Provider Supports Lead (PPM III)

Posting number: 2026GM27558

Department: DCHS - Community & Human Srvcs

Division: Adult Services

Job classification: Project/Program Manager III (C23 : PROTEC17-Non-Sups Staff (DCHS))

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Administration, Community Services, Social Services, Professional, Miscellaneous, Human Services, Customer Service, Project Management, Community and Social Services, Career Exploration, Program Management

Summary

The Department of Community and Human Services values diverse perspectives and life experiences. The Department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, veterans, and those with lived experiences.

 
 King County's Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) provides equitable opportunities for people to be healthy, happy, and connected to community.

The Adult Services Division (ASD) is seeking a qualified internal candidate for a Special Duty Assignment (SDA) to establish and support a new Provider Supports Team within the Community Investments and Provider Supports (CIPS) section.

The Provider Supports Team will serve as ASD's centralized resource for provider capacity building, technical assistance coordination, language access administration, provider learning and development, and provider readiness initiatives for the division. The team will play a key role in strengthening the Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) provider network and advancing equitable access to County funding opportunities.

The Provider Supports Team Lead provides strategic leadership for ASD's Provider Supports Team and reports directly to the Chief of Community Investments and Provider Supports.

This position is responsible for developing and implementing provider support strategies that strengthen organizational capacity, improve provider readiness, increase equitable access to County funding opportunities, and enhance long-term sustainability of the regional human services network.

The Lead provides day-to-day leadership and coordinates the work of Provider Supports Specialists while serving as the primary liaison between providers, procurement, contracting, fiscal staff, policy staff, executive leadership, and external partners.

The position oversees existing VSHSL Technical Assistance and Capacity Building (TACB) and Language Access programs while leading development of new provider support initiatives, including the VSHSL Provider Academy Pilot Program.

WHO MAY APPLY: This position is open only to current Adult Services Division (ASD) Career Service employees who meet the minimum qualifications. Interviews for this selection process will take place on or around 8/28/2026.

APPLICATION PROCESS
If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process, or if you have questions, please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.
The following items are required to be considered for this vacancy:

• NeoGov Job Application (The responses on your job application should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Supplemental Questions (The responses to the supplemental questions should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)

Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the application. Cover letters and/or resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state "see my resume" or "see my personnel file" are considered incomplete and will not be accepted.

Please Note: This selection process may also be used to create a pool of candidates for current and future career service, term-limited-temporary, and special duty opportunities.  The pool will be active for 6 months.   

WORK SCHEDULE/CONDITIONS: This is a Special Duty Assignment (SDA) position anticipated to end 24 months from the start date, but subject to change dependent on operational need. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and is not