Director of Clinical Services

Colorado Dream Foundation•Denver, CO

1d•$85,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Clinical Services (DCS) is the senior clinical and operational leader of CLF’s direct therapy program within LiftED Horizons. The DCS translates CLF’s clinical vision — set by the Senior Director of Clinical Programs — into an exceptional, well-run therapy program that is accessible, culturally affirming, trauma-responsive, and healing-centered for every youth, adult, and family CLF serves. The DCS owns clinical execution: licensed clinician caseloads, supervision quality, client flow, site presence, crisis response, Medicaid billing, and the referral pipelines that sustain the program. Interns and Fellows are supervised by the Director of Clinical Education; the DCS coordinates closely on caseload integration, documentation compliance, and shared crisis response. This role also maintains an active caseload of 3–5 clients — staying close to the work, sustaining clinical credibility, and modeling CLF’s commitment to being present with the people we work alongside.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, MFT, or related field.
Active Colorado clinical licensure required (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or equivalent).
ACS credential preferred; ACS coursework required.
Minimum five years in behavioral health including at least two in a clinical supervisory or leadership role within school-based, community mental health, or nonprofit settings.
Deep knowledge of child, youth, and family development, trauma-responsive care, and evidence-based modalities.
Demonstrated strength as a clinical supervisor of provisionally and fully licensed clinicians.
Skilled in operational program management, Medicaid billing and coding oversight, data-driven decision-making, and clinical budget management.
Demonstrated ability to work in a peer director relationship with shared accountability across a complex clinical program.
Valid Colorado driver’s license.
Flexibility to work evenings/weekends as needed.
Ability to pass a comprehensive fingerprint background check.

Responsibilities

Operationalize the Senior Director’s clinical direction into daily standards, workflows, and team culture across the therapy program.
Own formal quarterly and annual reviews of CLF’s clinical policies and procedures — ensuring standards remain current, ethically grounded, and ahead of emerging best practice. Bring recommendations to the Senior Director and implement in coordination with the Director of Clinical Education.
Lead continuous clinical quality improvement using session data, supervision findings, and client/family feedback. Embed client and family voice into operational quality systems.
Coordinate with the Director of Clinical Education to co-design and deliver clinical education for the licensed clinician team and the broader organization — contributing field intelligence about what clinicians are encountering so training is grounded in the actual work.
Maintain an active caseload of 3–5 clients alongside the clinical team, sustaining clinical credibility and staying close to the work CLF exists to do.
Direct daily operations of therapeutic services across all sites — clinician caseloads, scheduling, coverage, client flow, intake, waitlist, and service quality.
Own data integrity, documentation compliance, and regulatory reporting for the licensed clinician team; coordinate with the Director of Clinical Education on intern and fellow documentation.
Coordinate with the Director of Clinical Education on integration of intern and fellow caseloads within the therapeutic services program.
Provide clinical and administrative supervision to 3–5 provisionally and fully licensed clinicians through reflective, consistent supervision rhythms that foster excellence, growth, and wellbeing.
Implement CLF’s supervision model in partnership with the Director of Clinical Education, who holds primary ownership of model design.
Shape a therapy team culture defined by psychological safety, equity, reflective practice, and shared commitment to clients.
Maintain visible, consistent presence across CLF’s therapy spaces as the senior on-site clinical authority for clinicians, site partners, and families.
Lead CLF’s on-the-ground crisis response, partnering with the Director of Clinical Education (when interns or fellows are involved) and the Senior Director to ensure safe, ethical, timely intervention.
Cultivate site partner and community referral relationships; lead workforce planning for the licensed clinician team in coordination with the Director of Clinical Education and Senior Director.
Track and analyze KPIs related to service access, utilization, caseload health, and session quality; provide regular data-driven reporting to the Senior Director.
Manage the therapeutic services budget, Medicaid billing, and coding oversight — ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and financial sustainability of clinical services.