Health and Human Resources Program Manager 2

WV Department of Human Services; West Virginia; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

WV Department of Human Services is seeking a State Part C Intervention Lead Coordinator to provide administrative leadership and strategic direction for the Birth to Three program in West Virginia.

The role ensures federal and state regulatory compliance, manages federal grant awards, and drives improvements for services supporting infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their families.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in the area of assignment is required.
• Four years of full-time or equivalent paid professional experience in the area of assignment, with at least two years in a program administration capacity.
• Post-graduate training in the area of assignment may substitute for non-supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct the preparation and submission of federal IDEA Part C grants, SPP/APR, and data reports to OSEP.
• Formulate statewide policies, practice standards, and safeguards under 34 CFR Part 303; interpret laws to update rules and guidelines.
• Manage federal Part C funds and Medicaid blending strategies; oversee the System of Payments and billing infrastructure.
• Maintain the statewide accountability system; issue findings of non-compliance and oversee corrective actions.
• Lead interagency collaboration; draft interagency agreements to streamline child find and transition protocols.
• Direct statewide professional development initiatives and evidence-based practice implementation for service coordinators.

Education

Master's degree in assignment area

Job description

Nature of Work
The State Part C Intervention Lead Coordinator provides administrative leadership, fiscal oversight, and strategic direction for the statewide Early Intervention System under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In West Virginia, this system is better known as Birth to Three (BTT). This position ensures statewide compliance with federal and state regulations, manages federal grant awards, leads interagency collaboration, and drives continuous quality improvement for services supporting infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their families.

Nature of Work
The State Part C Intervention Lead Coordinator provides administrative leadership, fiscal oversight, and strategic direction for the statewide Early Intervention System under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In West Virginia, this system is better known as Birth to Three (BTT). This position ensures statewide compliance with federal and state regulations, manages federal grant awards, leads interagency collaboration, and drives continuous quality improvement for services supporting infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their families.
Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Federal Compliance & Grant Administration: Direct the preparation and submission of the annual IDEA Part C federal grant application, State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR), and mandatory data reports to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).
• System Governance & Policy: Formulate statewide policies, practice standards, and procedural safeguards under 34 CFR Part 303. Interpret state and federal legislation to update state operating rules and clinical guidelines.
• Fiscal Management: Manage the allocation of federal Part C funds and matching state appropriations. Oversee the statewide System of Payments, public/private insurance billing infrastructure, and Medicaid blending strategies to ensure Part C remains the payer of last resort.
• General Supervision & Monitoring: Maintain the statewide accountability system to monitor local Early Intervention Service (EIS) programs. Issue findings of non-compliance, oversee Corrective Action Plans (CAPs), and direct targeted technical assistance.
• Interagency Coordination & Leadership: Serve as the designated state lead for the State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC). Draft and execute interagency agreements with state health, child welfare, and education agencies to streamline child find and transition protocols.
• Workforce & System Development: Direct statewide professional development initiative, comprehensive systems of personnel development (CSPD), and evident-based practice implementation for local service coordinators and practitioners.
  

Minimum Qualifications
Training: Master's degree from an accredited college or university in the area of assignment.
Substitution: One year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as described below may substitute for the Master's degree.
Experience: Four years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience in the area of assignment, two years of which must have been in a program administration capacity.
Substitution: Post-graduate training in the area of assignment may substitute through an established formula for the non-supervisory experience.