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Children and Youth Behavioral Health Stakeholder Specialist

Salary

$57,708.00 - $75,024.00 Annually

Location

Statewide, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

UHA04572 04/29/2025

Department

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

Division

Medicaid & Behavioral Health Initiative & Coverage Office

Opening Date

04/30/2025

Closing Date

5/14/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Determined by Position

Type of Announcement

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Primary Physical Work Address

303 E 17th Ave, Denver, CO 80203, USA

FLSA Status

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

Jessica Bosick Talent Acquisition Specialist [email protected]

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

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Department Information

STATE OF COLORADO RESIDENCY REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION

Envision Yourself Working at HCPF (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5He6If7FyDY)

NOTE: This announcement may be used to fill multiple openings.

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) oversees and operates Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid Program), Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), and other state public health programs for qualified Coloradans. Our mission is to improve health care equity, access and outcomes for the people we serve while saving Coloradans money on health care and driving value for Colorado.

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness. The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

As part of the State of Colorado, HCPF offers a competitive benefits package: (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/state-of-colorado-employee-benefits)

+ PERA retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan, PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans

+ Medical (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/state-employee-benefits/medical-benefits) , Dental (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/state-employee-benefits/dental-insurance) , and Vision (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/state-employee-benefits/vision-insurance) insurance coverage

+ Automatic Short-Term and Optional Long-Term Disability Coverage (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/state-employee-benefits/disability-insurance)

+ Life and AD&D Insurance

+ Flexible Spending Accounts (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/state-employee-benefits/flexible-spending-accounts) (FSAs)

+ Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/time-off-leave/family-medical-leave-act-fmla) job protection and State of Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML)

+ 11 Paid Holidays Annually and Accrued Annual and Sick Leave (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/time-off-leave)

+ Accrued Sick Leave for State of Colorado Temporary Employees

+ Flexplace and Flextime work arrangements

+ Variety of discounts on services and products available through the State of Colorado's Work-Life Employment Discount Program

+ Free RTD EcoPass (https://www.rtd-denver.com/fares-passes/ecopass) to all eligible State Employees

+ Reduced college tuition through CSU Global (https://csuglobal.edu/cost/tuition-discounts/employer-partners/state-colorado)

+ Credit Union of Colorado Membership Eligibility

+ Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs . https://dhr.colorado.gov/dhr-resources/student-loan-forgiveness-programs

We are looking for a Children and Youth Behavioral Health Stakeholder Specialist for the Office of Behavioral Health Initiatives and Coverage (BHIC)!

The Office of Behavioral Health Initiatives and Coverage (BHIC) is responsible for the administration and performance of Medicaid State Plan services and programs. The services and programs include both physical health and behavioral health and span the managed care continuum from fee-for-service to fully capitated risk programs. BHIC plays an instrumental role in achieving the mission of HCPF to improve access to cost-effective, quality health care services for Coloradans. Within BHIC, the Senior Advisor for Behavioral Health and Access is responsible for advising on policy and program to expand and improve access to behavioral health.

We are onboarding new employees using a hybrid approach. The Department supports flexible work arrangements. Depending on the business need and description of the position, we have options that range from hybrid, to full-time in the office. Specific discussions about the schedule will be discussed during the offer stage.

Please note - equipment provisioning and certain onboarding tasks will take place in person, in our downtown Denver office, on the first day of employment.

Description of Job

HCPF welcomes your interest in the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Stakeholder Specialist position. This position is responsible for stakeholder engagement to enhance the children and youth behavioral health system in Colorado. Children and youth with behavioral health challenges may require a multi-system level of care that can duplicate and fragment services. To avoid these problems, keep families together, and support caregivers during a child's or youth's behavioral health challenge, departments and political subdivisions of the state must collaborate with one another.

Responsibilities in this position include:

+ To better serve the needs of multi-system involved children and youth, Colorado will be undertaking system enhancements:

+ 1) implementation of high-fidelity wraparound services for Medicaid enrolled children and youth;

+ 2) development of a statewide screening, assessment, and single referral and entry point for children and youth at risk of out of home placement; and

+ 3) planning a pilot program that integrates different funding sources that can serve this population.

+ Specialize in administering a comprehensive, inclusive, and diverse stakeholder relations strategy for these enhancements.

+ Collaborate with state departments, families, providers, managed care entities, counties and other relevant stakeholders.

+ Communications verbally and in writing with these different parties.

+ Represent children and youth behavioral health at the Department to external stakeholders.

+ Collect, analyze and synthesize information from external parties to report back to Department staff.

+ Analytical and writing skills to prepare Legislative Requests for Information and other external facing reports, including other Department staff as needed.

+ Evaluate and consult on area metrics and develop plans and processes for sharing program performance data with external stakeholders.

+ Liaison to the Department of Human Services teams for System of Care implementation—including training teams with the ACC and development of statewide screening, assessment, and single referral and entry point plans.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Residency Requirement:

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Class Code & Classification Description:

H1B3XXADMINISTRATOR III (https://dhr.colorado.gov/class-description-and-minimum-qualifications-for-h1b-administrator)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

There are two ways to qualify for this position:

Option 1:

Experience Only:

Six (6) total years of professional experience in stakeholder engagement; public affairs; project management; communications; government administration; children and youth behavioral health policy development, analysis, and implementation; or an occupational field closely related.

