Director of School Based Behavioral Health Integration

Schedule: Monday - Friday; traditional work hours

At Children’s Nebraska, our mission is to improve the life of every child through exceptional care, advocacy, research and education. As the state’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, we provide comprehensive, holistic care to our patients and families—from primary and specialty care to behavioral health services and everything in between. Dedicated to a People First culture, we foster an environment with joy, belonging, wellbeing, learning and growth. Turn your passion into purpose and make a difference where it matters most. 

A Brief Overview
The director of school based behavioral health integration will provide strategic, programmatic, and operational leadership to build a unified and sustainable school mental health system across Nebraska. This role oversees the development of core infrastructure, cross-sector partnerships, workforce pathways, and evidence-based practices that align schools and pediatric behavioral health systems. The Director will ensure successful implementation of the initiative's three strategic pillars, Human Capital, School Mental Health Hub, and Data & Sustainability Infrastructure—while driving measurable outcomes related to student support, staff training, and systems alignment. The director will also provide direction for the acute services academic programming, ensuring collaboration between healthcare and the school system.

Essential Functions

• Lead the design and execution of a comprehensive, tiered behavioral health integration strategy within the school system, driven through strong cross-sector partnerships to ensure coordinated, accessible, and sustainable support for the students.
• Ensure seamless alignment across education and health systems, including ESUs, Children's Nebraska school districts, and community partners to promote coordinated, integrated care and shared accountability for student wellbeing.
• Oversee & develop all program components of a tiered systems of support, outlined in the initiative, including resources, collaboration and consultation
• Manage the development and launch of the educational learning hub and its tools, resources, consultation model and training offerings.
• Collaborate to design and implement a data driven system, establishing metrics, monitoring implementation quality and demonstrate program impacts
• Prepare reports for funders, partners, and leadership teams demonstrating outcomes and communicating strategic vision.
• Guide the development of reimbursement pathways, advocacy strategies and policy recommendations.
• Oversee all budgeted components within the behavioral health school integration initiative.

Education Qualifications

• Master's Degree Behavioral Health, Public Health, Social Work, Psychology, Health Administration Required

Experience Qualifications

• 7 years Progressive leadership experience in behavioral health, education, school-based mental health, or systems level program development and management. Required
• 4-6 years Proven experience managing multi-agency partnerships or complex cross-sector initiatives. Required
• 4-6 years Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage budgets, and deliver against ambitious program goals. Required
• 4-6 years Experience working in or with public school systems, ESUs, or pediatric health systems. Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated experience influencing leadership, teams and individuals and promotes cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Children’s is an equal opportunity employer, embracing and valuing the unique strengths and differences of people. We cultivate an inclusive environment of respect and trust where we all belong. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.