SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISOR IV - CMHHIP

SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISOR IV - CMHHIP

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SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISOR IV - CMHHIP

Salary

$86,748.00 - $121,452.00 Annually

Location

Pueblo, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

IIB 00241 03/06/26

Department

Colorado Department of Human Services

Division

OBH - CMHIP

Opening Date

03/06/2026

Closing Date

3/29/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Determined by Position

Type of Announcement

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

FLSA Status

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

ellie.cassio@state.co.us

Primary Physical Work Address

In person position not eligible for remote work reporting to: Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo, 1600 W. 24th Street, Pueblo, CO 81003

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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Department Information

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

As a cornerstone of the Pueblo community for over a century, Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP) is a leading employer, provider of quality mental health services, and a community partner. CMHHIP is a 24 hour behavioral health acute care facility that is intended to provide a safe, secure, and therapeutic setting for patients with both psychiatric and medical issues. The services provided include evaluation and treatment for patients who are severely mentally ill, and the goal of this facility is to return patients to their optimal level of functioning and assist them in returning to the community as appropriate.

Description of Job

You are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times.

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the CMHHIP Campus

Please note: Work arrangements are subject to change at any time.

About the Position:

This position supervises, coordinates, and directs the delivery of Social Work services throughout the hospital. The position provides direction and guidance to staff within the Social Work department in order to ensure compliance with hospital policy, regulatory agencies, professional and ethical standards. This position facilitates and monitors admissions, treatment, patient progression, discharge planning, community re-integration and provides coverage of subordinate staff within the department as needed. This position will attend and participate in assigned committees, meetings, workgroups and projects. They will also participate and work with community resources as needed to provide continuity of care to the patients we serve. This position attends Morning Report and Oversight meetings for Units and staff they supervise. This position provides Clinical Supervision of Social Work services to include but not limited to individual, family and group therapies, as well as, psychosocial treatments to include multisystem education advocacy, and case management. Develop guidelines to implement programs that achieve the hospital mission. This position will participate in and review quality initiatives by tracking and analyzing trends, providing input and feedback, and implementing changes to improve results. This role requires proactively applying critical thinking, judgment, and resourcefulness to interpret diverse circumstances and develop new guidelines that shape the implementation of agency programs. Success in this position depends on effectively utilizing education and training to inform decisions and actions.

Duties in the position include:

Management:

• Responsible for the direction, supervision, and management of all assigned Social Work staff
• Works under the direction of the Director of Social Work
• Coordinates staff schedules and ensures there is adequate coverage to provide patient care
• Coordinates treatment schedules with the COT Staffing Office to include agency and internal staff coverage
• Cover staffing shifts as needed
• Responsible for monitoring and making necessary adjustments to timecards
• Makes decisions about staff needs, ensures social work standards are being followed, and provides supervision to all shifts and social work disciplines classified below the SWS
• Responsible for provision of clinical and administrative supervision, professional development, employee performance evaluations, employee performance plans, and corrective actions, staff scheduling, position descriptions, recruitment, retention, interviewing and hiring, onboarding, training, and ensuring hospital-wide required training has been completed
• Facilitates the orientation of newly hired social workers
• Attends and participates in committees and interview panels as designated by the Director of Social Work
• Responsible for the completion of department-specific audits to support high-quality documentation, assessment, report writing, and treatment
• Responsible for all social work services provided on the assigned units and for ensuring that all social work assignments and duties are completed in compliance with CMHHIP policies, relevant social work standards, licensure requirements, and governing bodies
• Notify unit social work staff of changes to processes, policies, and procedures through communication methods such as meetings, email, and individual contact
• Assigns current direct care staff member as a mentor for guidance and training to students and new employees
• Ensures social work staff are knowledgeable about each patient's Plan of Care, Individual Behavior Plan, patient-specific treatment needs, and each patient's discharge plan
• Supervision of direct reports conducted and documented regularly
• Interprets agency policy and social work best practices to guide supervisory decisions
• Refers to and follows policy to maintain consistent quality and ethical practice
• Disseminates information to other disciplines and department leadership regarding social work directives using effective communication
• Collaborates with department leadership and safety personnel in the event of safety and security needs, ensuring safety measures are delivered
• May travel to attend training, court hearings, transport patients to appointments, and other related activities

Quality Assurance/Chart Auditing and Documentation Review:

