DSHS HCLA WA Cares Fund LTSS Trust Commission Program Manager and Legislative Coordinator

Full Job Description

Are you familiar with the home and community-based services for older adults? Are you interested in policy-making for WA Cares Fund?

We are excited to be hiring a dynamic professional to join our WA Cares Fund team as the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Commission Manager and Legislative Coordinator.

The WA Cares Fund is the first program of its kind in the United States and is the latest example of why Washington State is a national leader in long-term care policy.

Our team is responsible for designing and implementing the program and helping Washingtonians understand this new benefit.

As the LTSS Trust Commission Manager and Legislative Coordinator, you will make critical contributions not only to facilitate recommendations from the Commission but also to strategic planning and policy development.

You’ll use your experience and expertise in community-based services for older adults to support informed decision-making by the Commission to solve complex problems.

The LTSS Trust Commission members include agency leadership at DSHS, the Employment Security Department, and the Health Care Authority, as well as governor-appointed representatives of key constituencies related to long-term care in the state.

You will have the opportunity to collaborate across state agencies to develop feasible solutions to policy issues identified by the Commission.

You will also be responsible for leading bill analysis for the WA Cares Fund Division during legislative session.

Over the last two years, the LTSS Trust Commission has made critical recommendations to the state legislature to improve and strengthen the WA Cares Fund program. If you are interested in continuing this work as we approach implementation, we want to hear from you!

Some of what you’ll do:

• Coordinate the work of the LTSS Trust Commission, subcommittees, and workgroups and create strategic work plans to fulfill the Commission’s statutorily required recommendations and address hot topics that arise, such as topics related to coverage, financing, and benefit eligibility.
• Facilitate stakeholder workgroups under the direction of the Commission to develop innovative policy solutions to complex problems that are feasible for state agencies to administer.
• Draft LTSS Trust Commission reports to the legislature, state agencies, and Governor’s office.
• Coordinate with policy experts to analyze impacts to WA Cares in response to bills proposed during the legislative session.

What we’re looking for:

• A strategic professional with experience leading program development initiatives for long-term services and supports.
• An expert communicator, both written and verbal, with the ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders to facility policy options on complex topics.
• A creative thinker with the ability to research practices in long-term care and social insurance and analyze data to inform policy options.
• An organized professional with experience managing complex, multi-level tasks until they are complete.

Who should apply:

• Professionals with a Bachelor’s degree in social work, a health or social science, public administration, or a related field and at least five
  years of professional experience in planning, administering, developing, or delivering social, financial, health, or chemical
  dependency treatment services programs.

Or

• A Master’s degree or higher in social work, a health or social science, public administration, or a related field, and three years of professional experience in planning, administering, developing, or delivering social, financial, health, or chemical dependency treatment services programs.

Qualifying experience may substitute year for year for education.

Interested? Please include the following with your application material:

• Letter of interest specifically addressing the knowledge, skills, and experience you have related to the job and duties
• Current chronological resume
• Three professional references

The Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) vision that people find human services to shape their own lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values, and meaningful work.

It is crucial to our agency’s vision that you bring a fairness, access, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS.

We strive to support all Washingtonians, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.

If you have questions about job number 01169, contact Chris Pulley at (360) 972-6206 or via email at chris.pulley@dshs.wa.gov.

Additional Information

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted.

Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the job.

This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license.

Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protect­ed veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information.

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