MINDSOURCE Training Specialist III

The MINDSOURCE Brain Injury Network (MINDSOURCE) serves as the designated lead state agency for brain injury in Colorado, providing vital services to citizens living with brain injuries and delivering technical assistance to both public and private agencies. Established in 1998 through a Federal Traumatic Brain Injury planning grant, the program's mandate was formalized in 2000 under Executive Order D 003 00. This order designated the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) as the State Lead Agency on Brain Injury and charged MINDSOURCE with coordinating state agency activities, analyzing community needs and resources, and facilitating funding acquisition to support individuals living with brain injuries.

In addition to its foundational mandates, MINDSOURCE administers the Colorado Brain Injury Trust Fund, which was created by state statute in 2002. Cash-funded through assessments on specific traffic violations—including speeding, driving under the influence (DUI), and driving while ability impaired (DWAI)—the Trust Fund began generating revenue in 2004 and was fully implemented by 2005. Today, these revenues are strictly utilized to fund client services, research, and education. As part of its fiduciary duties, MINDSOURCE facilitates the Colorado Brain Injury Trust Fund Board, which oversees and ensures statutory compliance for all fund expenditures.

Beyond state-level fund management, MINDSOURCE implements major federal initiatives, including the Administration for Community Living Traumatic Brain Injury State Partnership Program grant. Through this federal portfolio, the program facilitates the Colorado Advisory Council on Brain Injuries and drives the execution of the Colorado State Plan on Brain Injuries. Operating as the lead state agency, MINDSOURCE collaborates with diverse stakeholders and agencies to establish comprehensive policies that increase statewide access to brain injury screening, support, and services

Weekly Hybrid Working Arrangements

Minimum 2 days in office and maximum 3 days remote work

Typical office days are Monday and Tuesday

This position will comply with the Office of Children, Aging and Community Services current working arrangements. 

This position drives the statewide expansion of the Colorado Brain Injury Model by leading training and implementation initiatives for community partners. The role equips professionals to screen for and accommodate cognitive and physical impairments using the Online Brain Injury Screening and Support System (OBISSS). Additionally, the incumbent coordinates the rollout of the A.H.E.A.D. (Achieving Healing Through Education, Accountability, and Determination) psycho-educational group to build organizational capacity, while partnering with school personnel to ensure early identification and sustained assistance for students with brain injuries.





Curriculum Development:

• This role collaborates with the MINDSOURCE Program Manager, Program Director, and national experts to design and deliver engaging, accessible curricula in both asynchronous online and synchronous in-person formats, distilling complex information into actionable, practitioner-focused learning objectives. The incumbent develops interactive training activities that facilitate the practical application of tools and strategies to support individuals with brain injuries across diverse sectors, while adapting materials to meet the unique requirements of various community partners. Furthermore, this position integrates universal design and accessibility standards, such as Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and Section 508, into all instructional materials to ensure inclusivity for all learners and continuously evaluates emerging brain injury research to update and refine curricula for ongoing relevance and impact.

Training & Technical Assistance Facilitation

• In this role, the specialist conducts comprehensive needs assessments to determine optimal training strategies and customizes instructional materials to meet the specific objectives of requesting agencies. This position designs evidence-informed training programs that strengthen organizational capacities and formulates technical assistance plans to deepen stakeholders' understanding of brain injury. This position facilitates professional development training sessions in both in-person and virtual formats, implements systematic follow-up processes to provide ongoing consultation and troubleshoot implementation challenges, and analyzes post-training evaluations to measure instructional effectiveness. Furthermore, this role ensures all materials, including presentation slide decks and handouts, strictly adhere to rigorous universal design and accessibility standards. Additionally, this position may contract with external entities to facilitate training sessions or full-day events and to advertise and promote those events. To support these duties, this position will work with the Grants and Contracts Manager to develop contracts and track contract deliverables. Finally, this position will maintain accurate tracking systems for all training events, attendance, and evaluation metrics to measure program reach and seamlessly provide the impact data required for Trust Fund Board and federal grant reporting.

 Implementation Support

• This position applies implementation science principles to facilitate sustainable organizational change and improve service delivery models, utilizing change management strategies to support community partners through transitions in practice and policy. This position facilitates communities of practice and structured peer-learning sessions to promote knowledge sharing and skill application, and provides ongoing technical support to build sustainable internal capacity within partner organizations. This position leads change management initiatives to ensure the successful adoption of brain-injury-informed practices and guides strategic conversations with organizational leadership to establish and achieve capacity-building objectives. Furthermore, this role builds and maintains high-trust, collaborative relationships with cross-sector stakeholders, executives, and community champions; consults with leadership teams to integrate brain-injury-informed practices into daily operations; develops organizational readiness tools to gauge agency capacity; and uses data to demonstrate the importance of brain-injury screening in improving client outcomes. Finally,  this position maintains tracking systems to monitor organizational progress and milestone achievements across partner agencies, providing the systemic impact data required for Trust Fund board reporting. 

Other Duties as Assigned 
Experience Only:

• Six (6) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position,

                               ~OR~

Education and Experience: 

• A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to six (6) years.

**Please note relevant experience is similar but not limited to: professional experience developing and delivering training curricula, facilitating adult learning programs, providing specialized technical assistance, or guiding organizational change management/implementation science initiatives**

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preferred education/degree(s):  Adult Education, Instructional Design, Public Health, Human Services, Social Work, Psychology, Organizational Development, Communications, or a closely related field.
• Experience applying implementation science frameworks and / or change management methodologies to guide cross-sector community partners or human service agencies through policy and practice adoption.
• Proven ability to design, pilot, and refine adult learning curricula for both synchronous (virtual and in-person) and asynchronous delivery, translating complex clinical or scientific research into practical, accessible training modules.
• Practical experience applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles and digital accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508) across instructional media, digital systems, and training materials.
• Experience facilitating cross-system collaborative groups, peer-learning networks, and technical consultation cohorts among diverse stakeholders, including educators, healthcare providers, human service professionals, and state advisory boards.
• Experience conducting pre-engagement organizational assessments and designing longitudinal post-training evaluation tools to assess sustained implementation and measurable transfer of learning.
  
  
  
  
  

Conditions of Employment

• Full Background  CDHS employees (all Direct contact with vulnerable persons): CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference Checks, Professional License verification (licensure requirements), Drug Screen, PREA (Division of Youth Services), Trails check (direct contact with children), CAPS (direct contact with adults – Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers)
• 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.
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must:
  • Disclose that information on the application,
  • Provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position, and 
  • Provide the employee number from the applicant’s 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.

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. 
  
  

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 that 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 website.

• You or your representative must sign and submit the official appeal form for review.  

• You can find the official appeal form here. 

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

  • By email ([email protected]), 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 webpage.

How to Apply

The Assessment Process

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 (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 and dental health plans

• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account

• Paid life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave

• State of Colorado Employee BenefitHub Resource Center

• 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.

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 [email protected].

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.