Intensive Resources Program Manager (WMS2) - Olympia

State of Washington Dept of Children, Youth, and Families; Olympia (WA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) invites applications for an Intensive Resources Supervisor (WMS2) in the Division of Partnership, Prevention, and Services. This role leads six to seven Program Consultants overseeing Behavior Rehabilitation Services statewide and requires strong supervisory and collaboration skills.

Based in Olympia with travel across the state, the supervisor will develop relationships with regional leadership, monitor budgets and

Qualifications

• Equivalent combination of education and experience totaling nine years.
• Bachelor’s degree in social services, Public Administration, Social Work, or allied field with five years of child welfare experience.
• Master’s degree in social services, Public Administration, Social Work, or allied field with three years of child welfare experience.
• Ability to take action to learn and grow.
• Ability to take action to meet the needs of others.
• Within the past five years, two years of full-time experience in administering or managing child welfare-related programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide statewide coordination and ongoing management of the Intensive Resource placement continuum.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with regional HQ leadership and providers.
• Standardize and operationalize the delivery of intensive resources across DCYF.
• Lead a unit of six Intensive Resource Regional program consultants.
• Monitor staff activity and provide training to staff.
• Recruit, hire, and onboard staff.
• Collaborate with providers and tribes to address service gaps and expand resources.
• Ensure expenditures align with fiscal and program requirements.
• Provide technical assistance on regulations and policies relating to intensive resources.
• Evaluate contracts and monitor contractor performance.

Skills

Leadership & supervision

Communication

Diversity & inclusion

Team coordination

Budget & contract management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social services/related field

Master’s degree in social services/related field

Tools

Budget management

Contract compliance

Job description

Our vision is to ensure that “Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy, thriving physically, emotionally, and educationally, nurtured by family and community.”

Job Title: Intensive Resources Program Manager (WMS2)

Location: Olympia, WA– Flexible/Hybrid. The incumbent must be able to travel to offices and regions throughout the state to attend in-person meetings, training sessions, and conferences. The incumbent may be eligible for telework with some in-person meetings as required. Some in-state and out-of-state travel may be required. Closes: Monday August 24th, 2026

Annually: $95,568 - $119,460 Annually

We’re looking for an Intensive Resources Supervisor (WMS2) to join our team in the Division of Partnership, Prevention, and Services (PPS) located within DCYF Headquarters. This division is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing programs that assist DCYF with needed services to support positive outcomes for children and families involved with the child welfare system.

This position supervises an experienced and dedicated team of 6-7 Social and Health Program Consultant 4s who oversee eligibility and access to Behavior Rehabilitation Services (BRS) statewide. We are looking for a program supervisor who has a demonstrated history of valuing diversity, equity, and inclusion, strong communication and robust people management skills, and who values building relationships.

Our preferred candidate will have a strong supervisory skill set and the ability to develop strong working relationships with internal leadership, internal and external partners, and Tribes. They will provide supportive supervision to inspire the team; coach, mentor, and teach others; develop creative solutions through shared decision-making; and work collaboratively with others. If you have a dynamic work ethic, proven supervisory skills, and want to make a difference in the lives of children and families.

The Opportunity:

The Intensive Resources Supervisor will serve as the DCYF expert in child welfare intensive services and will supervise six (6) - seven (7) Intensive Resources Program Consultants who oversee and administer Behavior Rehabilitation Services (BRS) statewide. They will support teams that are advocating for children and young people by providing guidance, consultation, feedback, and support.

This position collaborates with DCYF teams, internal leadership, the provider community, other state agencies, external partners, and Tribes and provides systems expertise and consultation for Child Welfare staff related to the provision of Intensive Placement Resources to youth with complex mental health and behavioral health needs. The Intensive Resources Supervisor works closely with another supervisor and will use partnership, teaming, and collaboration to ensure consistent delivery of services statewide and a connected and cohesive unit.

The Intensive Resources Supervisor ensures the Program Consultants of the Intensive Resources Unit meet the needs of the child welfare offices, contracted intensive resource providers, and the youth and families they serve who need to access intensive services. This position is directly responsible for the BRS budget, monitors expenditures for contract compliance, and ensures expenditures are in alignment with program and statutory requirements.

As the Intensive Resources Supervisor, you have a critical role in ensuring that our youth with the greatest needs, and those caring for them, can access quality and timely support and services that are needed to help them stabilize and flourish.

