Salary : $79,872.00 - $114,984.00 Annually
Location : Boulder County, CO
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 6446(BH3)
Department: Community Services
Division: CSD Comm Justice Services
Opening Date: 07/22/2025
Closing Date: 8/5/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Exempt

Description
Boulder County Community Services Department is seeking to hire an Alternative Sentencing Facility (ASF) Behavioral Health Treatment Supervisor. This position serves as the Supervisor of the Treatment Team within Boulder County Community Justice Services (CJS), overseeing a team of clinicians who provide group and individual therapy to residents of the Joe Pelle Center. The team delivers treatment services to individuals participating in alternative sentencing programs and community corrections. This role ensures the delivery of evidence-based, trauma-informed care aimed at supporting behavioral health stabilization, fostering personal growth, and promoting successful reintegration into the community.

This is a full-time, benefited position that will work Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm including a rotating on-call schedule, with some flexibility based on the needs of the individual hired. Some evenings may be required to support group facilitation. This position will work out of 3260 Airport Rd., Boulder, Colorado. Under Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) guidelines, this position is exempt.

Boulder County requires its employees to reside in the state of Colorado as of the first day of work.

Hiring Salary Range: $79,872.00 - $114,984.00 Annually

Tentative Hiring Timeline:

• Phone Screening: Week of August 11th
• First Round Interviews: Week of August 18th
• Second Round Interviews: Week of August 25th
• Reference Check: Week of August 25th

New employees receive an 80-hour bank of vacation at the time of hire, in addition to 8 hours of both vacation and medical leave accruals each month (Must not have been employed at Boulder County during the 12 months prior to re-hire date to qualify). Boulder County offers bountiful benefits, including pension contributions.

Boulder County employees may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Visit for more information.

Examples of Duties

1. Provide leadership in the planning, coordination, and implementation of treatment services, ensuring the integration of evidence-based, trauma-informed, gender-responsive, and equity-centered practices tailored to justice-involved populations
2. Oversee daily treatment unit operations, including direct supervision of staff, clinical supervision in line with agency standards, caseload assignment, performance management, team development, recruitment, and onboarding
3. Oversee the completion of intakes, evaluations, and/or assessments for referred clients by the treatment team, and fill in for these duties as needed to ensure continuity of care, providing coverage for individual and group therapy sessions when necessary
4. Assess and respond to mental health crises, providing intervention and management for high-risk clients within the scope of licensure and availability
5. Ensure compliance with all internal policies and external regulatory requirements, including those set by the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), and other relevant oversight bodies; and monitor clinical documentation and practice to ensure adherence to professional and regulatory standards
6. Select and oversee the implementation of evidence-based curricula and treatment models, promoting a therapeutic environment focused on recovery, accountability, and long-term stability
7. Manage program budgets and coordinate with the Behavioral Health Manager to ensure responsible fiscal oversight
8. Utilize data to monitor outcomes, identify trends, evaluate program effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement
9. Support agency-wide change initiatives by identifying successful practices, fostering innovation, collaborating with other supervisors, and helping measure the impact of change efforts
10. Participate in the rotating on-call schedule with other supervisors and managers to provide after-hours support and guidance for the Joe Pelle Center
11. Participate in CJS and County wide leadership opportunities
12. Any other work duties as assigned by manager
13. Performs related work, as required
14. May be reassigned during emergency situations

Required Qualifications
PLEASE NOTE: When completing your application describe all relevant education and experience, as applications are assessed based on the required qualifications listed. Resumes and other attachments are not accepted in lieu of completed applications and will not be reviewed in the initial screening process. Any personally identifiable information (PII) such as name and address will be redacted from applications that meet the minimum screening requirements and are forwarded to the hiring manager. If the hiring manager selects you to advance in the hiring process, your attachments will then be shared with the hiring team.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Boulder County is looking for well qualified candidates to fill our positions. Any combination of relevant education and experience is encouraged. In this position, we are looking for a minimum of a Master's degree in clinical psychology, counseling, social work, or a related field with active Colorado licensure (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or equivalent) and 4 years of experience in behavioral health or a closely related area.

Additional related education may count towards required experience.

