Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, DC and with over one million residents, is the most populous County in the State of Maryland. The County is also the most diverse County in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse Counties in the nation. Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses.

The Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for delivery of the County’s public health and human services that meet the needs of our community’s most vulnerable children, adults and seniors. The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations. With nearly 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department.

As a department we believe the health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing, transportation, education, employment, health care, human services, safe neighborhoods and healthy food. HHS’ provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential. HHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community.

If you are interested in working for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Program Manager II, Watkins Mill Cluster Project Child/Adolescent School & Community-Based Services positions.

About the Position:

This position is located in the Department’s Children, Youth and Family Services (CYFS), within the Child and Adolescent School & Community-Based Services division.

Child/Adolescent School & Community-Based Services coordinates, plans, and implements several key interagency initiatives among public and private agencies in the community to meet the needs of children, youth, and their families, including Bridge to Wellness, the Cluster Projects (Kennedy, Paint Branch-Springbrook, and Watkins Mill); East County Coordination; Linkages to Learning; School & Community Youth Services; and a variety of youth development and related contracts. The Cluster Projects are a joint effort between the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Montgomery County Public Schools and other county agencies focused on maintaining and increasing family stability for students whose families are in need of supports outside of the school system, so that students may continue to stay fully engaged in school. Cluster Project services include Social Services Care Coordination, Early Childhood Case Management, and Behavioral Health Access and Support services.

The Program Manager II candidate should be able to:

• Supervise Watkins Mill Cluster Project social services and provide, through subordinate employees and/or temp/contract agencies/staff, assistance, care coordination and related support services to families referred by Montgomery County Public Schools.
• Conduct referral assessment and triage, including expert intake/service support when needed.
• Plan, design, develop and manage services, and full range of outreach activities, to meet local human services needs and objectives.
• Develop methods and procedures for determining eligibility of participants/families to receive direct program client financial assistance or other services; monitor/control expenditures.
• Convene and lead meetings with Multi-Agency Team partners and other local public and private partners as needed for development of input to client care, program policy, planning, decision-making, and/or modification.
• Initiate and direct planning projects and delivery of additional services by private volunteer or provider agencies via meetings and telephone contacts to ensure that enhancement of core services is consistent with needs and priorities of program goals and objectives.
• Collaboratively collect, organize, analyze, report, present, and interpret relevant data.
• Selected candidates will be required to successfully complete a background check and a medical exam with drug/alcohol screening.

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

• Strong working knowledge of multiple programs and services, including County emergency services and other public and private services and supports, is strongly preferred.
• Experience providing first-level management, oversight, supervision, or leadership of community-based social services / Care Coordination / case management supports.
• Experience providing human services in collaboration with schools to meet student and family needs.
• Strong technical skills in using/overseeing use of electronic case management systems.
• Bilingual fluency in English/Spanish and/or English/Other.