About Our Growing PartnershipMAS Community Health has joined forces with SPARC Services & Programs. This partnership expands our reach and impact across Maine, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Arkansas, and Texas bringing more resources and opportunity to the communities and employees we serve. It's an exciting time to grow with us.
The Role:
The Children's Services and Family Centered Treatment Program Leader is responsible for the overall leadership, strategic and operational oversight, and growth of the organization's MaineCare Section 28 Children's Services program and Family Centered Treatment (FCT) services. This role combines agency-wide operations leadership — supervision of program leadership, regulatory and documentation compliance, staffing, budget, and stakeholder engagement — with direct oversight of program-level leaders (Children's Services Coordinators and FCT Supervisors) to ensure the delivery of high-quality, compliant, and family-centered services.
This role manages program operations from intake through discharge, ensures compliance with applicable payer and regulatory requirements, and maintains on-going communication with families, referral sources, payers, state/licensing agencies, and internal stakeholders to support operational excellence and quality outcomes across the organization.
You will be responsible for:
- Provide leadership and oversight for Children's Services and HCT programs
- Supervise and develop program leadership, staff, and clinical teams
- Ensure regulatory, documentation, and authorization compliance
- Manage budget, billing coordination, and program growth initiatives
- Build relationships with families, payers, referral sources, and state agencies
- Oversee client intake, assessments, treatment planning, and service delivery
- In this role, you must have:
- Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services, or a related field required (Master's degree with licensure preferred)
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in behavioral health, with children's services preferred; includes 3+ years of leadership/supervisory experience and 2+ years in business operations and budget development
- Knowledge of MaineCare Section 28 and Family Centered Treatment (FCT) service models, DHHS Behavioral Health Organization licensing requirements, and authorization processes
- Strong communication, crisis decision-making, and multitasking skills
- Valid driver's license, CPR/First Aid certification, ability to pass background check and travel as needed
Why You’ll Love Working here:
Our team is a collection of high performing and highly engaged team members. We’re proud of our culture, benefits, and commitment to work-life balance, including: Excellent employee benefits, including health & dental insurance, 401k with company match, and unlimited Paid Time OffThe opportunity to work for a growing company in a critical and fast-paced sector within healthcare.
