Mental Health and Substance Abuse Children's Behavioral Services Director pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 43795
- Class code
- 43795
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Children's Behavioral Services Director is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 43795.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 07/08/2004.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and administrative work directing a statewide mental health and substance abuse services (OMHSAS) program administered by the Department of Public Welfare for the behavioral health needs of children and adolescents. The employee in this job is responsible for planning, developing, directing, and coordinating a specialized statewide mental health program for children and adolescents. Work involves developing new and revised services, program standards, policies, regulations and Medicaid State Plan amendments consistent with Child and Adolescent Service System Program principles. The employee directs, prepares and manages the development of Unified System of Children’s Services and Medicaid HealthChoices waivers in collaboration with OMHSAS bureaus, the Office of Medical Assistance Programs (OMAP), other state agencies and local stakeholders.
Examples of the work
Plans, develops, directs and coordinates a specialized statewide OMHSAS program for children and adolescents. Leads OMHSAS, stakeholders and community groups on new program design based on evidence-based practices in service provision. Designs and oversees the implementation of pilot projects. Provides training on innovative practices and evaluates program outcomes. Directs the development and preparation of new and revised policies, regulations and contract provisions to comply with legal settlements and lawsuits impacting service delivery. Collaborates with other DPW program offices, other state agencies and workgroups providing services for the behavioral health needs of children.
Minimum qualifications
Seven years of professional experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of a human services program, including three years in an administrative, consultative, or supervisory capacity involving behavioral health programs for children and adolescents; and a bachelor's degree; or An equivalent combination of professional experience and training, which included three years of administrative, consultative, or supervisory experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of behavioral health programs for children and adolescents.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.