Director of Fidelity Wraparound Center of Excellence - UC Davis

Director of High Fidelity Wraparound Center of Excellence - UC Davis

UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education is launching California's first statewide High‑Fidelity Wraparound Center of Excellence and is hiring a Director, High‑Fidelity Wraparound to help build it from the ground up. This is a rare opportunity to shape how Wraparound is implemented across California. The Director will partner with state agencies and counties, lead a growing Center of Excellence, and build the systems, teams, and infrastructure that support high‑quality, family‑centered practice statewide.

This role is a strong fit for experienced directors or senior leaders ready to take the next step into statewide, systems‑level leadership in child welfare or behavioral health. The position is a hybrid role based in Davis, CA (2 days onsite).

Another Source’s client, University of California, Davis, is recruiting a Director, High‑Fidelity Wraparound to join their team. You will have the opportunity to work a hybrid schedule, coming into the office 2 days each week.

Here’s a little about UC Davis Continuing and Professional

Education:

UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) is the lifelong learning arm of the university. The division maintains the most diverse program portfolio on campus, offering pre‑college programs, professional continuing education, workforce development, international academic and cultural exchange, and training services for corporate and agency partners. As a global leader in continuing education, CPE serves learners regionally, nationally, and internationally, posting more than 55,000 enrollments annually and ranking as the third‑largest UC Extension by enrollment.

UC Davis Human Services provides training on the principles and practice implications of Wraparound, skills for facilitating Wraparound, Creating Community Supports and more.

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What you will be doing:

The Director of the High‑Fidelity Wraparound Center of Excellence (HFW COE) provides executive, strategic, and operational leadership for the statewide implementation of High‑Fidelity Wraparound (HFW), working in close collaboration with California’s BH‑CONNECT and BHSA initiatives through the Department of Health Care Services and the California Department of Social Services.

This role leads a large, multi‑unit statewide Center of Excellence comprised of manager‑led teams responsible for Fidelity Monitoring, Training and Technical Assistance, Data and Reporting, and Administration. Oversight focuses on ensuring consistent, evidence‑based practices across teams and systems, driving continuous quality improvement, supporting integrated care coordination, and maintaining fidelity to the wraparound model. The position also cultivates internal and external partnerships that strengthen and sustain wraparound infrastructure statewide.

In addition, this role oversees and aligns multiple funding streams supporting High‑Fidelity Wraparound implementation, including initiatives funded by the Department of Health Care Services and the California Department of Social Services. Responsibilities include braiding and coordinating these resources to support a unified statewide strategy, ensure fiscal integrity, and maintain compliance across contracts.

Serving as UC Davis’s primary senior liaison to DHCS, CDSS, and other contract sponsors, this position is accountable for all required deliverables, reporting, and compliance documentation. The role plays a critical leadership function in shaping strategic direction, statewide coordination, interagency negotiation, contract and fiscal oversight, and the overall performance of the Center of Excellence in meeting its statewide fidelity and training goals.

• 40% Program and Strategic Leadership
• 20% Contract, Fiscal and Data Management
• 20% External Relations and State Partnership
• 20% Organizational Leadership and Talent Management

• Doctorate in related area and/or equivalent experience/training
• Minimum of five years of progressive leadership experience in extensive expertise in…