BACKGROUND CHECK & FINGERPRINTING:

• A job offer is contingent on passing a background investigation with fingerprinting

Supplemental Information
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bilingual in English and Spanish
  • Additional compensation will be provided based on the use of bilingual skills.
• At least 1 year of supervisory or leadership experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

• Knowledge and strong self-awareness of diversity, equity and inclusion considerations in working with teams and clients in the criminal justice system
• Knowledge of how to work effectively with other employees, clients, agencies, and the public
• Working knowledge in de-escalation, conflict resolution, and motivational interviewing
• Working knowledge of supervisory principles, procedures, and methods including selection, training, discipline, and evaluation
• Understanding of basic business protocols and use of various software systems including SharePoint and Excel
• Working knowledge of program evaluation, data collection, evidence-based practices
• Excellent verbal, written and public speaking skills
• Ability to balance clinical oversight with strategic program management
• Ability to synthesize data trends and client outcomes to improve service delivery
• Familiarity with systems-level collaboration across justice, health, and human services sectors
• Ability to lead interagency meetings and case coordination efforts
• Knowledge of evidence-based clinical practices, particularly CBT, trauma-informed care, and substance use treatment modalities
• Familiarity with criminogenic needs and how they interact with mental health and substance use disorders
• Ability to assess and triage clinical needs based on RNR, behavioral health diagnoses, and risk level
• Bilingual and bi-cultural service provision
• Knowledge and experience of criminogenic risk factors and how they intersect with mental health and substance use disorders
• Understanding of the impact of systemic racism, poverty, trauma, and oppression on justice-involved individuals
• Knowledge of culturally responsive and trauma-informed care within behavioral health and justice systems

Boulder County is a workplace dedicated to supporting individuals and families of all types and to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment for all employees. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants and employees on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
As well as offering competitive pay and a caring work environment, Boulder County offers employees an array of benefits. For all FTE and Term employees, we provide:

• Outstanding options of comprehensive health plans that include vision and dental coverage. Information can be found
• Additional Benefits can be found
  • Including:
    • Family-forming benefits- infertility treatment, adoption and surrogacy reimbursements
    • 12 weeks Paid Caregiver leave
    • Breast feeding friendly-work environment
    • Sick child care, an infants-at-work policy
    • Access to LifeMart discount hub, including discounts on childcare centers, event tickets, travel and more!
    • Access to a nationally-recognized wellness program
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • PERA 401k
    • Social Security retirement plans
    • Additional Life and Disability Insurance
    • Critical Illness and Accidental Insurance
    • County-paid tuition assistance
    • Eligible for PSLF-
    • Free EcoPass
    • Hospital Indemnity
    • ID Theft Protection
    • Pet Insurance
    • 8 Hours of Paid Public Service Leave
• Generous paid time off
  • Holidays
    • New Year's Day January 1
    • Martin Luther King's Birthday January
    • Presidents' Day February
    • Memorial Day May
    • Juneteenth June 19
    • Independence Day July 4
    • Labor Day September
    • Indigenous People's Day
    • General Election Day November (first Tuesday after the first Monday, even years)
    • Veterans' Day November 11
    • Thanksgiving Day November
    • Friday after Thanksgiving*
    • Christmas Eve- ½ day (full day off depends on day of the week)
    • Christmas Day December 25
    • New Year's Eve- ½ day (full day off depends on day of the week)
  • Vacation**
    • 80-hour bank of vacation at the time of hire
    • Eight hours of vacation per month for the first year of continuous service, then accrue twelve hours of vacation per month after the first year of continuous service.
  • Medical**
    • Eight hours of medical leave for each month employed.
• PERA- The County and all employees pay into both Social Security and PERA
  • Employer contribution to Social Security: 7.65% of salary
  • Employer contribution to PERA (Local Government Division- most county employees: 14.76%

*The District Attorney's Office observe Francis Xavier Cabrini Day on the first Monday in October and omit the Friday after Thanksgiving
**Vacation and Medical leave are based off of full time FTE accruals. Part-time FTE/term employees accrue leave based on the percentage of time they work.
01

How do you meet the minimum requirement of a Master's degree in clinical psychology, counseling, social work, or a related field and 4 years of experience in behavioral health or a closely related area?
02

Are you bilingual in Spanish and English (preferred, not required)?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you have an active clinical licensure?

• LPC
• LCSW
• LMFT
• LMHC
• LAC
• Other

04

Describe your experience supervising behavioral health professionals. What clinical roles did you supervise, and how did you support their professional development?
05

Describe your experience collaborating with system stakeholders (e.g., corrections, courts, behavioral health agencies). How have you built and maintained those partnerships?
06

Explain how you incorporate trauma-informed care into your clinical work or supervisory approach.
07

Provide an example of how you have used Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in your work with clients. How do you support staff in applying CBT-based interventions effectively?
08

Describe your experience working with justice-involved individuals.
09

Describe your training and experience with evidence-based practices such as Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed Care, Solution-Focused, etc. approaches.
10

What efforts have you made, or been involved with, to foster diversity and cultural understanding?
11

In what ways do you feel you need to grow around your cultural awareness and what kind of support would you need?
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