• Focuses on measuring, monitoring and managing services to achieve desired outcomes for patients. The systemic process assesses the effectiveness and efficiency of social work assessment, documentation, treatment plan and discharge planning to meet professional social work standards
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements and agencies
• Reviews and audits clinical documentation to ensure accuracy, timeliness and adherence to best practices by participating and collaborating with quality assurance programs and audits
• Procures data from electronic health records, social workers and others in order to identify individual treatment needs
• Responsible for conducting regular audits of documentation to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with hospital and state standards. This includes monitoring timeliness of entries, reviewing treatment plans, progress notes and discharge summaries, ensuring notes meet quality assurance and regulatory requirements

Professional Development and Staff Education:

• Ensures staff maintain and enhance their professional knowledge and skills.
• Identify training needs, provide coaching and mentoring, and ensuring compliance with continuing education and licensing requirements
• Assess staff strengths and areas for development and growth through observation, supervision and performance review
• Develop professional development plans in collaboration with staff, aligning goals with hospital priorities and best practice standards
• Promotes staff involvement in committees, workgroups, and hospital quality improvement initiatives to foster growth
• Maintain up-to-date professional knowledge, licensure and clinical skills through ongoing continuing education and training
• Plan and facilitate in-service training on social work practices, hospital procedures, policies and compliance standards
• Prioritizes and decides which staff attend conferences, workshops, or hospital training within budgetary and schedule constraints

Student Training, Student Supervision and Other Duties as Assigned:

• Responsible for building relationships with academic institutions, creating training opportunities appropriate to skill level, and creating a didactic curriculum
• Supervises members of their team in the supervision of the externship students (supervision of supervision)
• Other duties as assigned to include hospital-wide ad hoc activities, milieu support, patient transport, etc

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications:

Current, valid Colorado licensure as a:

• Licensed Social Worker (LSW) OR
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) OR
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) OR
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) OR
• Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC)

And two (2) years of licensed supervisory experience including :

• Performance management and coaching
• Delegation and oversight of workload

Applicants for supervisory positions must have licensure that meets the legal requirements to perform supervisory responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing pre-licensed and or licensed staff
• Experience with audits and documentation compliance
• Experience implementing policies and Social Work practice guidelines
• Experience providing clinical oversight for Social Work services, including review of assessments, risk determinations, and treatment planning
• Experience addressing ethical concerns, boundary issues, and or professional conduct matters among staff

Conditions of Employment:

• Full background check and reference check required
• This position requires State of Colorado residency at the time of application (unless otherwise identified in the posting), and residency within the state throughout the duration of employment in this position
• Motor Vehicle Check , if the employee will drive a state-owned vehicle, either in an on-going capacity while performing their normal day-to-day job duties OR on occasion for training/meetings/client visits/etc
• Must possess a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver's License or an non-restricted U.S. Driver's License for positions within 30 miles of the CO state border
• Out-of-State Driver's License holders must obtain a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver's License within 30 days of employment start date
• Other Conditions of Employment specific to Program

+ Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must:

• Disclose that information on the application
• Explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you from the current position
• Provide your employee number from your 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
• Shall not initiate or engage in sexual, social, personal or financial relationships with patients either during or any time after hospitalization, even if the patient requests or initiates such a relationship All relationships with current or former patients must be disclosed on your application
• Successfully pass all modules of the CMHIP New Employee Orientation core curriculum to include English reading comprehension, relevant competency assessments and written/practical exams in Defensive Tactics
• Possess the physical ability to successfully complete CTI and CPR
• Lift arms above head and kick as high as own waist
• Stabilize another person to accomplish a controlled containment to the floor
• Withstand impact on own body using an ASP shield
• Rotate body 90 degrees with feet planted for using a defensive tactic
• Kneel on one or both knees and stand up again with multiple repetitions
• Must be able to see and hear in order to observe, address and respond to potential breaches in safety
• Seize, hold, control or subdue violent or assaultive persons and defend oneself or others to prevent injury
• Demonstrate body agility, strength of all four limbs and the ability to walk and climb stairs consistently
• Work in situations involving assaultive behavior, physical control of another person and/or restraint situations
• Ability to read and comprehend the English language; effectively and fluently communicates in English, both verbally and in writing
• Work in an environment with fluctuating noise and temperature (hot and cold) which may include working outdoors in inclement weather and/or concrete floor/wall work settings
• Travel ? Willing and able to travel
• Incumbents of this position must be at least 21 years of age due to the juvenile population served at this facility
• 2-step TB (tuberculosis) screening is required of all new employees upon hire
• Annual influenza vaccination

CDHS Selection Process Explanation

Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hrs per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated basis to determine qualifications. Be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements.

