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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGER / NF5

CAMP PENDLETON MCCS
Oceanside, CA Other
POSTED ON 4/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/30/2026
Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team! MCCS is a comprehensive program that supports and enhances the quality of life for Marines, their families, and others in the Marine Corps Community. We offer a team oriented environment comprised of military personnel, civilian employees, contractors and volunteers who keep the organization functioning smoothly and effectively.

Qualifications:

Masters degree in social work or a related field (psychology, marriage and family therapy) plus 5 years post masters experience providing direct care/management in behavioral health programs (family advocacy, suicide, substance abuse, combat operational stress)  and Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).  Clinically licensed at the independent practitioner level by a state regulatory board.  Two years experience in a managerial or supervisory position over licensed and/or unlicensed  practitioners in a clinical program.  Skill in providing support services that would sustain mission requirements such as maintaining war fighter readiness and coping with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, suicide prevention and prevention of problems that detract from unit performance.  Knowledge of and experience that demonstrates skill to serve as a Program Manager and a recognized expert to independently oversee day-to-day operation of an ongoing behavioral health program of large scope and/or significant difficulty and responsibility that encompasses:  mission, function, operation, activity, laws, rules and regulations authorized and funded by the agency.  Skill to develop operational guidelines for a full range of actions and standards for program operations when established guidelines have not been successful, do not apply or none are available; determine appropriate products or services to define program scope, requirements and deliverables when customers have complex characteristics or needs that require combined resources of many divisions and agencies with conflicting, overlapping and inconsistent requirements and objectives; develop, modify or provide best of current successful projects to stimulate development and improvement of programs; implement high visibility or complex program plans that significantly affect overall operation and credibility of the agency to meet objectives; coordinate and integrate project activities that require negotiation and resolution of conflicts and controversial disputes over applicability of guidelines and operation of programs; monitor project activities and resources to mitigate risks that can have far reaching affects on operations and/or on large groups of people.  Skill to supervise employees in the accomplishment of work.  

Responsibilities:

Serves as Program Manager and a recognized program expert of the installation Behavioral Health Branch/Program, Marine and Family Programs, Marine Corps Community Services that includes oversight and management of:  operation of several facilities, full scope of complex programming, related services and supervision of financial, personnel and property resources and high visibility installation level programming consisting of:  policy development, planning, implementation of services and execution of  associated initiatives.  Independently oversees day-to-day operation of a program that encompasses:  mission, function, operation, activity, laws, rules and regulations authorized and funded by the agency for a program with characteristics that complicate operations such as:  wide dispersion of activities and various shifts of operations and/or a large and/or diverse population.  Monitors project activities to mitigate risks and maximize resources that can have affects on operations and groups of people.  Uses expertise in behavioral health theories and practices to provide oversight of and monitor:   clinical programs to include Family Advocacy, General Counseling, Substance Abuse, Sexual Assault, Combat/Operational Stress Control, and Suicide Prevention and Treatment.  Provides  guidance on prevention planning, credentialing and privileging of clinical providers.  Serves as the installation subject matter expert for MCCS:  clinical counseling and social service issues, representation on working groups, and coordination of multidisciplinary requirements.  Oversees development of effective prevention and treatment programmingManagement Serves as a Program Manager and recognized expert to independently oversee day-to-day operation of the ongoing Behavioral Health program of large scope and/or involving significant difficulty and responsibility. Develops operational guidelines for the full range of actions and standards for program operations when established guidelines have not been successful, do not apply or none are available.  Determines appropriate products or services for customers to define program scope, requirements and deliverables when groups have complex characteristics, i.e. such as diverse social, economic or health problems or needs that require combined resources of many divisions and agencies with conflicting, overlapping and inconsistent requirements and objectives.  Develops, modifies or provides input to program plans providing best of current successful projects to stimulate development and improvement of programs.  Implements high visibility or complex program plans that significantly affect overall operation and credibility of Marine Corps Community Services.  Coordinates and integrates activities that require negotiation with representatives inside and outside the organization, and resolution of conflicts and controversial disputes over applicability of guidelines and operation of programs.  Manages, leads management of or administers project resources. Monitors project activities and resources to mitigate risks that can have far reaching affects on operations and/or on large groups of people.  Implements or maintains quality assurance processes.  Makes improvements, solves problems and takes corrective action when problems arise.  Provides expert presentations and briefings on all aspects of the program. Participates in phased, milestone and final program reviews.  Identifies program documentation requirements or procedures.  Develops and implements program marketing plans. Develops minimum standards governing the program, policy, procedures and personnel.  Continuously assesses program operations.  Monitors progress toward organizational goals, evaluates and makes adjustments to improve the program.  Identifies problems, determines accuracy and relevance of information, and uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations to improve programming. Stays abreast of current methods, metrics, tools and techniques.  Recommends new approaches designed to make desirable changes in program administration and operation based on personal knowledge of behavioral health theories and practices  and personal evaluation of pending needs, trends and resources.  Organizes work, sets priorities and determines resources requirement.  Determines short or long term goals and strategies to achieve them.  Coordinates with other organizations to accomplish goals.  Monitors progress and evaluates outcomes. Identifies, analyzes, specifies, designs and manages functional and infrastructure requirements to include translating functional requirements into technical requirements used for logical design or presenting alternative technologies or approaches.  Establishes methods and tools to conduct risk assessment.
 

Salary : $140,000

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