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 St Frankfort, KY 40621 USA

The agency may authorize the selected applicant to telecommute on a hybrid schedule. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time.

Description

Join Team Kentucky and Help Advance Whole-Person Care! Are you passionate about transforming how behavioral health and physical healthcare services work together? We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Program Administrator to lead the Kentucky Integrated Care project and provide statewide leadership of Integrated Care and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic initiatives.

In this role, you will help strengthen systems of care for adults with mental illness, Serious Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorder, or co-occurring conditions who have physical health conditions or are at risk of developing chronic disease. You will work with Community Mental Health Centers, primary care providers, CCBHCs, state agencies, evaluators, community organizations, and people with lived experience to improve screening, referrals, care coordination, information sharing, population-health management, and access to comprehensive services. This is a unique opportunity to apply implementation science in a real-world behavioral health system. You will assess organizational readiness, identify barriers and facilitators, tailor implementation strategies, strengthen multidisciplinary workflows, and use data and continuous quality improvement to move effective practices into routine operations. You will also oversee a federal grant, support CCBHC and Integrated Care development, and help build sustainable approaches that can be expanded across Kentucky

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 statewide leadership and oversight for the PIPBHC grant and the Department’s Integrated Care and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic initiatives.

• Develop and manage implementation plans, work plans, priorities, milestones, and deliverables across related statewide initiatives.
• Apply implementation science and practice methods to assess readiness, identify barriers and facilitators, tailor implementation strategies, support fidelity, and integrate program standards into routine operations.
• Manage federal grant requirements, budgets, contracts, timelines, performance measures, change requests, reports, and other required documentation, and serve as the primary contact with SAMHSA.
• Coordinate with CMHCs, CCBHCs, primary care providers, state agencies, evaluators, community organizations, people with lived experience, and other partners to strengthen multidisciplinary care, referral pathways, data sharing, and service integration.
• Provide implementation support, technical assistance, training, coaching, and consultation to providers and partners implementing Integrated Care and CCBHC practices.
• Oversee evaluation, integration and fidelity assessments, health information technology, population-health reporting, NOMS and SPARS submissions, and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Use clinical, service, referral, access, infrastructure, and outcome data to identify gaps, guide improvement strategies, support policy development, and monitor progress toward program goals.
• Lead workforce development, sustainability, financing, billing, policy, and dissemination activities, including development of implementation resources and models that support replication and statewide improvement.
• Perform disaster response and other duties assigned, including crisis counseling that is not therapeutic counseling, community outreach, and organizational support for impacted communities.

The ideal candidate would have:

• Knowledge of integrated behavioral health, primary care, whole-person care, and CCBHC models.

• Knowledge of implementation science, readiness assessment, fidelity, quality improvement, and sustainability.
• Experience overseeing behavioral health programs, grants, contracts, budgets, and performance reporting.
• Skill in interpreting program, population-health, fidelity, and outcome data.
• Sound judgment, adaptability, and reliability.
• Proficiency with data systems and office software.
• 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 CMHCs, CCBHCs, healthcare providers, state agencies, evaluators, and community partners. Knowledge of ACT, FACT, AOT, and co-occurring and IDDT models.
• Ability to navigate and resolve complex or high-acuity case situations.
• Ability to deliver training, technical assistance, and consultation.
• Skill in interpreting program data, indicators, and fidelity findings.
• Experience in program oversight, monitoring, and performance reporting.
• Effective professional communication skills across diverse audiences.
• Strong organizational and project management abilities.
• Strong collaboration skills with courts, hospitals, CMHCs, and interagency 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.

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.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Rhonda Riddle at rhonda.riddle@ky.gov or 502-782-1218.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D