Impact Director, Behavioral Health

Impact Director, Behavioral Health

City Year Denver is seeking a mission-driven and clinically grounded leader to serve as our Impact Director, Behavioral Health. This role is responsible for leading the strategy, implementation, and continuous improvement of school-based behavioral health supports for both students and AmeriCorps members.

This role expands City Year Denver's ability to deliver evidence-based mental health interventions including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness programming directly within partner schools, while strengthening supports for AmeriCorps members navigating a demanding year of service.

This role also leads City Year Denver's implementation of the Youth Mental Health Corps, ensuring all AmeriCorps members successfully complete behavioral health coursework and earn a micro-credential through Community College of Aurora. In doing so, the Impact Director plays a key role in building pathways into behavioral health careers and strengthening the local workforce.

This is a high-impact opportunity for a collaborative leader who is passionate about youth mental health, prevention-based school interventions, and developing the next generation of behavioral health professionals.

The Impact Director is an individual contributor supervised by the Managing Director of Impact and works alongside a team of Impact Directors and Impact Managers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or equivalent clinical licensure
• 3+ years of experience providing mental health services to youth and/or young adults
• 2+ years of experience supervising or coaching early-career professionals (e.g., interns, fellows)
• Experience delivering or overseeing evidence-based interventions (e.g., CBT, mindfulness)
• Experience working in or partnering with K12 school systems

Responsibilities

The Impact Director, Behavioral Health will perform the following roles and responsibilities as described below:

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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with school-based mental health programming
• Familiarity with MTSS, IEP processes, and school-based service coordination
• Experience supporting young adult populations (ages 1825)
• Experience supporting adult learners, workforce development programs, or career pathway initiatives
• Experience building partnerships with higher education institutions and/or employers
• City Year, AmeriCorps, or national service experience

Competencies

In order to succeed in this role, an applicant must have the following competencies:

• Clinical Leadership: Applies clinical expertise to ensure high-quality, ethical, and effective service delivery.
• Strategic Thinking: Designs systems that address complex behavioral health needs in school settings.
• Coaching & Development: Effectively develops emerging behavioral health professionals through supervision and mentorship.
• Relationship Building: Cultivates strong partnerships with schools, higher education institutions, and employers.
• Equity & Inclusion: Centers culturally responsive practices and advances equitable access to mental health care.
• Project Management: Organizes and manages multiple priorities, stakeholders, and timelines effectively.