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PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER, HEALTH SERVICES/ EMERGENCY APPOINTMENTS HOMELESSNESS

County of Los Angeles

MENTAL HEALTH

Stale

Location

Salary

$11,825.60 - $18,391.20

per month

Closes

February 28, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading and managing programs that provide health services to help people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County, focusing on mental health and related support.

The role includes planning projects, handling budgets and contracts, monitoring progress, and working with government agencies and stakeholders to ensure effective outcomes.

It's ideal for experienced program managers who are passionate about public health, homelessness issues, and making a direct impact on vulnerable communities.

Key Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant field such as public health, social work, or administration (or equivalent experience)
  • At least 5 years of professional experience in program planning, development, and management in health or social services
  • Experience managing budgets, contracts, and ensuring compliance with funding requirements
  • Skills in developing performance measures, monitoring systems, and evaluating program outcomes including patient impact and cost-effectiveness
  • Ability to serve as a liaison with funding agencies, stakeholders, and government bodies, and prepare reports for executives
  • Strong leadership in directing administrative staff and implementing policies, procedures, and training
  • Knowledge of homelessness, mental health, and substance use services in a public sector context

Full Job Description

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:
OPEN COMPETITIVE
- EMERGENCY

FILING DATES:

Applications will be accepted from February 27, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. until February 27, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

EXAM NUMBER:

b4629A-EA



The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness, and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.

The Department of Mental Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER, HEALTH SERVICES vacancies related to the homelessness crisis.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER, HEALTH SERVICES.


Requirements

Conducts program planning and development and establishes goals and objectives for program, including defining quality standards and developing work plans for meeting program deliverables.

Manages the development, administration, monitoring and evaluation of all contractual agreements for program including the preparation of guidelines, standards, and work plans to ensure compliance with contractual requirements.

Manages the development, administration and coordination of the project budget and recommends the allocation of project funds.

Manages and assures completion of program reporting requirements, including implementation of progress reports, expenditure reports, quality assessment, and utilization monitoring.

Responsible for the development of performance measures and the design and implementation of monitoring systems, quality assurance and project evaluation activities, including measurement of patient outcomes, cost effectiveness and health system impact.

Manages the development of program policies and procedures and ensures system-wide training, implementation and monitoring.

Manages the development, design and implementation of evaluation activities to monitor program outcomes, compliance, cost effectiveness and system impact. Oversees the analysis of program data and development of program reports including findings, conclusions and recommendations.

Serves as a liaison to funding agencies and directs and coordinates responses to inquiries, mandates, audits and requests for information.

Represents the Department on programmatic service issues before municipal, state, federal and private agencies and other stakeholders. Identifies and resolves technical and programmatic issues involving stakeholders.

Oversees the preparation of Board letters and reports and other correspondence and documents on issues related to program.

Advises executive and senior managers on critical issues related to program implementation and progress and provides recommendations to solve problems.

Plans, organizes and directs the work of administrative staff.

Performs special assignments and projects as directed.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

OPTION I: Four years of progressively responsible experience in a staff capacity analyzing, evaluating, coordinating, and making recommendations for a variety of healthcare programs for a large integrated healthcare delivery system, one year of which must have included supervisory experience at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Senior Staff Analyst, Health*, Assistant Hospital Administrator IV**, or higher.


OPTION II: Four years of progressively responsible experience in a staff capacity analyzing, evaluating, coordinating, and making recommendations for a variety of human services programs for a social services provider, one year of which must have included supervisory experience at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Senior Staff Analyst, Health*, or higher.


LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions

Physical Class II – Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.


SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
*Senior Staff Analyst, Health is defined as a supervisor to a team of analysts providing technical and consultative service to management in major health service areas.

**Assistant Hospital Administrator IV is defined as assists in the administration of a large County hospital, by managing and coordinating the supporting services for patient care programs of a major area of the hospital.

Additional Information

EXAM CONTENT:

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.


Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment.


It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add jgoldman@dmh.lacounty.gov and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATIONApplicants are required to complete and submit an online Los Angeles County Employment Application AND Supplemental Questionnaire in order to be considered for this examination.

Paper applications, resumes, or any unsolicited documents will not be accepted in lieu of completing the online application and Supplemental Questionnaire.

We must receive your application before filing closes. Application filing may be suspended at any time without advance notice.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING ONLINE

Applications must be filed online only.

Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add Jgoldman@dmh.lacounty.gov as well as noreply@governmentjobs.com, and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.

You have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance of the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

Computer and Internet Access at Public Libraries: For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI)
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Human Resources is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

Department Contact Name: Joshua Goldman
Department Contact Phone: (323) 705-3880
Department Contact Email: exams@dmh.lacounty.gov
California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735-2922

Teletype Phone: (800) 735-2922

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Posted on NEOGOV: 2/24/2025 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/25/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-lacounty-4256950