Direct Care and Treatment (DCT) is seeking an individual to join our DCT Policy Team for an exciting and rewarding opportunity as a Policy Coordinator! This position will coordinate and monitor all on-going policy development, maintenance, implementation, and training activities to ensure compliance with the requirements of all statutes, rules, regulations, and state and agency policies governing treatment and administration. The Policy Coordinator, through policy oversite, will collaborate with quality, legal, and compliance to provide regulatory guidance and facilitate compliance with state and federal rules, regulations, licensing, and accreditation requirements to support the quality of programs in Community Based Services and Outpatient Services (Ambulatory Services) divisions. Primary responsibilities: • Serve as the point-of-control, expert, and reference to ensure the adequacy, rigor, quality, and consistency of policies. • Develop strategies for assuring compliance with Direct Care and Treatment policies. • Identify the need for additional program policies and obtain approval from leadership teams for policies. • Collaborate with Equity Directors to facilitate equity policy analysis through drafting chair and leadership review team equity analysis. • Develop and serve as the site administrator for Policy Manual SharePoint sites. Oversee the organization and publication of policies on SharePoint. • Conduct and coordinate review of published policies and update policies as needed and on a scheduled basis. • Train, support, and monitor policy drafting chairs to ensure regular, timely, and ongoing development, review, and update of DCT policies. • Review existing administrative and program policies for conflict and redundancy with DHS policy and across DCT divisions and programs. • Moderate Policy Committee deliberations and articulate/integrate edits for program approval. Finalize policy drafts for program approval and signature. • Maintain archive policies including developmental history and past editions sufficient to provide timely response to litigation holds, subpoenas, data requests, program staff requests for developmental history information, and backup drafts for Policy Manual SharePoint sites.

Three (3) years of policy work experience that demonstrates the following: • Experience developing/revising, reviewing, communicating and implementing policies or procedures and responding to related policy inquiries. • Experience analyzing written policies and procedures and determining gaps in services or ways to improve processes that lead to greater efficiency for the agency and/or clarity for staff. • Experience as a policy drafting chair or drafting team member. • Experience facilitating and leading committee, work-group projects or meetings. • Strong interpersonal relationship building skills. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Strong organizational skills. • Experience researching statutes, regulations, and policies that govern treatment and administration. • Experience with computer software applications sufficient to create spreadsheets from a variety of sources and compile lists, spreadsheets, and graphs to track projects and activities. • Experience with Microsoft Office applications (i.e., PowerPoint, Word, OneNote, Teams, Excel, Forms, etc.) and SharePoint Note: A Bachelor’s degree in organizational development, public policy, or a related field may substitute for 1 year of experience. A Master’s degree in organizational development, public policy or related field may substitute for 2 years of experience.

Experience leading policy strategy. • Experience in conducting policy audits • Policy drafting chair or drafting team experience in Direct Care and Treatment • Our employees are dedicated to ensuring cultural responsiveness. Preferred candidates will have a variety of experiences working effectively with others from different backgrounds and cultures.

Available upon request from the local HR office.

Those crossing Appointing Authorities may be required to successfully complete a physical assessment form, provide education documentation (high school diploma, GED, college transcript, or college degree) and provide documented proof of freedom from tuberculosis completed within the last year.