Voice Up Founding LCSW Team 100% Remote Transform Our Health

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Consultant 100% Remote

Behavioral Health Workforce Innovation & Community Systems Development

Organization

Position Type

Consultant / Independent Contractor

Location

Remote with periodic virtual meetings for strategic initiatives, university partnerships, workforce development activities, and community engagement events.

Position Overview

Voice Up Publishing Inc. is seeking a mission-driven Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Consultant to support the development, implementation, evaluation, and clinical alignment of innovative behavioral health workforce initiatives focused on youth mental health, peer support, community health workers (CHWs), public health workforce development, and emerging AI-supported behavioral health systems.

This consultant will help bridge clinical best practices with community-centered workforce innovation initiatives that expand access to behavioral health support while strengthening nonclinical workforce pathways.

The ideal candidate will bring expertise in:

behavioral health systems,

workforce development,

trauma-informed care,

clinical supervision principles,

interdisciplinary collaboration,

and community-centered behavioral health strategies.

This role is especially well suited for an LCSW interested in helping shape the future of:

behavioral health workforce innovation,

youth engagement,

Medicaid-aligned community systems,

and equity-centered mental health infrastructure.

Primary Responsibilities

Clinical & Workforce Development Support

Provide clinical consultation related to behavioral health workforce initiatives involving MSW students, peer support specialists, CHWs, care navigators, and youth mental health support pathways.

Assist in aligning workforce development activities with evidence-based and trauma-informed practices.

Advise on appropriate role boundaries between licensed and nonclinical workforce functions.

Support development of competency frameworks and workforce readiness strategies.

Review and provide recommendations related to supervision structures and participant support systems.

Program Development & Strategic Planning

Contribute to the design of behavioral health workforce initiatives aligned with:

Medicaid workforce models,

CCBHC workforce frameworks,

public health workforce strategies,

and social determinants of health.

Support development of scalable behavioral health workforce models for underserved communities.

Participate in strategic planning meetings related to future behavioral health initiatives and partnerships.

University & Training Partnerships

Support collaboration with university partners connected to:

social work,

public health,

peer workforce development,

and interdisciplinary training models.

Provide consultation related to MSW practicum alignment and field education considerations.

Assist in development of learning activities, reflection frameworks, and community-based training experiences.

Youth Mental Health & Community Engagement

Advise on youth-centered and culturally responsive behavioral health engagement strategies.

Support development of nonclinical mental health workforce pathways for emerging professionals and students.

Provide guidance related to community wellness, resilience, belonging, and peer support engagement strategies.

AI & Behavioral Health Innovation

Provide clinical perspective regarding responsible and ethical integration of AI-supported behavioral health workflow tools.

Support development of safeguards, human oversight strategies, and trauma-informed implementation approaches.

Advise on ethical considerations associated with AI-assisted documentation and workforce support systems.

Evaluation & Research Collaboration

Collaborate with interdisciplinary partners on workforce evaluation and implementation science activities.

Contribute to dissemination materials including:

reports,

presentations,

workforce briefs,

and implementation recommendations.

Assist in identifying clinically meaningful outcomes and quality indicators.

Preferred Qualifications

Required

Active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license in good standing.

Minimum 3 years of experience in behavioral health, social work, or community mental health settings.

Experience working with underserved or diverse populations.

Strong understanding of trauma-informed and culturally responsive care approaches.

Ability to collaborate across clinical, academic, and community environments.

Preferred

Experience with:

behavioral health workforce development,

peer support programs,

CHW models,

Medicaid systems,

CCBHC environments,

or integrated behavioral health systems.

Prior experience supervising interns, trainees, or emerging professionals.

Experience collaborating with universities, nonprofits, or public health organizations.

Interest in behavioral health innovation, implementation science, or workforce transformation.

Knowledge of documentation standards and ethical practice considerations.

Experience supporting youth mental health initiatives.

Desired Skills & Competencies

Strategic thinking

Systems-level perspective

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Trauma-informed leadership

Strong written and verbal communication

Community-centered problem solving

Ethical decision-making

Program development and consultation

Cultural humility

Adaptability and innovation mindset

Key Areas of Impact

The LCSW Consultant will help support initiatives connected to:

Behavioral health workforce activation

Youth mental health workforce pathways

Community health worker integration

Peer support infrastructure

Public health workforce partnerships

University practicum and internship development

Community-based behavioral health innovation

AI-supported behavioral health modernization

Equity-centered workforce expansion

Compensation

Compensation structure will be based on:

project scope,

experience,

consulting responsibilities,

and funding alignment.

Flexible consulting arrangements may include:

hourly consultation at $50 per hour estimated 6 to 8 hours per month.

retainer-based support based on grant funding pipeline

project-based deliverables,

or strategic advisory engagement.

About Voice Up Publishing Inc.

Voice Up Publishing Inc. is a behavioral health workforce innovation organization focused on activating overlooked community talent through:

workforce development,

university partnerships,

applied research,

youth leadership,

peer support,

and community-centered behavioral health initiatives.

The organization collaborates with academic, public health, and community partners to develop scalable models that strengthen behavioral health access, workforce readiness, and systems-level innovation.

Fuller is, depending on the context, a publisher, an executive, a doctoral candidate, and a musician. He runs Voice Up Publishing, Inc., a social-impact corporation based in Indianapolis, and simultaneously serves as Chief of CCBHC Operations, one of Indiana’s largest behavioral-health organizations, which serves more than thirteen thousand patients across eleven counties. He performs under the name J Ellington; his music catalog has reached a hundred and thirty-four countries. He is writing a dissertation. He is doing all of this at once, and he will tell you, without apparent irony, that each of these activities is a version of the same thing: connecting people to purpose.

That phrase—“connecting people to purpose”—is both the mission statement and the mantra of Voice Up. Fuller has repeated it so often that it has acquired the worn smoothness of a pew in a church. But the repetition reflects a conviction that is genuinely held. He believes that most systems—educational, medical, economic—are designed to address deficits. They ask what people lack. Voice Up, as he has constructed it, asks what people already have.