Some of what you'll do:

• Provide statewide coordination, implementation, and ongoing management of the Intensive Resource placement continuum and provide support to field operations.
• Develop, foster, and maintain a strong, collaborative working relationship with regional and HQ leadership, program staff, and intensive resource providers.
• Standardize and operationalize the delivery of intensive resources across DCYF.
• Participate in a key leadership role in the Placement Continuum Unit and support other areas and program managers in the Placement Continuum unit by providing input, expertise, and guidance.
• Guide, direct, train, and monitor the activities of a unit of six Intensive Resource Regional program consultants.
• Monitor staff activity and performance, and provide training to new and existing staff.
• Responsible for recruiting, hiring, and onboarding of staff.
• Develop, facilitate, and participate in internal and external workgroups and committees.
• Participate in client-specific FTDMs, shared planning meetings, and staffings to develop plans to address placement resource needs of youth with complex behaviors.
• Collaborate with providers, other HQ program staff, and regional staff to develop intensive resource programs to address service gaps and expand the therapeutic placement continuum.
• Provide oversight, guidance, and consultation to ensure that placements are made consistent with fiscal and program requirements.
• Monitors statewide program expenditures and compliance with program requirements.
• Provide technical assistance and professional expertise to interpret, implement, review, evaluate and provide input on federal and state regulations and policies relating to the development, implementation and utilization of intensive resources.
• Evaluate contracts, track progress, utilize data, and partner in contractor monitoring.

Required Qualifications:

• Equivalent combination of education and experience totaling nine (9) years.
• OR A bachelor’s degree in social services, Public Administration, Social Work, or other closely allied field AND five (5) years of progressively responsible and high performing child welfare experience.
• OR A master’s degree in social services, Public Administration, Social Work, or other closely allied field AND three (3) years of progressively responsible and high performing child welfare experience.
• AND The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• AND The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.
• Within the past five (5) years, have two (2) years of demonstrated full-time experience in one of the following areas:
  • Administering or managing a group care program or programs for children and young people with therapeutic support needs.
  • Overseeing service delivery and contract compliance for group care providers.
  • Administering or managing programs that offer treatment and therapeutic support for children and young people.
  • Overseeing the service delivery and contract compliance for therapeutic providers.
  • Administering or managing programing related to permanency for children or young people with therapeutic supports needs.
• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible and high performing child welfare experience that includes two (2) years of supervising others.

Competencies include:

• Models and champions our culture and values: Demonstrated abilities to earn the trust, respect and confidence of colleagues, employees, partners, and customers through honesty, integrity, and professionalism in all interactions.
• Exhibits a relentless commitment to anti-racism and addressing diversity, disproportionality and inequity in child and family-serving systems.
• Cultivates a Shared Strategic Vision: Describes an inspiring, long-term vision with deep meaning for the organization or team.
• Develops People: Brings great people with the right skills and the right motivation into the organization and enables them to do their best work every day.
• Drives Results: Creates and nurtures a performance-based culture of continuous improvement. Is passionate about data informed decision-making, scientific problem solving, customer responsiveness and satisfaction, and maximizing resources across the organization.
• Fosters Learning: Fosters a climate that supports creativity, innovation and hypothesis testing. Supports and invests in employee learning and development.
• Builds Relationships: Builds and maintains internal and external relationships that creates positive customer satisfaction with the services offered by the Department.
• Communicates Effectively: Conveys clear, timely and persuasive messages that positively influence the thoughts and actions of others.
• Embraces inclusivity and transparency in decision-making. Actively contributes to a work environment that embraces building and sustaining relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders, recognizing the value of culture, ethnic, gender and other individual differences, to enhance the attainment of department goals.
• Leads and Navigates Change: Navigates the organization through complex and changing environments and engages staff to seek creative solutions and drive change. Attends to the human side of change.
• Embraces and Embeds Inclusion in Decision-making: Reaches out to leverage diverse points of view, talents and capabilities. Is accountable for the impacts of their approach, decisions and actions on themselves, coworkers, stakeholders and those we serve.
• Accepts responsibility for the quality and timeliness of their work.
• Fosters Teamwork and Collaboration: Fosters teamwork and collaboration while developing people. Builds trusting cooperative relationships and meaningful connections. Understands/builds networks and collaboration.

Degree must be obtained from an accredited college or university whose accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or foreign equivalent verified by a NACES-approved organization at naces.org. Foreign Equivalency certification must be attached to the application for degrees obtained outside the U.S. Incomplete applications may be screened out of the recruitment process.

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:

• Two years of supervision within child welfare, foster or group care licensing or intensive services program delivery.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Behavior Rehabilitation Services and/or Intensive Services programming and delivery.
• Demonstrated experience working with or within the intensive resources (BRS, therapeutic foster care, behavioral health, developmental disabilities) system.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Family First Prevention Service Act (FFPSA) requirements as it relates to Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTP).
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in monitoring complex contract requirements.
• Demonstrated