Impact Director, Behavioral Health

Behavioral Health Strategy & Program Implementation  

• Lead implementation of City Year Denver’s school-based behavioral health programming across partner schools. 

• Oversee delivery of evidence-based interventions, including CBT and mindfulness-based small-group programming (e.g., TRAILS), ensuring fidelity and quality across sites. 

• Ensure consistent implementation of 10-week small-group interventions and other Tier 2 supports throughout the school year. 

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of targeted supports such as the RISE Room model and after-school behavioral programming including de-escalation strategies and short-term interventions. 

• Integrate behavioral health programming into City Year’s Whole School Whole Child model to align with attendance, academic and interpersonal supports. 

• Collaborate with school leaders, counselors, and community providers to coordinate care, align services, and avoid duplication. 

• Use student data, assessments, and feedback to evaluate program effectiveness and drive continuous improvement. 

Clinical Supervision & Workforce Development  

• Provide clinical supervision, coaching, and performance management for 6 Social Work Fellows. 

• Support Fellows in connecting graduate-level learning to school-based practice, including behavioral interventions and student engagement strategies. 

• Design and facilitate training aligned to identified needs, including trauma-informed care, CBT techniques, mindfulness practices, and culturally responsive approaches. 

• Ensure fidelity to intervention models while supporting appropriate adaptation to meet student needs. 

• Partner with higher education institutions to ensure strong field placement experiences, alignment between academic learning and service and completion of graduate school related requirements as the site’s field instruction/internship supervisor. 

• Contribute to City Year Denver’s long-term behavioral health workforce development strategy. 

Youth Mental Health Corps & Workforce Pathways  

• Lead implementation of the Youth Mental Health Corps at City Year Denver. 

• Support all AmeriCorps members in completing behavioral health coursework and earning a micro-credential through Community College of Aurora. 

• Provide guidance and reinforcement of course content, helping AmeriCorps members apply learning in real-time school settings. 

• Identify and address barriers to course completion, ensuring strong persistence and success rates. 

• Collaborate internally to align and integrate coursework and Youth Mental Health Corps participation with and into broader service experience reinforcing connections between service, learning, and career pathways in the behavioral health.  

• Build and manage partnerships with higher education institutions, training providers, and local employers. 

• Develop relationships with hospitals, community mental health providers, and other employers to create post-service career pathways. 

• Track and analyze outcomes related to credential completion, employment placement, and career progression. 

• Participate in communities of practice and cross-site collaboration efforts related to Youth Mental Health Corps implementation. 

AmeriCorps Member Behavioral Health & Experience  

• Design and oversee behavioral health supports for AmeriCorps members, including small-group and individual resource navigation. 

• Collaborate cross-functionally to address stress, secondary trauma, and barriers to persistence. 

• Increase awareness and utilization of available mental health resources. 

• Support strategies to improve AmeriCorps member experience and retention 

Support Collaborative Site Priorities  

• Support City Year Denver’s cross-functional priorities, including recruitment, fundraising events, and AmeriCorps member experience initiatives. 

• Participate in continuous improvement efforts across the Impact team. 

• Additional responsibilities as needed to advance organizational goals.