Impact Director, Behavioral Health

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Number of Positions: 1
Compensation: $75,000.00 - $80,000.00 Annually (commensurate with experience and location)

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 Ameri Corps members. It 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 Ameri Corps members navigating a demanding year of service.

The impact director also leads the implementation of the Youth Mental Health Corps, ensuring all Ameri Corps members successfully complete behavioral health coursework and earn a micro‑credential through the Community College of Aurora. This high-impact opportunity is for a collaborative leader passionate about youth mental health, prevention-based school interventions, and developing the next generation of behavioral health professionals.

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.

Provide clinical supervision, coaching, and performance management for six 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.

Lead implementation of the Youth Mental Health Corps at City Year Denver. Support all Ameri Corps members in completing behavioral health coursework and earning a micro‑credential through the Community College of Aurora. Provide guidance and reinforcement of course content, helping Ameri Corps 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 broader service experience, reinforcing connections between service, learning, and career pathways in behavioral health. Build and manage partnerships with higher education…