Program Manager - State Opioid Response

The WV Bureau for Behavioral Health is looking for a Program Manager to join the team and make a difference!

General Description

Provides strategic leadership and program oversight for West Virginia’s state opioid response (SOR) project. Oversees community based SOR treatment grants who perform related work under SOR.

Responsible for developing collaborative efforts among partnering agencies, with an emphasis on expansion of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and services to high priority populations, including but not limited to pregnant and parenting women and their children and families, IV drug users and people with or at high risk for developing infectious diseases, as well as treatment provider professional development.

Position duties include, but are not limited to:

• Complying with federal grant requirements.
• Enhancing the state’s opioid use treatment infrastructure.
• Expanding access to evidence-based MOUD strategies and services for people with opioid use disorder.
• Other related duties as needed.

The position monitors external sub-grantee staff and provides technical assistance and training statewide to sub-grantees and community organizations to promote positive program outcomes. Extensive collaboration with stakeholders is required.

Minimum Qualifications

Training: Master's degree from an accredited college or university in the area of assignment.

Substitution: One year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as described below may substitute for the Master's degree.

Experience: Three years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience in the area of assignment, one year of which must have been in a program administration capacity.

Substitution: Post-graduate training in the area of assignment may substitute through an established formula for the non-supervisory experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $42,898.00 - $79,358.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Master's (Preferred)

Experience:

• program administration: 1 year (Preferred)
• mental health and/or addiction: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person