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Program Manager II- Director of Training, Court Services Department

Salary

$95,892.00 - $153,432.00 Annually

Location

Statewide, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

IIB 03345 8/1/25

Department

Colorado Department of Human Services

Division

OBH - CMHIP

Opening Date

08/01/2025

Closing Date

8/15/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Determined by Position

FLSA Status

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

[email protected]

Salary Note

Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.

Type of Announcement

A residency waiver has been granted for this announcement. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

Primary Physical Work Address

This is a Hybrid position with two days in office at: 1600 W 24th Street, Pueblo, CO 81003 OR 1575 Sherman St. Denver, CO. 80203

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

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About the Office of Forensic Mental Health & Court Services:

Located within the Colorado Department of Human Services, the Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health (OCFMH) is responsible for policy development, service provision and coordination, program monitoring and evaluation, and administrative oversight of the public behavioral health system. OCFMH funds, supports, and monitors numerous mental health and substance abuse community programs and providers and operates the Colorado Mental Health Hospitals at Fort Logan and Pueblo and the Forensic Services Division. OCFMH executes the States’ federal responsibilities as the State Mental Health Authority and State Substance Abuse Authority to administer federal mental health and substance abuse block grant funds.

The Forensic Services Division is responsible for six departments including Forensic Community Based Services (FCBS), Jail Based Evaluation and Restoration (JBR), Outpatient Restoration (OPR), the Forensic Support Team (FST), the Court Services Department, and the Operations Department. The Court Services Department employs forensically practicing psychologists to provide evaluative services statewide, with staff in Pueblo, Denver, and other locations. Evaluators complete all court-ordered forensic evaluations for defendants in criminal cases as so ordered by the court. These evaluations are performed in the jail, in the community, at CMHHIP, or CMHHIFL and are performed by psychologists and psychiatrists, as mandated in the Colorado Statute, 16-8.5.

Description of Job

The current schedule will be a hybrid work arrangement (remote work and report on-site 2 days per week) but may change without prior notification based on business demands.

The candidate selected for this position will have the option of being located at either The Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan or Pueblo.

About the Position:

This position is responsible for the management of the postdoctoral forensic fellowship program through Court Services. Specifically, this position is responsible for maintaining the fellowships standing within the American Board of Forensic Psychology’s (ABFP) experience waiver and approved status as a provider of continuing education units (CEU). This position ensures all program obligations are met timely, organizes the application and interview process for each cohort, adheres to any criteria, requirements, and timelines put forth by the American Psychological Association (APA) and/or Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC), determines admission/denial for all applicants, oversees the hiring process, determines fellowship criteria and course of training, supervises the Psychologist II, serves as a second-level supervisor to all fellows, is responsible for the performance management of all fellows, ensures timely completion of all evaluations, oversees the budget associated with this program and positions, anticipates program needs, and establishes all policies and procedures specific to the program. This position is also responsible for the partnership with the University of Colorado’s School of Medicine shared didactic series, as well as coordination of external training opportunities from national experts. This position directly contributes and leads the education and training series of both psychology and psychiatry fellows, who then function within our departments via evaluation completion.

This program exists to train evaluators and perform and ensure the quality and timely completion of court-ordered evaluations and restoration reports required by Colorado Courts and provides direct operational and clinical supervision of assigned direct report staff. This position is expected to supervise the fellowship staff and/or Psychologist I positions with allowance for more independence based on the needs of the department. This position may be responsible for CORA requests and testimony in court. In addition, the department creates and provides training and supervision of forensic evaluators, fellowships, doctoral students, and interns.

Additionally, this position is responsible for the determination of staffing needs, future program needs, workload requirements, workflow process, and oversight of the Forensic Services budget specifically associated with this training program. This includes but is not limited to oversight of the position funding and salary, travel expenditures, material purchases, registration fees for various affiliations, and funding for visiting training sessions. Forensic Services leadership will routinely rely on this position for essential consultation as a subject matter expert before deciding broad, critical program and policy direction. The consultation provided by this position is accepted as fact and is considered staff expert opinion. This position may maintain a direct caseload, including high-profile cases. Duties in this position further include:

Administrative Program Management:

+ This position is directly responsible for the administrative oversight of the postdoctoral fellowship training program.

+ This includes maintaining the fellowships standing within the American Board of Forensic Psychology’s (ABFP) experience waiver and approved status as a provider of continuing education units (CEU).

+ This position ensures all program obligations are met timely, organizes the application and interview process for each cohort, adheres to any criteria, requirements, and timelines put forth by the American Psychological Association (APA) and/or Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC),

+ Determines admission/denial for all applicants, oversees the hiring process, determines fellowship criteria and course of training, and ensures timely completion of all evaluations.

+ This position is also responsible for the partnership with the University of Colorado’s School of Medicine shared didactic series, as well as coordination of external training opportunities from national experts. In addition, this position oversees the budget, identifies patterns for staffing and workload values, reports and requests budgetary changes/needs, and informs leadership of future needs and how to achieve them.

+ Budget responsibilities includes but is not limited to oversight of the position funding and salary, travel expenditures, material purchases, registration fees for various affiliations, and funding for visiting training sessions for the fellowship program.

+ With regard to budget, this position is also responsible for providing the Director of Court Services with anticipated budget needs for future fiscal years, including evidence based rationale, as well as the annual plan for the fellowship program.

