PROBLEM GAMBLING PROGRAM MANAGER - 72933

Executive Service

PROBLEM GAMBLING PROGRAM MANAGER

Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Office of Strategic Initiatives

Nashville, TN

Salary : Salary : $5,100 - $6,291

Closing Date : 11 / 24 / 2025

The position will be required to go into the office once a week (to Nashville) and there will be some occasional travel.

Background Check :

If a background check is required for this position, enter this statement : This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Who we are and what we do :

TDMHSAS is Tennessee's state mental health and substance abuse authority which operates four Regional Mental Health Institutes and provides for an assortment of community-based services including prevention, early intervention, treatment, crisis intervention, and recovery support. TDMHSAS provides and supports services to upwards of 750,000 Tennesseans a year and operates with an annual budget of approximately $640 million.

How you make a difference in this role :

TDMHSAS mission is creating collaborative pathways to resiliency, recovery, and independence for Tennesseans living with mental illness and substance use disorders. Our vision is a state of resiliency, recovery, and independence in which Tennesseans living with mental illness and substance use disorders thrive.

• Our Values : Customer Focused : An unwavering commitment to keep patients and those who serve them at the forefront of every decision.
• Integrity : Honesty and truth in all that we do. Inspired Purpose : The call to action in service of a cause greater than oneself.
• Excellence : The highest standards for services, efficiency, and conduct.
• Compassionate and Effective Leadership : The ability to make effective decisions and inspire others through active listening and empathy.
• Solutions and Outcomes-Oriented : The commitment to positive outcomes and meaningful changes in response to the critical needs of the Tennesseans we serve.
• Partnership : Beyond teamwork, collaboration based on mutual success to the benefit of the Tennesseans we are blessed to serve.

Job Overview :

The Problem Gambling Program Manager will provide project oversight for the programs associated with the Sports Wagering Tax. This includes the Problem Gambling Outreach, Education, and Referrals Program (PGOERP) and other associated programs funded through the tax. The position will be responsible for contract and budget management; monitoring and evaluation of programs; working with community providers and stakeholders. Problem Gambling Legislation In 2019, Public Chapter 507 was established for the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act, which includes a stipulation that 5% of the privilege tax collected will be given to the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to fund prevention and treatment efforts related to problem gambling and gambling disorders; and to address juvenile addiction and mental health disorders. Problem Gambling Program The Problem Gambling Prevention and Treatment Services Program is a multi-purpose program designed to increase knowledge about problem and / or pathological gambling for those persons at risk, their families, and the general community; to identify and assess those with problem and / or pathological gambling conditions and provide outpatient treatment services if needed; and to continually assess regional needs and coordinate outreach activities for potential service recipients. Services are provided in person or through tele-health.

Key Responsibilities :

Minimum Qualifications :

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and / or federal civil rights laws.