Director of Behavioral Health and Recovery Services

Job Description

Job Description

Join Our Mission: Lead Behavioral Health and Recovery Services at CME!

Are you an experienced Behavioral Health leader who knows how to bring together  people, programs, systems, and performance to build strong and sustainable services?

Community-Minded Enterprises (CME) is seeking a Director of Behavioral Health and Recovery Services to provide strategic, operational, and people leadership across our Behavioral Health and Recovery programs. This role oversees a diverse portfolio of services, including Substance Use Disorder treatment, recovery support services, Plan to Work, Foundational Community Supports, Recovery Café, and other assigned programs.

As the senior operational leader for Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, you’ll work alongside managers, supervisors, and organizational leaders to strengthen services, develop teams, improve systems, and ensure programs remain  high-quality, compliant, accessible, contractually accountable, and financially sustainable.

What You’ll Do

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across Behavioral Health and Recovery Services.
• Lead, coach, and develop managers and supervisors while building strong accountability and leadership practices.
• Strengthen clinical supervision, documentation, credentialing, compliance, and operational systems.
• Establish and monitor program performance measures, contract deliverables, and improvement priorities.
• Use performance data to identify barriers, guide decisions, and improve program outcomes.
• Partner with Finance and Revenue Cycle to support budgets, billing readiness, productivity, and financial sustainability.
• Collaborate with Human Resources, Risk and Compliance, Finance, and other organizational leaders to strengthen department operations.
• Build and maintain relationships with healthcare providers, funders, government agencies, community organizations, and other partners.
• Evaluate opportunities to improve, expand, and strengthen Behavioral Health and Recovery services.

What We’re Looking For

• Five (5) years of progressively responsible leadership experience in Behavioral Health, healthcare, human services, or a related service environment.
• Experience leading program operations, staff, compliance, financial performance, contracts, or similar organizational responsibilities.
• Demonstrated experience developing or improving Behavioral Health operations, including areas such as clinical supervision, documentation, credentialing, EHR, compliance, and Revenue Cycle workflows.
• Experience using performance measures, audits, operational controls, and improvement processes to strengthen program performance.
• Strong people leadership, communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and organizational change skills.
• Experience leading managers or supervisors and opening, expanding, or substantially restructuring Behavioral Health services is strongly preferred.
• A Behavioral Health professional credential or licensure relevant to CME’s services is preferred.

Why Join Us?

Make an Impact: Your work will drive real change in communities across the state.

Collaborate with Passionate People: Join a team of dedicated individuals committed to our mission.

Grow Your Career:  Enjoy opportunities for professional development and growth.

Competitive Pay and Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay ($91,200 to $127,000). We offer a comprehensive package, including health, vision, dental, life insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and 11 paid holidays.

Join us in making a difference!Submit your cover letter and resume today and take the next step in your journey as our  Director of Behavioral Health & Recovery Services .

CME is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and encourages women, persons of color, and those with disabilities to apply. We actively celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment.

CME is an E-Verify employer.