Training Director jobs in Pueblo, CO

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Description of Job

About the Position:
This position is responsible for the management of the postdoctoral forensic fellowship program through Court Services and is responsible for maintaining the fellowships standing within the American Board of Forensic Psychology (ABFP) as a provider of continuing education units (CEU). This position ensures all program obligations are met while also organizing the application and interview process for each cohort and adhering to any criteria, requirements, or timelines put forth by the American Psychological Association (APA) and/or Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC).
The Program Manager 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:

• 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
• oversight of the funding and salary, travel expenditures, material purchases, registration fees for various affiliations, and funding for visiting training sessions for the fellowship program
• responsible for providing the Director of Court Services with anticipated budget needs for future fiscal years, including evidence-based rationale, and the annual plan for the fellowship program
• responsible for the identification of policy needs, creation of policy, training on all policies, and maintenance of policies in accordance with practice guidelines, law, and process
• responsible for contributing to CORA responses specific to Court Services and the training program

• responsible for the supervision of the Psychologist II (assistant training director) and all Health Professional I (forensic fellowship trainees) including all training, clinical supervision, and oversight of forensic evaluations completed by the assistant training director and fellows
• position is based on the Pueblo campus 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
• 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
• 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
• requires the maintaining of a valid regular class Colorado Driver’s license for the duration of employment
• direct influence and accountability for supervision, consultation, education, and completing staff performance plans, reviews and evaluations
• must communicate goals, objectives, and announcements/news of the department through the most effective means (e.g., staff meetings, email, individual interactions, etc.)
• facilitates staff development such as mentoring and coaching of all those in the program and reinforces education and training by setting regularly scheduled supervision for individual and/or group supervision and case consultation
• reviews productivity numbers with employees, sets expectations and administers performance improvement plans as needed
• performs quality control checks on evaluations on an ongoing basis and trains employees to changes in process and procedure
  

• 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
• 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
• required to offer the Court testimony when so required

• 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
• 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
• ensures 100% attendance to statutorily and Forensic Services mandated training sessions to ensure good quality evaluations
• remain up to date on processes, legislation, and current best practices which are critical to the agency's mission and fundamental business operations
• provide training and information pertaining to these updates to the department
• stays abreast of best practices and current literature in forensic psychology
• partners with national experts to offer in-service training opportunities throughout the year

• directly responsible for the creation of the didactic educational series in partnership with the University of Colorado’s School of Medicine
• leads the didactic series in partnership with designated leadership through the University for both psychological and psychiatric fellows, who then function within our department as evaluators
• must maintain their knowledge base, level of expertise, and changes to State and Federal laws, as well as maintain nuanced knowledge of case law

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 with at minimum three (3) years conducting forensic evaluations
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) years with at least 3 of those years conducting forensic evaluations

Substitutions:

• Current Licensed Psychologist with the State of Colorado

• 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

• 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

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.

Supplemental Information

• 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

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