+ Preferred Qualifications & Competencies:

• Relevant years of state service experience

Minimum Qualification Screening Process

A Human Resources Analyst will review the work experience/job duties sections of the online job application to determine whether your experience meets the minimum qualifications for the position. You must complete the official State of Colorado online application. Cover letters and resumes WILL NOT be reviewed during the minimum qualifications screening process. You must specifically document your work experience and qualifications in the application form. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached."

You must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process. Part-time work experience will be prorated.

Comparative Analysis Process ? Structured Application Review

After minimum qualification screening, the comparative analysis process will involve reviewing and rating of all the information you submit. The comparative analysis step may also include your results from standardized testing.

Your Work Experience/Job Duties

Document your work experience/job duties to the extent to which you possess the skills, education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications. If listed, answer all supplemental questions as your answers to these questions will be evaluated during this phase. Provide at least 4-8 sentences for each supplemental question.

Supplemental Questions

Answer the supplemental questions completely and thoughtfully. We will rate your answers based on the content of your response and your writing skills (spelling, grammar, and clarity of your writing).

APPEAL RIGHTS:

You may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director if your application is eliminated. You will find the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it on the State Personnel Board (https://spb.colorado.gov/) website.

• You or your representative must sign and submit the official appeal form for review
• You can find the official appeal form here (https://spb.colorado.gov/sites/spb/files/documents/Consolidated%20Appeal%20-%20Form%20-%202025.pdf)

+ You must be deliver the official appeal form to the State Personnel Board:

• By email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), or
• Postmarked in US Mail to(1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203, 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.

Contact the State Personnel Board for assistance:

• At (303) 866-3300, or
• Refer to the Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, within the Rules (https://spb.colorado.gov/board-rules) webpage

Supplemental Information

How to apply to the State of Colorado (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKuwGdPpOW0) (Youtube Video, Runtime 3:59, Closed Captions Available)

The Assessment Process (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#assessment-process)

For additional recruiting questions, please contact ellie.cassio@state.co.us

About Us & Benefits:

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, join 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. Each of us is committed to contributing to a safe and accessible CDHS . 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 plus 401(k) and 457 plans
• Medical (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/state-employee-benefits/medical-benefits) and dental (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/state-employee-benefits/dental-insurance) health plans
• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/state-employee-benefits/disability-insurance)
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
• State of Colorado Employee BenefitHub Resource Center (https://stateofcolorado.benefithub.com/app/home)
• Employee Wellness program
• 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 (https://dhr.colorado.gov/dhr-resources/student-loan-forgiveness-programs) .

Our Values:

• We believe in a people-first approach: We prioritize the needs, well-being, and dignity of the individuals, families and communities we serve. We commit to respect, fairness and access in every decision, policy and interaction. We engage client voices and experiences in the development and implementation of the services we provide
• 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

ADA Accommodations:

CDHS is committed to a Colorado for 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.

This includes completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or performing 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 cdhs_ada@state.co.us .

EEO Statement

The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer.

We are committed to increasing a ?Colorado for ALL" of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of all backgrounds and abilities. The State of Colorado believes that a ?Colorado for ALL? drives our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

Additional Support For Your Application

Toll Free Applicant Technical Support

If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g. uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV technical support at 855-524-5627 Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time). Helpful hints: if you are having difficulty uploading or attaching documents to your application 1) ensure your documents are PDF or Microsoft Word files and 2) close the document before you attempt to upload (attach) it.

The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits

Please note that each agency's contact information is different; therefore, we encourage all applicants to view the full, official job announcement which includes contact information and class title. Select the job you wish to view, then click on the "Print" icon.

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If you are a current or former State of Colorado employee, please list your employee number (starts with 997?). Your application may be considered incomplete if you do not provide this information. An incomplete application may not move forward in the Selection process. If you are a former or current state employee, please identify what state agency you work(ed) with and how many years of relevant state service you have related to the position you are applying for. (Ensure this is listed on your application under work experience).

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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 explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify your application from the current position.

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Describe your experience providing clinical supervision, consultation, or mentorship to Social Workers, Interns, or Interdisciplinary staff.

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Explain as an LCSW how you function as a Clinical Social Worker on Interdisciplinary treatment teams, including influencing treatment planning and resolving conflict.

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Describe your experience as an LCSW, overseeing daily Social Work operations (managing staffing, scheduling, leave coverage and workflow distribution for Social Work staff.

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Describe your role as an LCSW in ensuring documentation compliance with legal, regulatory, and accreditation standards (e.g., Joint Commission).

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As an LCSW, explain how you oversee discharge planning operations to support patient flow, reduce length of stay, and remove barriers to discharge.

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