Behavioral Health & Addiction Services Division Manager

HealthcareFull-Time

Listed compensation

$37.76-$45.31/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Why Work Here? Be Valued! As a public service agency, we know our greatest assets are the people behind the service. We recognize the value of our employees through competitive pay and an amazing benefit package for staff and their family. Franklin County Public Health is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce.

The FCPH value statement says it all: We serve our communities, our organization, and each other with Integrity, Accountability, Excellence and Respect.

Franklin County Public Health Provides

  • Schedules to support a work/life balance.
  • Robust benefits including medical, dental, vision, an employee assistance program and a flexible spending account.
  • Life insurance, short- and long-term disability options are also offered.
  • Vacation time, personal time, sick time, and paid holidays.
  • And much more!

Now Hiring

Behavioral Health & Addiction Services Division Manager

The Behavioral Health & Addiction Services (BHAS), Division Manager position will provide supervision in the development, implementation, and coordination of evidence-based, or evidence informed injury prevention, risk reduction, substance use and behavioral health programs.

Guides the development and intervention of policy, system and environmental change strategies, processes and protocols, that support community-based substance free, healthy living.

The Division Manager (DM) will oversee the development, coordination and facilitation of the agency’s community-based behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, risk reduction, and crisis intervention and diversion (CID), outreach programs and initiatives.

The DM will identify evidence-based or evidenced informed best practices to address mental/behavioral health, SUD disparities, and social determinants of health.

This position assists with writing, editing, and collecting documentation to assure full compliance with all grant deliverables and deliverable outcomes and assists with identifying and approving grant expenditures.

Duties Include

  • Provides administrative support and supervision to staff for monitoring performance, provides training to teach new skills and coaches to improve performance.
  • Provides guidance, support, and oversight for BHAS Section grant application’s, grants management, and grant budgets.
  • Provides supervision, guidance and oversight, for the BHAS risk reduction programs, risk reduction vending machines, community outreach, mobile outreach van, naloxone distribution and first responder programs.
  • Utilizes management tools in the development and monitoring of program activities, including partner outreach, program service planning and delivery, for community-based partner organizations.
  • Works toward implementing the agency strategies and goals; inclusive of equity, the strategic plan, community health assessment, and community health improvement plan.
  • Offers guidance and support in identifying resources that support addressing social determinants of health; Identifying barriers to care and services in areas such as but not limited to; education, transportation, housing and understanding procedures and language barriers.
  • Determines resources required for projects and the most feasible and cost-effective methods to gather data; develop work plans; assign priorities and time limits.
  • Conducts quality improvement reviews; develops and implements action plans to improve effectiveness and efficiency of staff.
  • Assists in the planning and implementation of operational procedures and provides programming management with continuous feedback about operations.
  • Attend local internal/external events, meetings and trainings to stay abreast of the most innovative approaches and disseminate related information within the community and agency.
  • Manages section budget and continuously researches grant or other opportunities to increase section revenue.
  • Responsible for the expansion and development of a comprehensive Risk Reduction Mobile Unit, works collaboratively across divisions to manage use and maintenance of the mobile unit.
  • Other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Master's degree with a focus in public health, social work, addiction services, or public administration and at least 4 years' work experience in a public health ore equivalent agency.
  • 4 years leadership experience, including direct supervisory experience; grants management and grants writing experience required.
  • Licensed Independent Social Worker, or Chemical Dependency/Addiction Services required.
  • Ohio Driver's License
  • BHAS: Education in social work, social services, injury prevention, addiction, public health or public administration
  • Budgeting experience preferred

Hiring Wage Range: $37.76/hour - $45.31/hour. This is an exempt position.

Interested applicants should apply at franklincounty.bamboohr.com with:

  • Resume
  • Cover letter
  • Completed FCPH application (located: myfcph.org)

Deadline for Applying: Internal applicants (09/01/2024); External applicants (Until filled)

No phone calls please.

Franklin County Public Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Learn more at myfcph.org.

FCPH is committed to providing a healthy work environment for all employees, and all employees agree to be non-tobacco users as a condition of employment (e. g., cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, vapor, etc.). All applicants offered positions with FCPH must submit to and pass a drug and alcohol screen before beginning work.

Applicants with disabilities may contact Victoria Bradley, HR Generalist at victoriabradley@franklincountyohio.gov or 614-301-2100 to request and arrange for accommodations.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel in this position.

Key Responsibilities

The Division Manager oversees the development and implementation of behavioral health, substance use disorder, and risk reduction programs. This role provides administrative supervision to staff, manages grant applications and budgets, and ensures compliance with agency goals and community health initiatives.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Grant managementGrant writingStaff supervisionProgram developmentPolicy developmentData analysis

Healthcare Professional Career Context

Of the 40 active healthcare listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 25% have no call, 65% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$86k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $93k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

healthcare pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health & Addiction Services Division Manager at Franklin County Public Health a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 15% of all healthcare professional listings evaluated on our platform.

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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

7.1/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$263k
Typical market rent
$1,450/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Columbus, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Franklin County Public Health

Government Administration
Columbus, Ohio
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Life insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability