START Clinical Director

Why work at Rocky Mountain Human Services?

You will have the opportunity to contribute to an organization that is dedicated to embracing the power of community to support individuals and families in creating their future.

RMHS provides great benefits such as:

• Employer paid medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Generous paid time off such as vacation, sick, personal, and holidays
• Life and disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement (full-time employees only)
• Mileage reimbursement
• 403(B) with company match
• Employee assistance program

The ideal candidate will hold a PhD in Clinical Psychology and demonstrate advanced expertise in intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), psychological assessments, trauma-informed care, systems collaboration, and crisis stabilization within the IDD and mental health population.

The Clinical Director must possess strong leadership skills and provide direct clinical oversight to the START team. Responsibilities include ensuring fidelity to the START model through review of START assessments, facilitating weekly Clinical Team Meetings, leading monthly Clinical Education trainings, facilitating an annual research poster for National Center for START Services, and providing specialized trainings to community partners on topics related to mental health, IDD, and crisis response.

This role sets the standard for clinical excellence, professionalism, and ethical practice across Denver START’s 24/7 crisis response system. The Denver START Program is a 24/7 crisis program and this position requires shared 24/7 Administrator On-Call rotation with START leadership staff.

Position Purpose

The Clinical Director organizes, administers, and oversees the clinical operations of the START Program. The Clinical Director is also responsible for developing services with community partners, promoting high quality customer service, providing clinical and administrative supervision to Start Team Leads/Program Managers, maintaining culturally competent and quality services.

Essential Duties

• Provide oversight and consultation on positive behavior and interaction supports and other written documents
• Review START related documentation and provide clinical input
• Provide training and consultation to staff, families and providers including ongoing organization and conducting monthly of CETs
• Assist START Coordinators with preparation for START Coordinator certification; complete activities for own START certification.
• Participate in and facilitate recurring team meetings as necessary, including clinical case review and peer review.
• Provide monthly clinical supervision to team leads
• Enter, monitor and assure data entry for all team members in the START Information Reporting System. Use data to inform programmatic decision-making.
• Provide consultation to community providers/psychologists
• Serve as Administrator On Call approximately one week (7 days) per month.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge and experience with people with IDD and behavioral health needs.
• Experience with evidence-based treatment models.
• Experience with providing clinical input to other professionals and para-professionals.
• Experience and knowledge of clinical report standards.
• Excellent communication and meeting facilitation skills.
• Experience with provision of clinical supervision.
• Knowledge of best practices in adult learning and presentation skills.
• Experience with consulting with community providers.
• Strong knowledge of importance of data integrity and reporting.
• Cultural humility

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D.or PsyD in psychology and licensed as a Psychologist in the state of Colorado
• Extensive experience in intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), specifically with people who have IDD and behavioral health needs.
• Must be a certified coordinator or can complete the START Coordinator certification process within 6-12 months of hiring.
• Cultural humility and responsiveness

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Experience developing and implementing positive behavior support plans.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Actively communicate with clients, caregivers, families, stakeholders, advocates and providers.
• Works with clients, families and appropriate community agencies as necessary to facilitate services for staff, stakeholders or clients.
• Ability to meet/work with staff, stakeholders or clients in a variety of settings.
• Attends staff, team and department meetings.
• Attends in-services, staffing and other meetings with supervisors approval. May be appointed to committees.
• Participates in agency and community planning and education.5
• Develops and maintains records, plans and reports.
• Lift and/or carry 20 lbs.
• Sit, stand and walk for reasonable periods of time.
• Maintains prompt and regular attendance.
• Performs related work as assigned.
• Ability to drive personal or company vehicle

Driving Requirements

• Valid drivers license
• Proof of motor vehicle insurance
• Personal vehicle in good operating condition for use during work
• No major violations in the past three years.
• No more than two moving violations in the past three years
• Ability to meet and maintain agency driving requirements and operate agency vehicles

Rocky Mountain Human Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to racial, ethnic and cultural diversity and the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act.