Option 2:

Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree from an accredited institution in the social sciences, such as sociology or psychology; the humanities, such as history or ethnic studies; business; public administration; or a field of study related to the work assignment

and

Two (2) years of professional experience in stakeholder engagement; public affairs; project management; communications; government administration; children and youth behavioral health policy development, analysis, and implementation; or an occupational field closely related.

An advanced degree from an accredited institution in the social sciences, such as sociology or psychology; the humanities, such as history or ethnic studies; business; public administration;

or a field of study related to the work assignment may be substituted for relevant years of professional experience.

Appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. Relevant education will be calculated as the following:

+ An associates will count as two years of experience

+ A bachelors will count as four years of experience

+ A masters degree will count for six years of experience

+ A doctorate or juris doctorate degree will count for seven years of experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

+ Experience organizing and facilitating large stakeholder groups

+ Experience with children and youth behavioral health

+ Policy development and implementation experience

+ Experience creating communications materials for diverse audiences

+ Project management credential, training, or experience.

+ Facilitation and/or public engagement credential, training, or experience.

+ Public policy administration, interpretation, and implementation experience

+ Previous relevant professional State of Colorado Experience

Skills to Support Success

+ Experience resolving conflicts with stakeholders

+ Experience working with a diverse array of stakeholders

+ Experience leading a team or stakeholders to consensus

+ Excellent communicator, including written and presentation skills

+ Collaborative team player

DEFINITION OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Work that involves exercising discretion, analytical skill, judgment, personal accountability, and responsibility for creating, developing, integrating, applying, and sharing an organized body of knowledge that characteristically is uniquely acquired through an intense education or training regimen at a recognized college or university; equivalent to the curriculum requirements for a bachelor's or higher degree with major study in or pertinent to the specialized field; and continuously studied to explore, extend, and use additional discoveries, interpretations, and application and to improve data, materials, equipment, applications and methods.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

+ All positions at HCPF are security sensitive positions and require that the individuals undergo a criminal record background check as a condition of employment.

+ Employees who have been disciplinary terminated, resigned in lieu of disciplinary termination, or negotiated their termination from the State of Colorado must disclose this information on the application.

+ Position may need to occasionally travel for vendor site visits (including an overnight stay) and related activities (e.g. in-person meetings, training).

APPEAL RIGHTS:

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email ( [email protected] ), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Supplemental Information

How to Apply (https://careers.colorado.gov/how-to-apply) (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)

Please note that ONLY your State of Colorado job application will be reviewed during the initial screening; if you submit a resume and cover letter, they will be reviewed in later stages of the selection process. Therefore, it is paramount that you clearly describe all your relevant experience on the application itself. Applications left blank or marked "SEE RESUME" will not be considered.

Your application will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications for the position. If your application demonstrates that you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be invited to the comparative analysis process, which is described below.

Comparative Analysis Process

The comparative analysis process will consist primarily of a review of applications against the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position. Applications will be reviewed in comparison to all others in the applicant pool in order to identify a top group of candidates who may be invited for a final interview. Depending on the size of the applicant pool, additional selection processes may be utilized to identify a top group of candidates. Applicants will be notified of their status via email.

Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date will result in your application being rejected.

ADAAA Accommodations : The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Virginia Miller, at [email protected] .

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing does not offer sponsored visas for employment purposes.

The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits

Please note that each agency's contact information is different; therefore, we encourage all applicants to view the full, official job announcement which includes contact information and class title. Select the job you wish to view, then click on the "Print" icon.

01

All HCPF positions are security sensitive positions and require potential employees to undergo a criminal record background check. As a condition of employment, you will be required to submit to pre-employment screening if offered the position. Are you willing to meet this requirement?

+ Yes

+ No

02

Do you have any relatives or significant others working at the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing? If so, please list their names here. Otherwise, please list N/A.

03

Per the requirements of the Step Pay Program implemented on July 1, 2024, any State employee must be paid a rate that is equal to or greater than the appropriate step pay rate within their classification's pay range based on completed years in their current class series as of June 30. All current and former State employees must ensure that your entire work history within the State Classified System, including at Institutions of Higher Education, is indicated in your application so that your time-in-series can be calculated accurately. Please verify that this information is included in your application in the supplemental questions.

+ Yes

+ No

04

Are you willing to accept an offer in the posted salary range?

+ Yes

+ No

05

Former state employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application. In the space below, please provide an explanation as to why the prior termination or resignation should NOT disqualify your application from the current position. Otherwise, please list N/A.

06

NOTE: Strong written communication skills are critical to this position’s success. The following questions will be reviewed for writing skills during the comparative analysis process. Describe your knowledge and experience in communications and stakeholdering, as it relates to children and youth behavioral health, including your strategy for organizing and approaching oversight of multiple projects. Provide specific examples from your professional experience.

07

Describe your experience with achieving equity, diversity, and inclusion through the different aspects of your work and provide at least one example.

08

List any additional relevant experience you would like us to consider in determining if you meet the qualifications of this position. Please include the months and years relevant to the experience you describe.

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