Behavioral Health Services Manager - Clinical Team Leader for Behavioral Health & Medical Services

Behavioral Health Services Manager

The Behavioral Health Services Manager provides oversight of behavioral health operations across youth centers within the Division of Youth Services (DYS). Success in this role requires a strong foundation of professional competencies that ensure consistent, high-quality mental health services for detained and committed youth.

Key Competencies

• Leadership and Supervision : Ability to guide and support Clinical Directors, ensuring consistent oversight and professional growth across three positions.
• Operational Oversight : Skilled in managing behavioral health operations at the youth center level, including referrals, transfers, and compliance with Colorado law.
• Clinical Expertise : Deep understanding of adolescent behavioral health, trauma-informed care, and evidence-based treatment approaches.
• Collaboration and Communication : Strong capacity to maintain ongoing communication with Youth Center administration, regional leadership, courts, and external stakeholders regarding assessment, treatment, and transition planning.
• Strategic Thinking : Ability to participate in division-wide committees and management meetings, contributing to system-level improvements in behavioral health services.
• Adaptability : Flexibility to adjust oversight as population needs evolve, ensuring continuity of care and responsiveness to changing demands.
• Values Alignment : Commitment to advancing behavioral health services that reflect DYS values and philosophy, prioritizing safety, security, and positive outcomes for youth.

Preferred Attributes

The purpose of the position is to provide oversight of behavioral health operations at the youth center level, ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality mental health services for detained and committed youth. The Behavioral Health Services Manager supervises Clinical Directors and maintains consistency of behavioral health services across youth centers, while also offering temporary coverage for vacant Clinical Director positions to sustain continuity of care.

Job Duties

The Behavioral Health Services Manager plays a critical role in shaping the quality and consistency of behavioral health care across youth centers within the Division of Youth Services. By ensuring effective oversight, supervision, and alignment with DYS values, this position directly influences the well-being and rehabilitation of detained and committed youth.

The manager's leadership fosters stability in clinical operations, strengthens the competencies of Clinical Directors, and promotes trauma-informed, evidence-based practices that support positive outcomes. Through collaboration with courts, youth center administration, and external partners, the Behavioral Health Services Manager helps create pathways for safe transitions, improved treatment access, and long-term success for youth. Ultimately, this role contributes to a safer, healthier future for Colorado communities by advancing comprehensive behavioral health services that prioritize safety, security, and youth development.