CDOC (Health Professional VI) - Community Behavioral Health Administrator - (COLORADO SPRINGS)

State of Colorado • Colorado Springs, CO

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Colorado Department of Corrections seeks a Community Behavioral Health Administrator to plan, organize, and implement community transition services for inmates and parolees. The role develops continuity-of-care programs using interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teams and provides clinical consultation, case planning, staff training, and service coordination for offenders with mental illness transitioning from correctional facilities to the community.

The administrator oversees parole behavioral health staff and supports CDOC clinicians, supervisors, case managers, parole officers, and community organizations in identifying treatment needs and connecting offenders with community-based services. The role also contributes to behavioral health program development, policies, pilot projects, and grant applications, and prepares quarterly reports and trend analyses related to the mentally ill populations in community corrections and parole. The position is based at CDOC Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is open only to Colorado residents. It may be used to fill future vacancies at this location.

Requirements

• Hold a valid, active Colorado license as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW/CSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT/MFT), or Licensed Psychologist.
• Have at least three years of experience providing mental health and substance use disorder assessment, treatment, and monitoring.
• Have at least two years of licensed professional experience in the mental health field coordinating services with internal and external providers, programs, or organizations to ensure continuity of care for people with mental illness.
• Demonstrate ability to supervise and provide staff leadership, including staff development, mentoring, coaching, and performance evaluation.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate fluently in English.
• Be able to provide direct patient care to offenders.
• Be able to adapt, innovate, and lead in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities, using strong organizational skills.
• Demonstrate problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with facility programs and internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrate operational focus, ambition, and results-driven leadership.
• Be able to ensure compliance with regulations, standards, procedures, laws, rules, and statutes.
• Be able to maintain self-control, alertness, emotional stability, and mental resilience under pressure, including in stressful or potentially violent situations.
• Be able to tolerate stress, confinement, and high-stakes interactions.
• Be able to read and comprehend English.
• Be able to create accessible documents and technical content that follows plain-language guidelines.
• Be at least 21 years of age.
• Possess a valid driver’s license and maintain a valid, non-restricted Colorado driver’s license in accordance with state driving standards.
• Have a high school diploma or GED.
• Have no disqualifying felony convictions or disqualifying history of sexual abuse or sexual misconduct as described in the announcement.
• Have valid U.S. work authorization; H-1B sponsorship is not available.
• Successfully complete all modules of the six-week Colorado Department of Corrections Basic Training, including reading comprehension, competency assessments, and written and practical defensive-tactics exams.
• Possess the physical ability to complete defensive-tactics training and perform duties involving physical control, restraint, and response to assaultive behavior.
• Be able to see and hear to observe, address, and respond to potential safety and security breaches.
• Be able to demonstrate agility, strength in all four limbs, and the ability to walk and climb stairs consistently.
• Be able to work with people of different sexes, racial and ethnic groups, and with mentally ill and emotionally disturbed offenders.
• Be able to communicate by talking, listening, and/or signaling to exchange information and assignments.
• Be able and willing to travel and work various shifts, including days, afternoons, and nights, on a rotating schedule.
• Successfully pass a medical screening, background investigation, drug test, and required tuberculosis screening; random drug screening also occurs during employment.
• Be willing to work in environments with fluctuating noise and temperatures, including outdoors in inclement weather and in concrete-floor or concrete-wall settings.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with criminal justice-involved clients.
• Experience with program development.
• Clinical experience with people who are severely mentally ill.
• Experience supervising behavioral health staff.
• Supervisory experience involving decisions affecting subordinate staff pay, status, or tenure.

Responsibilities

• Develop transition processes and continuity-of-care programs using interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teams.
• Provide case consultation, monitoring, and training in CDOC facilities and the Division of Parole to support continuity of care for offenders with mental illness transitioning to the community.
• Consult with CDOC mental health staff and administrators to identify, track, and prepare offenders with mental illness for community transition.
• Provide clinical consultation and service coordination to CDOC mental health staff and case managers developing and implementing community transition plans.
• Train CDOC, Division of Parole, and community organization staff on transition services for offenders with mental illness.
• Contribute to resource development and service coordination through participation in relevant task forces and community organizations.
• Consult with community corrections and parole officers about offenders’ mental health status and treatment needs.
• Contribute to behavioral health program development, including comprehensive mental health programs, grant applications, and pilot projects.
• Provide oversight, clinical consultation, and case planning to CDOC mental health supervisors and clinicians, re-entry supervisors, and case management staff to identify and access community-based treatment services.
• Manage, plan, and implement multidisciplinary treatment-planning processes to facilitate transitions from prison to the community.
• Oversee parole behavioral health staff providing case planning and consultation to community parole officers and supervisors regarding treatment needs of offenders with mental illness and behavioral problems.
• Consult with facility clinical services on treatment and intervention recommendations, service coordination, and continuity of care for offenders returned to custody, including admission to a CDOC infirmary or residential treatment program.
• Prepare quarterly reports and trend analyses on mentally ill populations in community corrections and parole, identifying risk factors and service barriers affecting recidivism and public safety.
• Recommend policies, programs, and procedures to establish effective community transition options in collaboration with clinical services and the Division of Parole.
• Provide staff leadership, including staff development, mentoring, coaching, and performance evaluation.
• Ensure operational and administrative compliance with applicable regulations, standards, procedures, laws, rules, and statutes.

Benefits

• PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401(k) and 457 plans.
• Medical and dental health plans.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid life insurance.
• 11 paid holidays per year, plus vacation and sick leave.
• Wellness program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Training opportunities.
• Career advancement opportunities throughout the state system.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED