Behavioral Health Manager II - Clinical Services

Full Job Description

Under general direction, the Behavioral Health Manager oversees the operations of assigned programs, clinics, or service regions, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, compliant, and outcome-driven behavioral health services. This position provides clinical and administrative leadership to a multidisciplinary team, supports program development and performance management, and fosters collaboration across County departments and community partners. The ideal candidate is an experienced behavioral health professional with strong supervisory and clinical expertise, capable of driving program effectiveness, maintaining regulatory standards, and leading teams in a dynamic public sector environment.

Distinguishing Characteristics
Behavioral Health Manager II is distinguished from level I by additional duties involving budgeting and personnel on a multidisciplinary team.

EDUCATIONAL/BILINGUAL INCENTIVE: Incumbents may be eligible for educational incentive of 2.5%, 3.5%, or 5% based on completion of an Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's degree that is not required for the classification. Incumbents may also be eligible for bilingual incentive depending upon operational need and certification of skill.

AGENCY/DEPARTMENT: Health Care Agency - Behavioral Health

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed-term), Intermittent, and Extra Help vacancies for this position only. There is currently one (1) Regular vacancy.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
OPENING DATE: 4/15/2026
CLOSING DATE: 4/29/2026

Requirements

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Oversees operations of programs, clinics, and/or service regions, including traveling between clinic locations as needed to support and monitor operations.
• Assists in the development of new projects and/or programs.
• Assists in establishing and refining measurable performance objectives for the team or subsystem.
• Initiates, negotiates, and implements interagency and contract agreements.
• Selects, trains and supervises a multi-disciplinary staff.
• Supervises collection and input of all client and cost data necessary to evaluate client outcome and cost benefit.
• Schedules and monitors availability of 24-hour on-call emergency service for clients served by the team.
• Monitors all Quality Assurance policies and procedures. Prepares written monthly management information report reflecting team's performance on client outcome goals, productivity, expenditures, and revenue.

• Oversees the coordination and collaboration with County and community systems; and

• Performs other related duties as required

Qualifications

Education, Training, and Experience:Considerable supervision, program operation or management experience, or technical related experience which has led to the acquisition of the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

The required knowledge, skills, and abilities may also be obtained by: Any combination of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in mental health, public administration, business administration, or related field;

AND

Four (4) years of professional level administrative, supervisory, and management experience in a mental health care environment or department.

Necessary Special Requirements

• Must possess and maintain a valid California driver license.

• Must possess and maintain a clinical license in one of the following disciplines:
  • Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Professional Clinical Counselor
  • Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California
• Lead or supervisory experience in a clinical setting

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Thorough knowledge of: mental health and substance abuse assessment, treatment, and case management practices; behavioral health clinical policies and procedures; administrative, management support functions such as contracts, budgeting, cost control, and revenue generation practices; staff supervision and personnel practices; private sector resources available to the mentally ill; legal and financial issues related to the mentally ill and drug and alcohol addicted clients.

Comprehensive ability to: supervise a multidisciplinary Behavioral Health team and provide clinical oversight, including program development; diagnose and treat individuals with severe mental illness and/or substance use disorders; prepare reports and maintain medical record standards; utilize personal computing hardware and software; work independently toward goals while providing active, positive leadership; develop community resources and operate within budget constraints; respond effectively to crises and manage difficult or resistant clients; assess safety and risk factors for staff and clients; maintain collaborative working relationships with staff, community members, and governmental agencies; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; review and legally sign off on treatment plans, including overriding medical necessity; and supervise Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, Associate Clinical Social Worker (ACSW), Master of Social Work (MSW), Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC) and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC); travel independently between multiple clinic locations in a timely manner to support operations, monitor services, and meet organizational needs.

Supplemental Information
Physical Requirements:
Frequent sitting and standing.

Working Environment:
Standard office/mental health services environment

Additional Information

FINAL FILING DATE: Applications must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday April 29th, 2026.

To apply on-line, please refer to our web site at hr.venturacounty.gov.

If you prefer to fill out a paper application form, please call (805) 677-5184 for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources, 646 County Square Drive, Ventura, CA 93003.

Note to Applicants: It is essential that you complete all sections of your application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and accurately to demonstrate your qualifications.

A resume and/or other related documents may be attached to supplement the information in your application and supplemental questionnaire; however, it/they may not be submitted in lieu of the application.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE – qualifying: All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this exam at the time of filing.

The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the exam process to assist in determining each applicant's qualifications and acceptability for the position.

Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in the application being removed from consideration.

APPLICATION EVALUATION – qualifying: All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met.

Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the screening and selection process.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE EVALUATION – qualifying: A Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) is a structured evaluation of the job application materials submitted by a candidate, including the written responses to supplemental questions.

The T&E is a method for determining the better qualified applicants among those shown to meet the stated requirements.

Using a T&E, applicants may be scored or ranked according to criteria that most closely meet the business needs of the department.

When the pool of candidates is exceptionally strong and large, candidates are typically scored or ranked in relation to one another; consequently, some qualified candidates may receive a score or rank which is moderate or lower resulting in them not being advanced in the process.

In a typical T&E, your training and experience are evaluated in relation to the background, experience and factors identified for successful job performance during a job analysis.

For this reason, it is recommended that your application materials clearly show your relevant background and specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities.

It is also highly recommended that the supplemental questions within the application are completed with care and diligence.

Responses such as "See Resume" or "Refer to Resume" are not acceptable and may disqualify an applicant from further evaluation.

Examinees must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to advance in the process.

ORAL EXAM – 100%: A job-related oral exam will be conducted to evaluate and compare participating applicants' knowledge, skills, and abilities in relation to those factors which job analysis has determined to be essential for successful performance of the job.

Applicants must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list.

If there are three (3) or fewer qualified applicants, an examination will not be conducted.

Instead, a score of seventy percent (70%) will be assigned to each application, and each applicant will be placed on the eligible list.

Candidates successfully completing the examination process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of one (1) year.

NOTE: If presently permanently employed in another "merit" or "civil service" public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised, and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a "merit" or "civil service" style examination, then appointment by "Lateral Transfer" may be possible.

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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A thorough pre-employment, post offer background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment, education, criminal background information, and driving record may be required for this position.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

For further information about this recruitment, please contact Brett Ramirez by email at brett.ramirez@venturacounty.gov or by telephone at (805) 654-2277.