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Founding Director, Behavioral Health Innovation (LCSW)

Organization: Voice Up / Universities of Practice Initiative

Location: Remote / Hybrid (with university and community partnerships)

Time Commitment:

Year 1: 3–4 hours/week

Year 2: 10–12 hours/week

Year 3: Full-Time Executive Role

Position Overview

We are seeking a Founding Director (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) to lead the development of a next-generation behavioral health workforce and engagement model grounded in the Naming Gap Trilogy and 8-week learning systems.

This is a founding-stage, builder role for an LCSW who understands that:

Disengagement is often a system design issue, not a client deficit

Workforce shortages are often pipeline and perception challenges

Clinical insight must extend beyond therapy into systems, access, and participation design

The Director will lead the clinical and strategic alignment of a program that connects:

Students (undergraduate, graduate, doctoral)

Community members

Behavioral health career pathways

Universities and institutional partners

Why This Role Exists

This initiative is built on a core insight:

Capable people are often unseen—not because they lack ability, but because systems fail to recognize, name, and connect their experience to meaningful pathways.

The Director ensures this model is:

Clinically sound

Ethically aligned

Scalable across institutions

Positioned for major funding opportunities

Key Responsibilities

1. Clinical & Ethical Oversight

Ensure alignment with LCSW standards and ethical guidelines

Define boundaries between:

Clinical services

Non-clinical engagement (CHWs, students, peers)

Integrate trauma-informed and culturally responsive practices

2. Program Design & Implementation

Co-design and oversee:

8-week behavioral health engagement modules

Workforce pathway experiences

Ensure alignment with:

Behavioral health workforce needs

Evidence-informed engagement practices

3. Workforce Development & Pipeline Creation

Translate lived experience into behavioral health career pathways

Support development of:

Internship structures

Graduate/doctoral student involvement

Build clear, visible entry points into the field

4. University & Institutional Partnerships

Collaborate with:

Schools of Social Work

Public Health programs

Support:

MOUs

Field placements

Research collaboration

5. Funding & Strategic Growth

Contribute to:

Grant development and submissions

Clinical justification and program design

Align program with:

Workforce development funding

Community behavioral health initiatives

6. Supervision & Program Guidance

Provide guidance to:

Graduate students

Facilitators

Community participants

Help design future clinical supervision structures

Qualifications

Required

Active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) (U.S.)

Minimum 2+ years post-licensure experience

Experience with:

Underserved populations

Community or behavioral health systems

Strong knowledge of:

Trauma-informed care

Cultural humility

Preferred

Experience with:

Workforce development or pipeline programs

Academic or university partnerships

Grant-funded initiatives

Compensation Structure (Founding Model)

Year 1 (Startup Phase)

3–4 hours/week

Sweat Equity

Program Equity + nominal stipend based on pending grant applications

Foundational role in program design

Year 2 (Growth Phase)

10–12 hours/week

Increased stipend based on funding

Expanded leadership role

Year 3 (Scale Phase)

Full-Time Executive Role

Competitive salary + equity

Potential titles:

Executive Director

Clinical Director

Chief Program Officer

What Makes This Role Unique

You are contributing to building the system, not entering one

You will shape:

Behavioral health workforce pathways

Community engagement models

Institutional partnerships

How to Apply

Interested applicants should submit:

Resume or CV

Cover Letter (1–2 pages addressing your interest and alignment with this role)

Send all materials to:

THE NAMING GAP

A Three-Part Series

PART ONE

The ExperienceThat Arrived First

On capability lived in silence, and the language that never came

Based on The Naming Gap by Art Fuller

She had always been the one people came to when things felt heavy. Friends called late. Family members leaned in moments of uncertainty. Teachers described her as "steady." She was trusted without being formally chosen, relied upon without being officially assigned. She knew how to read a room before anyone else did. She knew when to speak and when to hold the silence.

She also could not, when the moment came, explain any of it.