Review of applications begins immediately and closes at 5pm on April 15, 2026.
Salary is $65,000 or higher depending on education and experience. PERA retirees are not eligible to fill this position.
Division Purpose
The Division of Medical & Behavioral Health provides instruction in Behavioral Health, Medical Assistant, Nurse Aide, Nursing, Psychiatric Technician, and Surgical Technology.
Position Summary
The Director of Behavioral Health Pathways and Partnerships leads specialized services within the BEH Department pertaining to Work-Based Learning and partnership development.
In accordance with Colorado Revised Statutes 24-50-135, this position has been exempted from the State Personnel System.
Essential Functions
- Leads and manages Work-Based Learning within the department, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities, workforce demands, and student success initiatives.
- Recommends and supports strategic initiatives, providing high-level professional guidance to department leadership and exercising delegated authority to act on behalf of Department Chair when appropriate.
- Teaches up to 6 credit hours per academic year to meet program instructional needs.
- Develops, manages, and sustains community and employer partnerships that support BAS student practicum and internship opportunities, ensuring quality, compliance, and alignment with workforce needs.
- Serves as a subject matter expert in pathways development, workforce alignment, retention strategies, and partnership development, providing consultation and support across the college.
- Builds and expands partnerships that support upskilling, incumbent worker training, student employment pipelines, and internal professional development opportunities.
- Provides targeted support to the Behavioral Health program and Department Chair in non-instructional areas, including grant coordination, data tracking, outcomes reporting, recruitment support, and pathway advising.
- Supports non-instructional staff, instructors, and department chair to ensure strong collaboration and forward movement of program and student success.
- Monitors, analyzes, and reports on financial activities related to assigned projects and initiatives, ensuring alignment with approved budgets and supporting data-informed decision-making.
- Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, including state and industry partners (e.g., CCCS, BHA), to support program alignment, regulatory awareness, and workforce responsiveness (non-curricular scope).
- Assists in overseeing multiple funding sources, including general fund and grant budgets, prepares annual budget requests, and ensures expenditures comply with fiscal and grant requirements.
- Develops, implements, and continuously improves operational processes and procedures to enhance efficiency, compliance, and program effectiveness.
- Designs, implements, monitors, and evaluates student retention initiatives on the Pueblo campus, including academic and assessment testing, tutoring programs, and targeted programming aligned with the Behavioral Health Department mission.
- Produces and analyzes reports to assess the effectiveness of retention efforts, including tracking student engagement, academic support utilization, and intervention outcomes.
- Collaborates with student support services and cross-functional teams to ensure appropriate data collection, reporting, and continuous improvement of retention strategies.
- Provides assistance to part-time instructors when appropriate.
- Develops and maintains relationships with external partners to support Behavioral Health practicum and internship program requirements.
- Supports data collection, analysis, and reporting efforts to evaluate program effectiveness, partnership outcomes, and student success metrics.
- Coordinates related training to students, instructors, faculty, and the community.
- Actively participates in institutional committees, cross-functional initiatives, and shared governance processes relevant to pathways, partnerships, and workforce development.
Additional Functions
- Works independently with little supervision or as part of a team.
- Communicates effectively with students, colleagues, and others.
- Interacts professionally and respectfully with students, colleagues, and others.
- Assesses individual and department work processes and recommends improvements.
- Complies with State Fiscal Rules, State Board policies, System and College protocols, and departmental procedures.
- Obtains and maintains proficiency with required systems and equipment.
- Maintains confidentiality of student and employee information as required.
- Completes all required compliance training within the established timeline.
- Serves on committees and other groups as assigned.
This list of functions is not exhaustive, and other functions may be added at the discretion of Pueblo Community College or the employee’s supervisor. Permanently added tasks are evaluated by Human Resources for potential position reclassification and compensation adjustment.
PCC offers job function modifications consistent with providing reasonable accommodation when requested from Human Resources.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in business, counseling, sociology, or a related field.
Experience
- At least two years of related professional experience in higher education or health care administration.
License/Certification
- Possession of or ability to obtain Colorado CTE credential.
- Possession of or ability to earn a license or certificate in a related subject within one year of hire date.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Knowledge of best practices in teaching in post-secondary settings and/or willingness to learn.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office; Learning Management System
- Able to lift 15 pounds.
- Able to read and communicate in English.
- Mobility around campus.
Travel
- To branch campuses in Fremont and Mancos, CO.
- To conference inside or outside of Colorado.
Schedule
- Core hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm.
Pueblo Community College embraces continuous improvement and has adopted it as its culture and as a necessary part of every job. Our job descriptions incorporate and utilize the principles and tools of continuous improvement found in the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Open Pathways model. The Open Pathways is unique in that its improvement component, the Quality Initiative, affords institutions the opportunity to pursue improvement projects that meet their current needs and aspirations.
