Career Opportunities

Project Coordinator – Adult Mental Health

Help support the systems, partnerships, and services behind a mission that matters.

Job Overview

The Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board (HCMHRSB) seeks an experienced professional to coordinate, monitor, and strengthen community-based behavioral health services for adults in Hamilton County. The Project Coordinator will collaborate with provider agencies, individuals and families, community organizations, the court system, and local and state government partners to improve access to care, promote effective service delivery, monitor program performance, and ensure accountability for the use of public funds.

This position supports the planning and implementation of initiatives that enhance the adult behavioral health continuum of care, address emerging community needs, and improve outcomes for individuals living with mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.

Candidates with experience serving adults with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI), co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, complex service needs, or involvement with multiple service systems are strongly encouraged to apply. Experience with crisis services, including mobile crisis response; court- and justice-involved behavioral health services, including forensic services and competency restoration; probate-related services; program evaluation; grant administration; and community planning is also highly desirable.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinate and monitor programs: Develop, implement, coordinate, and evaluate adult mental health projects and initiatives to support effective service delivery and alignment with Board priorities.
• Support provider performance and accountability: Monitor programs, budgets, contracts, funding sources, grants, and service outcomes to assess performance, identify service gaps, and promote compliance with applicable requirements and funding expectations.
• Build collaborative partnerships: Serve as a liaison, resource, and technical advisor to behavioral health providers and community partners to address service delivery challenges and strengthen coordination across systems.
• Advance funding opportunities: Research, develop, and prepare grant proposals and other funding initiatives to support the expansion, enhancement, and sustainability of adult behavioral health services.
• Inform strategic planning: Research emerging issues, review relevant data, identify community needs, and prepare analyses and recommendations to inform Board leadership and system-level decision-making.
• Promote communication and collaboration: Facilitate discussions among providers, stakeholders, and community partners to address issues affecting adults with behavioral health needs and identify opportunities for coordinated solutions.
• Support continuous improvement: Participate in system-level planning and discussions regarding service utilization, program outcomes, emerging trends, evidence-based practices, and opportunities to improve access, quality, and effectiveness of care.

What We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate brings a combination of behavioral health knowledge, program coordination experience, analytical skills, and the ability to build effective working relationships across organizations and service systems.

Candidates should demonstrate:

• Experience working with adults and their families within behavioral health, criminal justice, developmental disabilities, public health, or other related service systems.
• Knowledge of adult mental health services, community-based resources, suicide prevention, trauma-informed care, and evidence-based behavioral health practices.
• Familiarity with services for individuals with SPMI, co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, complex needs, or involvement across multiple service systems.
• Experience monitoring contracts, grants, programs, or services, including reviewing deliverables, assessing performance, and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Experience in managing program budgets, funding sources, and fiscal oversight. Skilled at monitoring expenditures and collaborating across departments to ensure the efficient use of resources.
• Ability to analyze program performance measures, service utilization, outcomes, and other data to inform planning, evaluate effectiveness, and support quality improvement.
• Knowledge of state and federal funding sources and requirements relevant to adult behavioral health services.
• Experience facilitating stakeholder meetings, advisory committees, family organizations, provider groups, or community partnerships.
• Strong written and verbal communication, relationship-building, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Education: Prefer master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or a related field but will consider applicants with a bachelor’s degree, and strong clinical work history.
• Licensure: Prefer independent license in social work or counseling, but LSW or LPC is acceptable.
• Experience: At least four (4) years of relevant experience in behavioral health, adult-serving systems, program planning, grant administration, contract monitoring, or community-based services.
• Specialized Experience: Demonstrated experience serving or supporting programs for individuals with SPMI and/or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders is highly desirable, particularly in settings involving complex, high-risk, or high-need circumstances and coordination across multiple service systems.
• Collaboration and Analysis: Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain partnerships among behavioral health providers, individuals and families, courts, hospitals, government agencies, and community organizations; analyze program data and performance; and develop practical, innovative approaches to improving adult behavioral health services and outcomes.

The successful candidate will be a collaborative, analytical, and solutions-oriented professional who can translate community needs and system-level priorities into coordinated initiatives that strengthen Hamilton County’s adult behavioral health system.

Pay: $65,670.00 – $80,520.00 per year

Interested candidates should submit their resume and cover letter to carries@hcmhrsb.org. Please include the job title in the subject line of your email.