+ This position is also responsible for identification of policy needs, creation of policy, training to all policy, and maintenance of policies in accordance with practice guidelines, law, and process.

+ This position will be responsible for contributing to CORA responses specific to Court Services and the training program.

Supervision:

+ This position is directly responsible for the supervision of the Psychologist II (assistant training director) and all Health Professional I (forensic fellowship trainees).

+ This includes all training, clinical supervision, and oversight of forensic evaluations completed by the assistant training director .

+ As such, this position is based on the Pueblo campus in order to be present during evaluations, offer direct guidance and support with all forensic evaluations, and is required to travel to locations throughout Colorado in order to appropriately train and supervise such evaluations.

+ In addition, this position may assist the assistant training director in reviewing all evaluations completed by the fellowship trainees prior to submission to the Courts until one achieves approval for other practice arrangements.

+ In conducting these duties, this position must be able to meet short deadlines, engage in follow up defendant interactions, edit and correct reports, and offer responses to the Court.

+ Should testimony be required, this position may offer the Court such testimony as the licensed psychologist responsible for the work product of the unlicensed trainees.

+ This will require the maintaining of a valid regular class Colorado Driver’s license for the duration of employment

Forensic Evaluation Case Load:

+ This position completes an average of three (3) to six (6) restoration and/or competency evaluations (or the equivalent based on sanity and mental condition or risk evaluations) per month and may be specifically assigned to high profile cases on behalf of the department.

+ This position is required to travel to locations throughout Colorado in order to respond to short deadlines and the need for prompt and in some cases immediate response to a court ordered evaluation. In addition, this position is required to offer the Court testimony when so required.

+ This will require the maintaining of a valid regular class Colorado Driver’s license for the duration of employment

Forensic Assessment Mandatory Training:

+ This position partners with the director of court services and the assistant training director to ensure adequate training for those performing court ordered evaluations on behalf of forensic services.

+ This position contributes, reviews, and ensures all training materials are accurate, in line with best practices, reflect evolving discipline norms, and meet the needs of those performing this work.

+ The director ensures 100% attendance to statutorily and Forensic Services mandated training sessions to ensure good quality evaluations.

+ This position will remain up to date on processes, legislation and current best practices and is critical to the agency's mission and fundamental business operations and provide training and information pertaining to these issues to the department

+ Stays abreast of best practice and current literature in forensic psychology.

+ This position partners with national experts to offer in service training opportunities throughout the year.

Fellowship Didactic Education Series:

+ In addition to the other duties detailed regarding the oversight of the postdoctoral fellowship program through Court Services, this position is directly responsible for the creation of didactic educational series in partnership with the University of Colorado’s School of Medicine.

+ This position leads the didactic series in partnership designated leadership through the University for both psychological and psychiatric fellows, who then function within our department as evaluators.

+ This position must maintain their knowledge base, level of expertise, and changes to State and Federal laws, as well as maintain nuanced knowledge of case law

Other Duties as Assigned:

This position may be called upon to perform tasks or undertake special assignments or projects deemed necessary by OCFMH, but not specifically referenced in the above duties. This position requires experience with previous supervision and training of staff. It is preferred that the position has board certification in Forensic Psychology and/or have specialized training and work experience conducting court ordered forensic evaluations, and management skills for oversight of the post doctoral forensic fellowship program.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Experience Only:

Nine (9) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position.

OR

Education and Experience:

A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to nine (9)

Substitutions:

NONE

Special Qualifications:

+ Current and valid Psychologist License

Preferred Qualifications:

+ 3 years experience working independently as a forensic evaluator

+ experience with competency and restoration of competency evaluations

+ preferred board certification in Forensic Psychology and management skills for oversight of the post-doctoral forensic fellowship program

+ Doctoral degree in psychology

+ experience in competency to stand trial evaluations

+ experience with mental condition/sanity evaluations

+ previous risk evaluation responsibilities

+ release examination experience

Conditions of Employment:

+ Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must (1) disclose that information on the application (2) provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position, (3) provide the employee number from the applicant’s prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS

+ pass Background Check (this can include employment verification and employee file checks).

+ must maintain a valid Driver's License for the duration of employment

+ Travel- In-state travel required, requires regular travel between offices, CMHHIP, CMHIHFL, and

various detention facilities

Appeal Rights:

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email ([email protected]), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules

Supplemental Information

How to Apply (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#how-to-apply)

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact [email protected] ([email protected]) .us

About Us:

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (https://www.colorado.gov/cdhs) (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

+ Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan www.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans

+ Medical and dental health plans

+ Employer supplemented Health Savings Account

+ Paid life insurance

+ Short- and long-term disability coverage

+ 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave

+ BenefitHub state employee discount program

+ Employee Wellness program MotivateMe

+ Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more

+ Remote work arrangements for eligible positions

*Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more

information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs .

Our Values:

We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.

Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

ADAA Accommodations: CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at [email protected] or call 1-800-929-0791.

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Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application. In the space below, please provide an explanation as to why the prior termination or resignation should NOT disqualify your application from the current position.

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Please describe your experience with forensic psychology training programs at the internship and/or postdoctoral level.

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Discuss in detail your experience in the following competencies: -Competence to stand trial evaluations -Mental Condition/Sanity Evaluations -Risk Evaluations -Release Examinations

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