Office of Recovery & Resilience Director

Do you have experience developing, implementing policies and programs at the community, state, and/or national level that center the voices of people with lived experience and promote equity and inclusion? Are you committed to ensuring meaningful partnership with people with lived experience in decision-making at all levels of the behavioral health system? We look forward to hearing from you!

Work Location: Salem/Marion or Portland/Multnomah; hybrid position

What you will do!

Determine strategies to move the agency, division, and peer services forward, set goals, creates, and implements action plans, and evaluate the process and results. Develops and institutes policies for effective integration of peers within the behavioral health care continuum. Leads OHA’s efforts to ensure meaningful partnership with people with lived experience in decision-making at all levels of the behavioral health system. The person in this position will utilize the lived experience of Oregonians to provide inspirational leadership to the agency and lead a team of behavioral health experts to break down historical communication and outreach barriers and ensure people with lived experience are continually leading behavioral health transformation efforts.

This position serves as the state’s chief technical advisor and consultant on matters of concern to consumers of behavioral health prevention, promotion, treatment and recovery services to OHA, the Governor’s office, the Legislative Assembly, local state and federal government agencies, tribes, community mental health and addictions programs. Provides oversight of the HSD behavioral health advisory groups, board and committees and provides strategic direction and oversight for peer delivered services and makes decisions to ensure the equitable distribution of resources and power by utilizing data, budgetary expenditures, and projections to determine financial and program impact, identifying, and determining program policy changes needed. Oversees the design and implementation of new programs to ensure commitment to eliminating health inequality while also making program level decisions about multiple, statewide programs and policies which impact behavioral healthcare services to consumers.

This position provides oversight for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all behavioral health programs, projects, and initiatives through supervision of the behavioral health operations unit. This position ensures adherence to legislative and OHA leadership priorities while guiding a diverse team of behavioral subject matter experts in their area to implement changes within the behavioral health unit to synthesize person-directed, trauma-informed, equitable, effective approaches towards behavioral health services in Oregon. Using this lens, they are using collaborative managerial and supervisory practices to revise methods for evaluation, monitoring, business practices, program funding, budget analysis, hiring and performance metrics.

What's in it for you?
Oregon Health Authority is a team of passionate individuals working to promote health across the lifespan of individuals, families, and communities. We value and support unique perspectives using a trauma-informed approach and aim to reflect these values in our hiring practices, professional development, and workplace.

• We offer exceptional medical, vision and dental benefits packages for you and your qualified family members, with very low monthly out-of-pocket costs. Try this free virtual benefits counselor by clicking here: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/pebb/pages/alex.aspx
• Paid Leave Days:
  • 11 paid holidays each year
  • 3 additional paid "Personal Business Days" each year
  • 8 hours of paid sick leave accumulated every month
  • Progressive vacation leave accrual with increases every 5 years
• Pension and retirement programs
• Optional benefits include short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts for health care and childcare expenses.
• Click here to learn more about State of Oregon benefits.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Minimum Qualifications

Seven years of supervision, management, or progressively related experience; OR four years of related experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field.

Desired Attributes

• Experience in advancing health equity, addressing systemic health inequities and collaborating with diverse communities most harmed by social injustice and health inequities.
• Lived experience with behavioral health needs or accessing behavioral health services. Must possess certification as a THW Certified Peer Support Specialist or Peer Wellness Specialist, or have ability to become certified within six months of hire.
• Knowledge and / or experience with Peer Delivered Services.
• Experience in advancing health equity, including effective delivery of culturally responsive and inclusive services, evidence of ongoing development of personal cultural awareness and humility, and knowledge of social determinants of health and their impacts on health outcomes.
• Experience in advancing state and community-based programs or initiatives centered on people with lived experience.
• Experience developing, implementing policies and programs at the community, state, and/or national level that center the voices of people with lived experience and promote equity and inclusion.
• Demonstrated ability to build and steward positive relationships with diverse community groups including people with lived experience, communities of color, immigrant groups, the disability community, and other traditionally marginalized communities.
• Established relationships with, or demonstrated ability to develop, strong, collaborative, and partnership-based relationships with people with lived experience, the peer community, and those receiving services within Oregon’s Behavioral Health System.
• Previous experience in alternative dispute resolution, and conflict resolution valued in this position. Position requires influencing systems-wide changes by applying an equity framework to all work.
• Knowledge about contracts/interagency agreement administration, procurement, and project management within the context of Oregon state government (e.g. OHA/ODHS) or other complex health services delivery organizations.
• Specific knowledge of Oregon Administrative Rules and Oregon Revised Statutes, other applicable regulations, and program requirements.
• Knowledge and experience in designing, implementing, evaluation, and maintenance of state and federal programs, particularly those involving behavioral health and crossovers to the justice system.
• Knowledge of Medicaid, community mental health programs, Substance Use Disorder and/or problem gambling health delivery systems, with experience implementing health care transformation in Oregon preferred.
• Experience working with the Legislature, community groups and local government. Involved frequent contact with the Governor’s Office, professional associations, government officials and legislators.
• Ability to provide organizational leadership to support inter-and cross-agency collaboration and systems-wide changes that support advocacy, equity, and client-centered policies and solutions.
• Specific knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, iterative design, and improvement science.
• Strong communication skills across a variety of forms that demonstrate the ability to facilitate appreciative inquiry, foster trust and transparency, and promote human-centered change management. Oral and written cross-cultural communications skills and experience preferred. Ability to use empathy and active listening to understand others’ concerns and to articulate and address those concerns in a proactive, resolution-focused way.

How to apply:

Complete the online application at oregonjobs.org using job number REQ-151504

Deadline 4/3/24

https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/Salem--OHA--Summer-Street/Office-of-Recovery---Resilience-Director--Behavioral-Health-Policy-Manager-3-_REQ-151504