This job is a joint collaboration between the University of Denver and Thriving Families. Please contact Galena Rhoades with questions and information on how to apply: GalenaRhoades@thrivingfamiliescolorado.org

Location: Denver, CO
Categories: Instructional Support, Faculty

The DU Collaborative for Mental Health and Wellness is teaming up with Thriving Families, a local non-profit aimed at helping women and their young families thrive. Thriving Families offers an evidence-based curricula to mothers during the pregnancy and post-partum time periods aimed at cultivating healthy romantic relationships and positive parenting practices. They also provide trauma-informed, evidence-based therapy services through their WiseWellness program. Learn more about Thriving Families here: www.thrivingfamiliescolorado.org and their MotherWise program here: https://motherwisecolorado.org/

The Collaborative is an interprofessional initiative that aims to more effectively address mental health service, workforce development, research, and policy needs for Colorado and beyond. Our approach is wholly inclusive of diverse perspectives, including elevating voice and access for individuals from traditionally underrepresented racial, ethnic, linguistic, socioeconomic, nativity, gender, sexuality and ability groups and across the lifespan. Learn more about The Collaborative here: mentalhealth.du.edu

Position Summary
A partnership between Thriving Families and The Collaborative will allow for an expansion of already established and successful programming and offer opportunities for continued innovation. Specifically, the Collaborative will integrate additional infrastructure, training opportunities, and clinical services into Thriving Families’ already impressive offerings. To accomplish this vision, The Collaborative will appoint an onsite Clinical Director to facilitate a variety of programs through Thriving Families’ WiseWellness program.

This position is a 20-hour a week position. There are opportunities to supplement with teaching graduate courses.

This is a non-benefited position not to exceed 1,000 hours in a calendar year.

Essential Functions

The Clinical Director will be responsible for:

• Overseeing therapeutic services offered by the WiseWellness team.
• Providing direct service/maintaining a small caseload of clients.
• Developing and maintaining an interprofessional training program.
• Providing clinical supervision to trainees from social work, psychology, and counseling programs.
• Developing new therapeutic services for traditionally underserved individuals, couples, and families.
• Coordinating research, training and policy efforts, in conjunction with faculty fellows.

Faculty fellows will have an articulated research, policy, and/or interprofessional development project that adds to The Collaborative and Thriving Families’ missions and has the potential to substantively improve the quality of mental health care among traditionally underserved groups.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Organized and knowledgeable about mental health fields.
• Motivated to develop mental health programming.
• Ability to work effectively with peers and supervisees.
• Effective as a psychotherapist and supervisor.

Required Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in counseling, clinical psychology or a closely related field.
• Prior experience in supervision and leadership.
• Demonstrated commitment to or experience working with diverse populations.
• Experience working with Social Workers and professionals in other fields.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in Spanish.
• Prior experience as a clinic director or commensurate role.
• Prior teaching experience.
• Licensed or license eligible in CO.

Hourly Range
The hourly range for this position is $45.00 - $55.00.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Benefits

The University of Denver offers some benefits for non-benefited employees. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:

1. Resume 
2. Cover letter

The University of Denver is committed to enhancing the diversity of its faculty and staff. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, military/ veteran status or any other status protected by law.

All offers of employment are based upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.