization, residential care, and law enforcement involvement.

This is a unique opportunity to apply implementation science in a real-world setting. You will assess organizational readiness, guide implementation planning, identify barriers and facilitators, select and tailor implementation strategies, support fidelity, and use data and continuous quality improvement to strengthen services. You will also oversee federal grant activities, coordinate training and technical assistance, and help build a sustainable model for statewide expansion.

This is a federally funded time-limited (FFTL) position. This means it is a position that is paid entirely as the result of a federal grant. The duration of employment shall not exceed the life of the federal grant that funds the position. An employee appointed to an FFTL position is required to meet the minimum requirements for the classification. Further, an employee appointed to an FFTL position is designated as an unclassified (non- merit) employee. An FFTL employee is eligible to receive benefits at the same level as a classified (merit) employee in a permanent position.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide day-to-day leadership, management, and statewide oversight of Kentucky Rapid Response and Stabilization Services (KRRSS).
• Develop and manage the KRRSS implementation plan, including Early Adopter readiness assessment, site selection, onboarding, implementation milestones, and phased expansion.
• Apply implementation science and practice methods to identify barriers and facilitators, select and tailor implementation strategies, support fidelity, and integrate KRRSS standards into routine operations.
• Manage federal grant requirements, budgets, contracts, timelines, performance measures, reports, and deliverables, and serve as the primary point of contact with SAMHSA.
• Coordinate project activities with DBHDID, DMS, UConn, Early Adopter sites, providers, youth and families, 988 and 911, schools, hospitals, child welfare, juvenile justice, EMS, law enforcement, and other partners.
• Oversee training, coaching, technical assistance, workforce development, fidelity monitoring, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Review implementation, service, diversion, fidelity, and outcome data to identify gaps, guide improvement strategies, support decision-making, and monitor progress toward project goals.
• Lead sustainability, financing, policy, and statewide scale-up planning, including development of implementation tools, recommendations, and lessons learned.
• Crisis counseling that is not therapeutic counseling, community outreach, and organizational support for impacted communities.

The ideal candidate would have:

• Knowledge of behavioral health crisis systems, mobile crisis response, stabilization services, and MRSS-informed models.
• Knowledge of implementation science, readiness assessment, fidelity, quality improvement, and sustainability.
• Experience overseeing behavioral health programs, federal grants, contracts, budgets, and performance reporting.
• Skill in interpreting implementation, service, diversion, fidelity, and outcome data.
• Strong organizational, project management, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to provide training, technical assistance, coaching, and consultation.
• Effective written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Strong collaboration skills with providers, state agencies, evaluators, youth and families, 988 and 911, schools, hospitals, and other community partners.

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. CHFS will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that CHFS has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or https://www.e-verify.gov/

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION:

Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS:

Five years of professional experience in the administration or management of institutional activities, BHDID Central Office, community, or agency programs.

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE:

A master's degree in behavioral health, disability or a health related field (such as human services, psychology, nursing, health administration, substance abuse, special education, rehabilitation, social work, sociology) will substitute for two years of the required experience.

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION:

Additional professional experience in the management and/or administration of a clinical or administrative program, program analysis, financial analysis, or general administration of activities within a facility/institutional/community setting or central office will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): NONE

Working Conditions

Works primarily in an office setting within a behavioral health or intellectual disabilities program.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Kathy Susman at kathy.susman@ky.gov or 502-564-8281.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D