CSU Intensive Home-Based Treatment Coach

Colorado State University; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Colorado State University’s School of Social Work seeks an Intensive Home-Based Treatment Coach for the CO-SOC WCC to deliver training and consultation on IHBT and related practices across Colorado. The role focuses on building provider capacity, fidelity, and statewide workforce development.

The successful candidate will train clinicians and supervisors, coordinate with CSU trainers, and support ongoing accountability for training outcomes, ensuring timely completion of deliverables and reports

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, Psychology, Counseling, Human Development, or related field.
• Independent licensure with supervisory credentials in Counselor, Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Psychologist.
• Minimum of two (2) years of training, management, and program implementation experience in mental health or substance abuse.

Responsibilities

• Participate in train-the-trainer events and demonstrate expert training competencies for IHBT curriculum.
• Provide quality IHBT training to behavioral health professionals to build foundational knowledge.
• Coach and consult IHBT programs (supervisors and direct staff) to ensure fidelity.
• Deliver professional development activities including learning communities and coaching.
• Shadow direct care staff and supervisors to develop necessary skills.
• Assist in statewide IHBT training processes and needs identification.

Skills

Training delivery

Coaching

Program implementation

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or related field

Tools

Licensure credentials (LPC/LCSW/LMFT/PsyD/PhD)

Job description

Position Summary

The School of Social Work’s Colorado System of Care Workforce Capacity Center (CO-SOC WCC) seeks qualified applicants for an open position for a Colorado State University (CSU) Intensive Home-Based Treatment Coach. This position will provide training consultation and technical assistance on evidence-based practices (EBPs), program implementation (including Intensive Home-Based Treatment), and Colorado System of Care (CO-SOC) workforce policies and practices. The CSU Intensive Home-Based Treatment (IHBT) Coach is responsible for providing training on evidence-based and evidence-supported treatments, including Intensive Home-Based Treatment, to support WCC efforts toward achieving high-quality training and provider development across the CO-SOC model. The CSU IHBT Coach will provide systems level, program, and clinical consultation and training for organizations implementing Intensive Home-Based Treatment to prepare all staff within the provider organizations to implement IHBT with fidelity.

Salary Range

$80,000 - $90,000

Full Consideration Date

For full consideration, applications must be submitted through Workday by 11:59 pm (MT) on October 11, 2026. Email or mail-in applications will not be accepted.

Essential Job Duties

• Participate in train-the-trainer events and demonstrate expert knowledge and training competencies for the delivery of the core IHBT model curriculum.
• Provide quality training on the Intensive Home-Based Treatment model to behavioral health professionals for the purpose of assisting new and existing providers in developing a foundational knowledge of the Colorado IHBT model.
• Provide coaching and consultation to individual IHBT programs (supervisors and direct care staff) to support implementation of the model with fidelity and consistency.
• Assist in the delivery of professional development activities including but not limited to the facilitation of assigned learning communities and/or coaching activities.
• Shadow direct care staff and supervisors in field-based mentoring to support the development of necessary skills.
• Assist in the implementation and monitoring of statewide training processes including but not limited to: Identification of provider training needs to guide development of the IHBT training plan.
• Work closely with other CSU trainers and the Professional Development Specialist to ensure that all learning objectives, program descriptions, and timed agendas are provided within the necessary application timelines.
• Support the tracking and validation of training attendance and certification for continuing education.
• Work collaboratively with state partners and communities to provide IHBT overviews in targeted regions throughout the state.
• Meet all assigned project deliverables related to CO-SOC in a timely and professional manner, including any required project reports to partners or funders.

Supervision

This position will not supervise anyone at the CO-SOC WCC. However, they will provide training/coaching/technical assistance to behavioral health practitioners around the State.

Conditions of Employment

• Pre-employment Background Check
• Motor vehicle check

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, Psychology, Counseling, Human Development, or a discipline appropriate to the training being conducted.
• Independent licensure with supervisory credentials in one of the following disciplines: Counselor, Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Psychologist (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, PsyD, PhD).
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in training, management, and program implementation within the mental health or substance abuse system.

Preferred Qualifications

• Functional knowledge of children’s behavioral health policies, rules and practices.
• Working knowledge of Colorado System of Care service workflows and protocols.
• Comprehensive assessment training and technical assistance experience in behavioral health field.
• Extensive knowledge about child and adolescent mental and behavioral health and best practice treatments.
• Strong clinical skill set.
• Experience utilizing a variety of synchronous and asynchronous learning formats.
• Excellent small/large group facilitation skills.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with limited supervision while being highly self-motivated and self-directed.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a small team environment.
• CANS (Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths assessment) certification or plan to be certified.

Background Check Policy Statement

Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.

EEO

Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Inspired by its land-grant heritage, Colorado State University is committed to excellence and engagement, setting the standard for public research universities in teaching, research, service and extension for the benefit of the citizens of Colorado, the United States, and the world.